The Aerospace Futures Alliance made its first-ever political endorsement last month by the shores of Lake Union, basing its stand on education reform proposals by Republican gubernatorial candidate Rob McKenna. <\/p>\n
McKenna was given a podium, although sitting in front of it was David Goldstein (aka Goldy) of The Stranger, the McKenna campaigns least-welcome reporter. <\/p>\n
The industry group has, apparently, decided to spread its bets rather than doubling down. It has decided to endorse both McKenna and Democrat Jay Inslee, according to a report by Jim Brunner in The Seattle Times. <\/p>\n
The official explanation has something to do with board members believing that Inslee was not available for an interview, and that he was finally able to sit down with them. <\/p>\n
The unofficial word, noted by Brunner, is that powerful Democrats did not like the one-track endorsement. When Boeing won the U.S. Defense Dept. refueling tanker contract a generator of 11,000 jobs Inslee raised hands in triumph with Sens. Maria Cantwell and Patty Murray, D-Wash. <\/p>\n
McKenna was asked by Jerry Cornfield of the Herald in Everett if the dual support carries less luster than the one-candidate endorsement. <\/p>\n
Yes, he replied. <\/p>\n<\/p>\n
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