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Moxie Media scandal
The Moxie Media scandal was a 2010 political scandal in the United States state of Washington.
==Background and overview==
In 2010 the race for state senator from Washington's 38th legislative district was a three-way contest between two candidates from the Democratic party - Everett, Washington attorney Nick Harper and incumbent legislator Jean Berkey - and third-party challenger Rod Rieger, a relatively unknown contender who ran as a candidate from the non-existent "Conservative Party" (under Washington elections law, candidates can declare themselves a member of any party, whether it exists or not). Under Washington's blanket primary system, the two candidates with the highest number of total votes advance to the general election, regardless of party affiliation. This created the possibility that the two Democrats, Harper and Berkey, would face each other in the general election, where many believed Berkey would likely win.
In the run-up to the primary election, a small political consulting firm - Moxie Media - covertly directed upwards of $300,000 in undeclared spending from Harper's supporters to a variety of shell PACs. These committees, in turn, launched a series of direct mail attacks against Berkey, who had been known as a moderate Democrat likely to be supported by the district's conservative voters, purporting to be from a variety of groups with names like "Cut Taxes PAC" and "Conservative PAC." The mailings portrayed Berkey as a left-wing legislator and encouraged conservatives to vote for the third-party candidate, Rod Rieger. The campaign helped propel Rieger to a surprising second-place finish in the primary election, eliminating Berkey and setting up a general election contest between Harper and Rieger. In the general election Harper handily crushed Rieger, who had only raised and spent $800 relative to Harper's $55,000 campaign war chest.
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