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Who gets your vote for King County Executive?

by UP FRONT

Posted on October 23, 2009 at 2:09 PM

Updated Friday, Oct 23 at 2:09 PM

The race for King County Executive is a classic match up between a political newcomer, Susan Hutchison, and a political veteran, Dow Constantine. Constantine touts his experience as his key qualification for the job. Hutchison turns that argument on its head, saying her outsider status would bring a fresh perspective to the county. Historically the county executive has been a partisan position but last year voters decided to make it non-partisan. Constantine has labelled himself a "progressive Democrat" and his opponent a not-so-well closeted "conservative Republican". Hutchison has said the position is non-partisan and she will govern in a bi-partisan fashion. The central issue in the campaign is the teetering King County budget, which is forcing cuts in everything from the court system to the bus system. So who do you think is the best candidate to le

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