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Mallahan Releases Pro-Gay Rights YouTube Spot

News   September 24, 2009 at 2:25 pm Josh Feit

Mayoral candidate Joe Mallahan made an in-kind, personal contribution to the Yes on R-71 campaign—i.e., yes on gay domestic partnerships—by releasing this YouTube spot.

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ly47Y9iwmZ0[/youtube]


  • SeaMariner1

    Smart move and good video.

  • SeaMariner1

    Smart move and good video.

  • Adam Parast

    This is a must for any Mayoral candidate in Seattle and says nothing special.

    I have to say that it is nice to know that he isn’t only talking to monied interests and that he actually took time out of his busy schedule to walk across the street from his campaign office and make a 1 minute and 29 second video reaching out the people who will actually be voting.

  • Adam Parast

    This is a must for any Mayoral candidate in Seattle and says nothing special.

    I have to say that it is nice to know that he isn’t only talking to monied interests and that he actually took time out of his busy schedule to walk across the street from his campaign office and make a 1 minute and 29 second video reaching out the people who will actually be voting.

  • http://manywordsforrain.blogspot.com/ Mr.Baker

    Could both candidates appear in an issue ad?
    I know I am asking for the political universe to bend back on itself, I am mostly wondering if that is technically possible under campaign finance law?

  • http://www.dougunderground.com/ DOUG.

    Risky.

  • http://www.dougunderground.com DOUG.

    Risky.

  • Mr. X

    @3,

    Provided their respective campaigns didn’t pay for it (or they got specific donor permission to shift the funds over) and all of the proper disclosure and reporting was done by those who did bankroll it, I don’t see anything keeping competing candidates from appearing in any issue ad.

  • Mr. X

    @3,

    Provided their respective campaigns didn’t pay for it (or they got specific donor permission to shift the funds over) and all of the proper disclosure and reporting was done by those who did bankroll it, I don’t see anything keeping competing candidates from appearing in any issue ad.

  • http://publicola.net/ Josh Feit

    Mallahan’s campaign did not pay for this. Mallahan himself paid for it. And the R-71 campaign must report it as a contribution.

  • http://publicola.net/ Josh Feit

    Mallahan’s campaign did not pay for this. Mallahan himself paid for it. And the R-71 campaign must report it as a contribution.

  • http://manywordsforrain.blogspot.com/ Mr.Baker

    Could both candidates appear in an issue ad?
    I know I am asking for the political universe to bend back on itself, I am mostly wondering if that is technically possible under campaign finance law?