WA: Survey USA: McKenna (R) leads Inslee (D) by 3

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It is going to be a pretty intense election, we've known that since the start.

As always, the Democrats will come home and they will keep the mansion.

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Keep in mind that the GOP is at a natural disadvantage since they elect their governors in presidential election years.  Obama will likely end up around 55%.  So, there will have to be massive split-ticket voting and although Gov races tend to be a bit more bi-partisan that has not been the case in WA for years now.  It didn't even get the GOP over the top (who knows) in 2004.

What's amazing to be in these "minority states" is that Republican candidates just don't figure out that moving to the right helps them to LOSE traction and not gain it.  Gorton found that out twice and he was one of the weakest GOP winners in '94.