Ferguson, Reichert trade debate barbs

SEATTLE – Washington gubernatorial candidates Bob Ferguson and Dave Reichert clashed over public safety, abortion rights, and Donald Trump throughout an acrimonious hour-long debate Sept. 10, starting after the Harris-Trump debate ended..

The first face-to-face meeting between the two men in the election was marked by sharp exchanges in which Ferguson, a Democrat and the state’s attorney general, and Reichert, a Republican and former congressman, accused one another of lying about their respective records.

Reichert jabbed first, throwing shade on Ferguson’s pledge to bolster public safety by h...