Remember, Dino Rossi Is a Loser

by Rich SmithOriginally published May 23, 2018.Dino Rossi is famous for one thing: losing statewide elections.
Let's count 'em. After a remarkably conservative but otherwise unremarkable tenure in the state legislature, Rossi ran for governor against Christine Gregoire in 2004. After a recount, he lost by a little more than a hundred votes. Feeling cheated out of a win, Rossi challenged Gregoire to another round in 2008. He lost again, but this time much more decisively. In 2010, when Republican