booth gardner - Washington Secretary of State

Chapter 11: Put on your crash helmets
Interviews in 2009 with Booth Gardner, Ron Dotzauer, Jean Gardner, Denny Heck,
David Ammons, Joe Daniels, Emory Bundy, Peter Callaghan and Steve Excell. Dotzauer
“One of the most successful political operatives in Washington history,” Times, Sept. 4,
2006. “Amid chants of ‘Booth! Booth! Booth!’ ” from “Gardner makes his race official,”
TNT, Feb. 13, 1984. “His voice was once likened to Elmer Fudd on helium,” from “Gardner
crusade…,” P-I, Jan. 11, 2008. “Mexican bands. Tequila…,” “His corporate jet is white….,”
from “Othello, tied intrinsically to Taggares,” Times, Feb. 26, 1999. “Gardner is buying 3,000
campaign buttons,” from “ ‘Booth Who?’ Gets noticed now,” P-I, March 29, 1984. “The
Booth Gardner gubernatorial campaign apparently has proven it pays to advertise,” from
“Gardner gets early jump on McDermott,” Oly, May 8, 1984. “Gardner has spent nearly
14 times as much,” from “Gardner far outspends McDermott,” P-I, May 10, 1984. “The
dual endorsement was a blow,” from “State employees split support,” Times, May 6, 1984.
“Duree contends the so-called blind trust…,” from “McDermott backer challenges ruling,”
Times, June 6, 1984. “Gardner was delighted to stop McDermott,” from “Labor holds back,”
P-I, June 25, 1984. “It was not a good outing for Gardner,” from “Gardner, McDermott open
debate series,” Times, June 21, 1984. “It was Booth Gardner’s kind of audience…,” from
“McDermott comes out punching,” P-I, June 21, 1984. “Gardner was showing more comfort
as a debater,” from “Gardner must pay price,” P-I, June 27, 1984. “Nobody ever said Booth
was a great campaigner,” from “Gardner may not be the politician McDermott is,” Times,
Aug. 13, 1984. “Gardner aggressively held his own,” from “Gardner knocks out notion he’s
a wimp,” P-I, Aug. 25, 1984. “McDermott is a loser…,” from “Democrats flail each other,”
Times, Sept. 3, 1984. “Gardner ignores McDermott attacks,” P-I, September 3, 1984. “Booth
went for a long walk…,” from “Gardner energized,” TNT, Sept. 12, 1984. “$400,000 on TV
ads,” from “Gardner has collected about $1.3 million for campaign,” P-I, September 12,
1984. “One of the senator’s ‘last projects,’ ” and “I am personally voting for you,” from
“Lowry, Ex-Jackson aides give Gardner boost,” Times, Sept. 15, 1984. “Never give in…,”
from “McDermott: Trying to project a mellower image,” Oly, Sept. 15, 1984. “And the kid
says, ‘Bruce Gardner?’ ” also related by Partlow in “Gubernatorial race may turn on TV
ads,” Oly, Sept. 16, 1984. Callaghan told the author the kid actually said “Bruce Gardner.”
“2-1 victory margin,” from “Rough race ahead,” Oly, Sept. 19, 1984. “The finalists took to
the air…,” from “Gardner and Spellman take their shows on the road,” P-I, Sept. 20, 1984.
“John Spellman and Paul O’Connor better put on their crash helmets,” from “Crash helmets
readied,” Oly, Sept. 23, 1984. “The dark secret lurking in Booth Gardner’s past,” from P-I,
Sept. 26, 1984. “Agreed to three debates,” from “Spellman hoped for more debates,” P-I,
Sept. 26, 1984. “Crashed the party,” from “Candidates trade charges in sideshow,” Times,
and “Spellman and Gardner trade jabs,” P-I, Oct. 2, 1984. “M. Lamont Bean,” from “Donors
hedge bets,” P-I, Oct. 3, 1984. “Like a Ghostbuster fighting a phantom,” and “shill for big
labor,” from “Spellman uses Gardner absence,” Times, Oct. 4, 1984. “A meaningless mole
hill,” from “Gardner constructed a meaningless mole hill,” Times, Oct. 3, 1984. “Ripped
off the county road fund,” from “It was a gentlemen’s debate,” P-I, Oct. 16, 1984. “Using
the union label for the state seal,” from “Spellman sharpens attacks,” Oly, Oct. 10, 1984.
“The governor owes an apology,” from “Big labor takes the brunt,” P-I, Oct. 11, 1984. “The
volleys of press releases reached a dizzying pace,” from “Spellman throwing barbs,” Times,
Oct. 11, 1984. “Good grief! Before our very eyes…,” from “The Wimp vs. the Waffle?”
Times, Oct. 14, 1984. I’d like to teach the world to sing,” from “non-issues questions,”
Times, Oct. 14, 1984. “Brothers and sisters of the labor movement…,” from “Candidates
came out swinging,” Times, Oct. 16, 1984. “The biggest-spending Washington state
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