Longtime state Sen. Don Benton is the latest in a growing line of Republicans in Washington state who want to challenge incumbent Democrat Patty Murray for the U.S. Senate.
Benton says he was inspired to get into the race by Scott Brown's Senate victory in Massachusetts, reports the Seattle Times.
The filing deadline is still months away, but among the GOP hopefuls reported to be in the race or interested in the race are businessman Chris Widener; former professional football player Clint Didier; chiropractor Sean Salazar; Craig Williams, an energy trader and real estate broker; physician Arthur Coday Jr.; Rod Rieger, owner of a security-systems company; and trucker Wayne Glover.
(Sorry, no campaign web link for Glover, but we did find this Q-and-A with him on a local blog, The Otter Limits.)
Murray in 1992 ran as a common-sense "mom in tennis shoes" to win her first term. Now finishing her third term, she is part of the inner circle of Senate leadership and has a campaign war chest of almost $5.2 million.
CQ Politics currently races this general election contest as Safe Democratic.
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If the Republicans want to waste their time dreaming of a Murray defeat, that's up to them.
The state, like Oregon, is more blue every day.
The G.O.P. was certain of a victory over Governor Christine Gregoire in 2008, and Gregoire surprised many with a good margin of victory.
Prediction: Murray will win..
Posted by: oregon-democrat.myopenid.com
| February 9, 2010 2:58 PM
If the Republicans want to waste their time dreaming of a Murray defeat, that's up to them.
The state, like Oregon, is more blue every day.
The G.O.P. was certain of a victory over Governor Christine Gregoire in 2008, and Gregoire surprised many with a good margin of victory.
Prediction: Murray will win..
Posted by: oregon-democrat.myopenid.com
| February 9, 2010 2:58 PM
I respectfully disagree with the gentleperson from Oregon. There is a distinct possibility of defeating Senator Murray in 2010.
Senator Murray does care about the issues she works on, but while she has focused upon things that mattered to her for 17 years, she has ignored the fundamental economic issues that matter most. Our country is nearly bankrupt because of it.
I have run a clean and respectful campaign focused on her indifference to America's fiscal condition and it has resonated with people of all political persuasions.
Patty Murray can not answer a simple question: "When are you going to stop deficit spending?" Her inability to answer that question is what is swinging independents to my campaign and will allow David to defeat Goliath in 2010.
- Craig
Craig Williams
U.S. Senate Candidate 2010
www.VoteWilliams2010.com
Posted by: www.VoteWilliams2010.com
| February 9, 2010 4:33 PM
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