For the GOP in WA, the point is to flip off the libs

In a different era, the setback suffered this past week by one of the local candidates for governor might have been cause for some soul-searching. Maybe even some embarrassment.

Instead, because this is Republican Party politics, he sent out a fundraising letter hailing it.

“I will wear it like a badge of honor,” said Semi Bird, a Tri-Cities Republican who to date leads the GOP governor field in money-raising and also party endorsements.