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BTW what about Ferguson's record in the courtroom, what is the biggest case he personally led, and tried?
While we're pro D here isn't there a basic level of fairness at work that would counsel presenting that info, too?
But I think the larger point here is that Dunn appears to be misrepresenting his experience, running as this accomplished prosecutor.
Please focus your reporting on why Dunn's positions are a poor choice for our state, as this kind of "investigating" seems only to mislead.
We can beat Dunn on the substance.
Reagan Dunn and his supporters attack Ferguson over his assistance in securing counsel for a murderer. But last I checked, all accused individuals have a constitutional right to counsel. Do Reagan Dunn and the GOP believe that this right isn't all that important?
And now Ferguson is attacking Dunn for slinging deals as an AUSA. As Goldy correctly points out - that's their job. And not even just for judicial economy, but for things like protecting victims of crimes from having to relive the same, protecting the safety of informants and flipped co-defendants, and, oftentimes, pushing toward treatment as a part of punishment...which is actually a good thing.
Ferguson is clearly the superior choice, but goddamn this race is getting especially stupid.
@4 To be clear, Dunn's side started it. I suppose Ferguson and his supporters could choose to stay above the fray, but that would just amount to handing the office over to Dunn. If Karl Rove hadn't decided to play big on Dunn's behalf, none of this would be necessary.
That said, while I would love to live in a world where we could campaign on facts and reality, Ferguson's camp did what they had to do. I may not like it, but it is what it will take to ensure Dunn doesn't bring the lazy to Olympia.
Who The Fuck Cares???
To the extent folks aren't aware, the AG's office rarely, if ever, prosecutes crimes. That is left almost exclusively, if not 100% so, to County Prosecutors and City Attorneys. The Attorney General's office issues some opinions to the legislature on the possible constitutionality of laws, drafts the ballot titles for initiatives, and basically dabbles entirely in civil and administrative law.
A history as a federal prosecutor, prosecuting criminal matters, is in no way preparation to be what is, more or less, the chief CIVIL attorney for the State of Washington.
And that is all.
Anyone running for AG needs legal experience in complex litigation. That ferguson's prior exp. is civil doesn't mean he doesn't need exp. That he's not touting it doesn't mean he doesn't need it. We, the public, deserve reporters, even on this blog site, that have basic fairness, so why not report on Ferguson's experience good or bad, as well as Dunn's??????
The AG runs a 400 laywer law firm. The AG determines legal strategy in mega cases like suing the tobacco companies or banksters. The AG needs legal chops. Why not report on the biggest and baddest ass cases Ferguson has done? I suspect that both he AND Dunn never really led major complex litigation. Or did real trials. While you don't need to do trial to know complex litigation, you do need more than a few years of exp. holdilng the briefcase of senior attorneys. We, the public deserve to know for both of them, what's the biggest most complex case you did? What's your war stories? This is basic factual reportage. They're running for top lawyer for the state, their actual legal chops are relevant, duh!