PAC battle shapes up as Evergreen Progress stockpiles cash

Third party spending has already been a major issue in the relatively young campaign for governor pitting Gov. Chris Gregoire in a re-match against Republican Dino Rossi. Now, according to a report today by the Seattle Times' David Postman, the game is about to get even more real.

A new left-leaning PAC called Evergreen Progress has been collecting money hand over fist lately from labor unions and the Democratic Governors Assocation who have combined for nearly three quarters of the $1.06 million the group has raised so far.

As for what the group plans on doing with that money, one can guess it will be a lot like what the BIAW has been doing to Gregoire.

Evergreen Progress campaign manager Rick Desimone, a former chief of staff to Sen. Patty Murray, tells Postman, "For months we've heard and read a lot about what some people think about Governor Gregoire's record - it's been pretty hard hitting. I'm pretty sure the folks advancing this line of argument feel justified in their work. What's good for the goose is good for the gander - the truth will get out - and I hope we're part of it."

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