Yet another tutorial in how not to do damage control.
Yesterday, former U.S. Attorney for Seattle John McKay testified that he’d been contacted by Rep. Doc Hastings’ (R-WA) chief of staff a few weeks after the November 2004 gubernatorial election, in which the Democrat had won by a scant couple hundred votes after multiple recounts. Republicans had alleged voter fraud. McKay testified that Cassidy called him on “behalf of the Congressman” to inquire about the status of any investigation into the alleged fraud.
This is a companion discussion topic for the original entry at https://talkingpointsmemo.com/?p=181354