Rossi Sounds Like A Candidate In WA

'04/'08 GOV nominee Dino Rossi (R) still hasn't decided whether he will enter the WA SEN race, but it hasn't stopped him from pushing back against Sen. Patty Murray (D) and the DSCC.

The DSCC has begun its offensive against Rossi, launching a website last week that seeks to paint Rossi as inexperienced, and suggests he may have questionable associations.

The site claims Rossi "started his career as a commercial realtor with Melvin Heide, who defrauded unsuspecting investors while using their money to make loans to himself." The site also seeks to tie Rossi to real estate developer Michael Mastro, who is under a federal investigation.

According to Mary Strow, Rossi's comm. dir. during the '04 WA GOV race, Rossi sent a letter to Murray's office last Friday, in which he takes Murray to task over the site, refutes allegations that he is connected to any of Heide's and Mastro's wrongdoings, and asks her to put an end to the attacks. Strow said that the letter was sent via mail to Murray's office, and an email copy was also sent to Murray CoS Jeff Bjornstad. Strow said Rossi has not received any response back.

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