Washington Republican Gubernatorial Candidate Dave Reichert says his state party is in “disarray” after what he called a “chaotic” convention that led to delegates endorsing his opponent. In his first lengthy comments since he walked out of the weekend convention, Reichert said the process to nominate Semi Bird was a clown show that involved a changing of the rules after it was revealed that Bird was convicted of larceny. Reichert has polled well above Bird on a statewide level and raised significantly more money than his opponent. But Democrats seized on the walkout, with Bob Ferguson tweeting, “Dave Reichert: too weak to face his party. He knew he was going to lose, and he knew that he would get booed, so he bailed out of the Republican convention,” and “Dave Reichert lacks the political courage to be Governor.” -------------------------------------------------- For more on the lead story: https://komonews.com/news/local/republican-gubernatorial-candidate-dave-reichert-washington-gop-republican-endorsement-convention-semi-bird-politics-king-county-sheriff-bob-ferguson-state-election-governor-congressman _______________ Stay up to date with our social media: KOMO News on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/KOMONews/ KOMO News on Twitter: https://twitter.com/komonews KOMO News on Instagram: http://instagram.com/komo4 KOMO News on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@komo4seattle Subscribe to KOMO on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC__2_0RJ8XnHt2angfw6S1Q Watch more top local news stories: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G97AyNO_3IE For all of the day’s top local and national news, visit http://www.komonews.com/ Watch our live newscasts and other live video at https://komonews.com/watch Download our iOS App: https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/komo-news-mobile/id433508161?mt=8 Download our Android App: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.newssynergy.komo&hl=en Have a news tip? Send it directly to us: Email us: tips@komonews.com Call the Newsroom: 206.404.4000 KOMO News (ABC 4) provides the latest breaking news, sports, weather, traffic, and local event coverage in the Seattle and Western Washington/Puget Sound area including Bellevue, Redmond, Renton, Kent, Tacoma, Bellingham, Yakima, and surrounding communities #komo #komonews #komo4 #komo4news #seattle #seattlenews #washingtonnews #semibird #semi #bird #reichert #davereichert #gop #democrats #politics #statepolitics #bobferguson #ferguson #governor #inslee #jayinslee This video and all Sinclair Broadcast Group content archives of local news and sports coverage are available for your use. For more information contact us at contentsales@sbgtv.com