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Rossi's Obama Speech Ad
Sound Politics — Rossi's Obama Speech Ad As foreshadowed : Interesting ad, right in the wheelhouse of the Washington electorate, and clearly on one of the best topics for Rossi to find common ground with interested Obama speech-watchers. Despite the Democratic-lean of Evergreen State voters, fiscally conservative initiatives keep passing statewide by comfortable margins - including I-601 (state spending), I-695 (car tab reduction), and I-722 & I-747 (property tax limitations), and I-960 (tax & fee limitations). Moreover, Rossi has a record of working with Governor Gary Locke and Democrats in the Legislature to address tough budget problems. The ad is ...

The Stench of Desperation
Daily Kos — Gordon Smith started the trend, and is indeed still at it. Chris Shays, too, apparently feeling the heat from Orange to Blue challenger Jim Himes campaign. What's afoot? The need to distance themselves as far as possible from a failed Republican brand, summed up by this recent McClatchy headline: Absence of Bush and Cheney cheers Republican delegates. Unfortunately for McCain, that distancing extends beyond just Bush and Cheney, but to him, too. In fact, Gordon Smith is so desperate to disassociate himself from the top of the ticket, he's skipping the convention, despite the fact that ...