2004 Washington Governor Election Redux
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James Joyner | Friday, May 25, 2007 |
Stefan Sharkansky (via Patrick Frey via Pejman Yousefzadeh) has some rather persuasive evidence that John McKay, the recently fired U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Washington, did an amazingly sloppy job of investigating allegations of . . . wait for it . . . voter fraud in the 2004 Washington governor’s race that was decided by 133 votes.
We have been presented with sufficient evidence in recent weeks to make clear that there was improper politicization of hiring at the Department of Justice at levels below the appointee level and that “voter fraud” and “poor performance” are implausible explanations for why some U.S. Attorneys were fired. In this one case, at least, both claims would seem to have merit.
About the Author: James Joyner is the publisher of Outside the Beltway and the managing editor of the Atlantic Council. He's a former Army officer, Desert Storm vet, and college professor with a PhD in political science from The University of Alabama. He lives just outside the Beltway in Alexandria, Virginia.
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