I have some vague impression that Rossi started a more focused media barrage. Did he?
Rossi has been more visible on the airwaves over the last two weeks. We may be seeing the effect of that -- if this poll is to be believed. I will need to see more independent polling to confirm this. Rasmussen and POR had a hand in the recent FOX News poll which also had the race a tie, so I do not consider it an independent assessment.
Mr. Moderate's belief that Murray is getting "ripped" for the Boeing ad is wrong. There is no widespread outraged outcry here about this ad. Some have said the ad is false, but that has been said about many ads on all sides during this political season. Some have said the ad is effective.
Rossi made a politically unwise statement about the Boeing Tanker bid during an interview with the Tacoma News Tribune and was forced to backpedal/correct his statement. Whether he made his comments out of ignorance or some secret agenda is unknown, but one can hardly blame Sen. Murray for taking advantage of it. If there is no hidden agenda, then the real issue is Rossi's unpreparedness on an economically important issue facing our state.
If Vorlon thinks the level of truth stretching in Murray's ad is particularly egregious, then he or she is showing ignorance about politics in general and the public statements/ads on all sides of the WA Senate race in particular. Perhaps it is more based on the fact that Vorlon thinks that Sen. Murray's victory would be a sign that "democracy is broken and government has been turned over to the hands of a raging mob."
Boxer is an arrogant "rhymes with rich" AND has the IQ of a basketball.
Murray is just as stupid but marginally less annoying.
Feingold, by contrast, is a smart, decent, honest man.
If Boxer and Murray win, while Feingold loses, the democracy is broken and government has been turned over to the hands of a raging mob.
