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Down and In

News   June 16, 2009 at 10:05 am Josh Feit

On Friday, in a piece titled “Viability Problem,”  we reported that State Sen. Fred Jarrett, who’s running for King County Executive, was low on cash. 

The Seattle Times filed an update on the money situation in the K.C. Executive’s race late yesterday, and Jarrett’s bank account has dwindled even further—down from $7,000 to $1,605. 

King County Council Member Larry Phillips has the most cash on hand, nearly $200,000, while State Rep. Ross Hunter raised the most last month—$100,000.)

The Seattle Times piece noted speculation that Jarrett may drop out, to which Jarrett’s advisor Rollin Fatland told the Times: “Fred is absolutely staying in the race.”


  • http://www.democracynow.org/ notaboomer

    progressives swear there is no, i repeat, no correlation between the political money chase and the progressive opposition to single payer healthcare.

  • http://www.democracynow.org/ notaboomer

    progressives swear there is no, i repeat, no correlation between the political money chase and the progressive opposition to single payer healthcare.

  • Ian

    So Rollin is willing to work for free?

  • Ian

    So Rollin is willing to work for free?

  • http://peacetreefarm.org N in Seattle

    I’ll be interested to see whether Jarrett even shows up at tonight’s 43rdDems endorsement meeting.

    As a PCO in the 43rd, I’ve been getting ignoring lots of phone and email messages in the last week or so. I don’t recall receiving any from Jarrett.

  • http://peacetreefarm.org N in Seattle

    I’ll be interested to see whether Jarrett even shows up at tonight’s 43rdDems endorsement meeting.

    As a PCO in the 43rd, I’ve been getting ignoring lots of phone and email messages in the last week or so. I don’t recall receiving any from Jarrett.

  • Mikos

    Jarrett should stay in. If he drops out, the race will consist of the invisible Ross Hunter and two guys name same old and same old.

  • Mikos

    Jarrett should stay in. If he drops out, the race will consist of the invisible Ross Hunter and two guys name same old and same old.

  • swatter

    On the one hand, I am for government funded campaigns and on the other hand, maybe not so.

    No reason to drop out as he should wait for the primary in a couple of months. He ponied up and called; he might as well wait for the ‘hole’ card and hope he hits the inside straight flush.

  • swatter

    On the one hand, I am for government funded campaigns and on the other hand, maybe not so.

    No reason to drop out as he should wait for the primary in a couple of months. He ponied up and called; he might as well wait for the ‘hole’ card and hope he hits the inside straight flush.