Dwight Pelz, chair of the Washington State Democratic Party, endorsed Joe Mallahan for mayor today. In a statement clearly written for him by Mallahan's campaign, he whipped out an already-hackneyed attack: "I've been disappointed time and again by Joe’s opponent, Mike McGinn. He’s a one-issue candidate, now a no issue candidate, who clearly doesn’t get our biggest issue —-Seattle’s flagging economy and loss of good, family wage jobs. I am confident that as Mayor Joe will take steps to put Seattle’s economy on the road to recovery."

Pelz, who is an otherwise sensible fellow, is in denial about Mallahan—who has skipped more elections than he's participated in and is the beloved candidate of big business, conservatives, and Republicans. McGinn, meanwhile, has worked on city issues for years and has a broad platform, especially on transportation, urban development, and nightlife. Or does Pelz think that those three industries have no role in putting "Seattle’s economy on the road to recovery"?