Category: Patty Murray

Is Patty Murray Fated to Join Magnuson, Gorton, and Foley in Defeat?

October 26, 2010 Posted by wa state pol under Candidates for Office, Dino Rossi, Election 2010, Elections, Patty Murray, Senate Election, U.S. Senate and Senators
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In the article below, it mentions that Patty Murray is banking part of her re-election appeal on the fact that she brings home federal money to Washington and wields power within her (majority) party in the Senate, ala Warren Magnuson, Slade Gorton, and Tom Foley.  The article fails to mention that all three were defeated…

Washington State Senate Race: Rossi vs Didier vs Murray

August 15, 2010 Posted by wa state pol under Barack Obama, Candidates for Office, Democrats, Dino Rossi, Election 2010, Patty Murray, Republicans, U.S. Senate and Senators
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Some general thoughts about the Washington State Senate Race: The Washington Post (which of course is an expert on the “other” Washington), proclaims the Evergreen State’s senate race as a toss up.  This assumes that both Patty Murray and Dino Rossi survive the new “Top Two” primary and advance to battle in November.  Assuming they…