Washington wobble

Election '06 | A 13-year-old DUI arrest has marred the chances of a pro-abortion Republican to unseat a pro-war incumbent Democrat | Mark Bergin

SEATTLE — With Democrats threatening a congressional takeover this fall, the GOP's struggle to maintain House and Senate majorities may rely on successful counterattacks. Among the handful of Republican challengers charged with the mission of unseating Democratic incumbents, Mike McGavick of Washington state rose to prominence over the summer with his common-sense approach to fiscal responsibility and blue-state views on abortion. Some polls showed the former Safeco Insurance CEO within four points of Sen. Maria Cantwell.

McGavick, many suppose, represents the best in the political world—civil, genuine, forthcoming. An unsolicited confession on his website of a 13-year-old DUI citation impressed even left-leaning local pundits. Robert Jamieson, one of Seattle's most liberal columnists, called such transparency "refreshing" and "admirable."

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September 23, 2006, Vol. 21, No. 36

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