Sen. Patty Murray (D-WA) defended her economic record in last night’s Washington state Senate debate, while Republican challenger Dino Rossi tried to tie Murray to Democratic programs he said are unpopular in Washington and the country. For her part, Murray took on Rossi over Republican economic rhetoric, including the party’s suggestion that extending the Bush tax cuts will pay for itself, er, somehow.
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