This letter is in response to the July 22 article, “Mud flies as 21st District race heats up.” I have read the article several times now, in an attempt to find any real basis for its claims of negative campaigning, however I find only bias. The claim that the Sullivan campaign is running a negative race for the state Legislature is void of fact. I believe a negative campaign is based on attacks of a personal nature, not on a candidate’s publications or record.
First let’s review the literature that the Republicans sent to the wrong district. I think this is unfortunate for them, but nonetheless hilarious. I would add that Brian Sullivan’s response to this, “Maybe (Joe) Marine knows something about next year’s redistricting plans that I don’t,” was only to make light of the situation. I think that if you look at this in any other way, you are just taking it too seriously.
Next let’s look at the comment that Marine doesn’t care about lost jobs. The facts at the time were that Marine was helping to tie up an important transportation budget bill.
Perhaps I am confused, but didn’t Boeing list transportation as a reason for deciding to move their offices? I can see a logical connection between the region’s transportation woes and the Boeing’s decided “exodus.”
It seems to me that neither of these supposedly “negative” comments was an attack of a personal nature or on a personal lifestyle; they were simply comments on issues and actions and nothing more. To say anything more is stretching for a story or applying bias. Commenting on the record of elected officials is as old as politics itself; it is intended to keep officials in tune with their constituents and aware of opposing views.
Lynnwood
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