VANCOUVER, Wash. (AP) — In her second speech at the Washington state Democratic convention, U.S. Sen. Patty Murray went after Republican challenger Dino Rossi saying that “unlike some others in this race” she never wondered if running was the right decision.
The Tacoma News Tribune reports that Murray never mentioned Rossi by name, but that the references were clear. She says she was not “dragged” into the race.
Murray defended earmarks in her speech as well, saying that without them, the spending responsibility goes to a bureaucrat in Washington, D.C.
Rossi, a former gubernatorial candidate, and Eastern Washington rancher Clint Didier are vying for the Republican spot.
