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Sims to take a hard left in campaign for governor

By Ralph Thomas
Seattle Times Olympia bureau


Ron Sims

King County Executive Ron Sims is planning an aggressive run to the left in his bid to capture the Democratic nomination for governor.

Sims is crafting a campaign message he hopes will appeal to devout Democrats. He's promising the sky for education and vowing to make health care available to all.

Too costly? No problem; he's putting together a proposal for a state income tax. He's speaking out in favor of gay marriage and against charter schools.

It's a risky strategy. Few, if any, politicians have ever been elected statewide on such stridently liberal themes.

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