It is coming down to the end of the Washington Senate Election...

The race is so close, with Patty Murray in the lead by only a small percentage. Who will win is a toss up, and no one will know till all the votes are in.

Not only the President, but his wife too...

Patty Murray is striving for support and has gained it from multiple important political figures, including President Barrack Obama, Bill Clinton, Joe Biden, and First Lady Michelle Obama. In the fundraiser thrown by Michelle Obama, who was accompanied by the vice president's wife Jill Biden, this morning she stressed about the importance of everyone voting for Patty Murray in this election, especially with such a close race. At the banquet hall in Bellevue, where 1,400 people, mostly women, attended to hear Michelle Obama cheer on Patty Murray, Michelle said that the President "needs leaders like Patty to have his back. And Patty needs folks like all of you to make that happen." Also, Governor Chris Gregoire repeated the same critiques that have been floating around about Dino Rossi. Murray covered the financial and health-care overhaul and the anti-gender discrimination Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act in hopes to help her gain more votes. During this fundraiser Patty Murray used a metaphor about relating our state to her family and how she strives to make things "right again." This pricey fundraiser was followed by another fundraiser that was much more expensive and a lot smaller, hosting only 100 press people. Even with all this support, Murray has a very small lead over Republican Candidate Dino Rossi who has had a lot less fundraisers and support. So is all the campaigning and support helping Murray? I think so, without it the race would not be as intriguing and I am sure that Dino Rossi would have a lead over Patty Murray by now, who is lucky to have all the support she is getting. Patty Murray has been criticized for her excessive use of earmarks by Republican Senator John McCain, it is said that she recently requested $2o million dollars in earmarks to give to "firms who had hired her formers staffers as lobbyists" (Seattle Times.) Dino Rossi is trying to ban earmarks, so this brings up a lot of questions about Candidate Murray. In a conference call, Dino Rossi stated that all the support that Patty Murray is receiving is only showing how she is in trouble and in need of more support to win, he feels like this will only increase his chances of winning. 

A rally by Former President Bill Clinton in Everett, another rally by President Barrack Obama at the UW in Seattle, and now a fundraiser by the First Lady Michelle Obama in Bellevue...

What will it take to win this election?

Above is a picture of Michelle Obama campaigning for Senate Candidate Patty Murray.


-Sara Lien.