As Keith Ervin writes in today’s Seattle Times, the state Public Disclosure Commission decided to go forward with an investigation into the roll of Jason Bennett and his company Argo Strategies in both Dow Constantine’s campaign as well as a political action committee that attacked Susan Hutchison before the primary. It’s easy to glaze over a little on a scandal based in the nuances of campaign finance law. Still, if Constantine did wrong here, it may not be the sexiest sin, but it will only make things harder in his attempt to convince those moderate Eastsiders to trust him.
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