Interesting, I didn't realize he was a moderate. Tbh I didn't even know he was running for governor -- the only thing I really knew about him was his dramatic upset of Speaker Tom Foley in '94.
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In my defense, pretty much all congressional Republicans from Washington are moderates (see also: Newhouse and Beutler), so it's easy to get them confused!
Anyway, re: Reichert, considering he was reelected in landslides in a swing district, I would guess he was a good guy and good representative based off that alone (see also: Chris Gibson in NY19; his 2014 reelection is one of the few recent congressional races I would wholeheartedly have voted Republican in).
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