Late independent help for Reichert

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With ballots sitting on kitchen counters around the state, Republican Dave Reichert’s underfunded push for governor is getting some late six-figure help. 

A new spot from Washington 24, a PAC supporting Reichert and opposing Democratic Attorney General Bob Ferguson, rolled out over the weekend.

The spot focuses on the Democrats’ 40-year tenancy in the governor’s mansion and makes the argument that things have gone to hell in a handbasket in the decades since Democrat Booth Gardner ousted incumbent Gov. John Spellman¹ from the sweet suite in the capitol. 

Here’s the spot: