SO MUCH FOR A 'CLEAN' CAMPAIGN!

For the past month now, I've been seeing some relatively 'family friendly' campaign commercials from Cantwell to the newcomer, Darcy Burner.

Even McGavick! (Which I found a bit strange--him being a Republican and all.)

So I was really thinking in the last week (prior to the Foley scandal), "Are we going to actually see traditional campaign commercials were everyone running would be cordial and respectful to one another--up till November?

Nope.

Two days after the sex scandal with Foley broke, I started seeing the RNC attacking Darcy Burner on every issue imaginable--ending with the phrase: "If she tells the truth, she'll lose."

And Mike McGavick? It didn't take him long to start throwing mud at Maria Cantwell.

As for Maria or Darcy? Not a peep. Not one commercial designed to throw 'mud' at their opponent.

And for this, I applaud them for restraining themselves admirably. I for one am tired of the GOP 'attack' ads which have nothing to do with the actual issues at hand, but more to the point of smearing their Democratic rivals with hatred, fear, and ignorance.

Given their lack of 'successes' as a Congressional body, I can't really blame the Republican Party for doing this. I mean, if you had as much of a failed record as they have these last 12 years as a majority, wouldn't you resort to the same unstatesman-like conduct?

I know I would.

But Maria and Darcy have shown that they don't have to campaign negatively in order to make their points known. They've shown what it is like to be a real representative of Washington state.

And that's why they have my vote.

Schuyler Thorpe

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