The gubernatorial candidates have switched to ads heavy on a personal pitch to the voters. Still some contrast, but not true "attack ads" - and heck, with all the independent money in this race, why do the candidates themselves need to?
Rossi's latest:
Gregoire's:
Issue: which candidate is more compelling over the airwaves?
Posted by Eric Earling at October 16, 2008 07:57 PM | Email ThisHe's already voted to lower the minimum wage for adults in WA state. If the bill he voted for in 2003 had become law, the state minimum wage would be about $1 less per hour today as a result.
Learn more at www.wslc.org/reports/2008/October/16.htm
Why can't Rossi just tell the truth? He thinks the minimum wage is too high and is costing us jobs and harming employers' bottom lines. (Just like most of you who operate and comment on this site.) He should have the courage to say so!
The fact is -- just like hiding behind the "GOP" moniker -- he is hiding his true values and beliefs as a Republican because he knows he can't get elected that way.
Aren't you Republicans a little bit embarrassed that Rossi's whole campaign is about NOT being a Republican? Apparently not. All you do in this post is gush about how likable and compelling he is on the tee-vee.
Posted by: Labor Goon on October 17, 2008 12:31 PM