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| − | Washington U.S. [[Senator]] [[Patty Murray]] seized a fourth term with a victory over Republican Dino Rossi.<ref>"The lesson I leave you with is one we learned as kids: We're all in this together. If Washington, D.C., doesn't act to help the economy grow and solve this massive spending and debt, it's going to hurt us all," Rossi said. [http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2010/11/04/washington-sen-murray-wins-election-days-counting/ Washington Dem Sen. Murray Wins 4th Term], FoxNews.com, November 04, 2010.</ref><ref>William LaJeunesse. [http://politics.blogs.foxnews.com/2010/11/04/turning-blue-washington-state "Turning Blue" in Washington State], politics.blogs.foxnews.com, November 04, 2010.</ref> Her win was secured after tallies pushed her lead to about 46,000 votes out of more than 1.8 million counted, or about 51 percent to 49 percent. | + | For the [[2010 Midterm Elections]], Washington U.S. [[Senator]] [[Patty Murray]] seized a fourth term with a victory over Republican Dino Rossi.<ref>"The lesson I leave you with is one we learned as kids: We're all in this together. If Washington, D.C., doesn't act to help the economy grow and solve this massive spending and debt, it's going to hurt us all," Rossi said. [http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2010/11/04/washington-sen-murray-wins-election-days-counting/ Washington Dem Sen. Murray Wins 4th Term], FoxNews.com, November 04, 2010.</ref><ref>William LaJeunesse. [http://politics.blogs.foxnews.com/2010/11/04/turning-blue-washington-state "Turning Blue" in Washington State], politics.blogs.foxnews.com, November 04, 2010.</ref> Her win was secured after tallies pushed her lead to about 46,000 votes out of more than 1.8 million counted, or about 51 percent to 49 percent. |
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| − | On September 10, 2010, ''The Seattle Times'' editorial board members interviewed Senator Patty Murray and challenger Dino Rossi. The interview with the senate candidates covered various topics in a webcast. Dino Rossi and Patty Murray discussed their views on a broad range of important political debates including [[health care]], [[social security]], [[net neutrality]], the [[Federal Budget Deficit|federal deficit]], [[climate change]], [[education]], [[taxation]] policies and [[American Recovery and Reinvestment Act|financial reform]].<ref>Election 2010 editorial interview with Dino Rossi and Patty Murray. ''The Seattle Times'', September 10, 2010, (Accessed September 19, 2010).
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| − | * [http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/flatpages/editorialopinion/webcastsenate2010.html Full webcast]</ref> On September 20, 2010 in [[Tacoma]], ''The News Tribune'' editorial board interviewed Senator Patty Murray and challenger Dino Rossi.<ref>Editorial Board: video interview. [http://www.thenewstribune.com/2010/09/20/1349417/sen-patty-murray-and-challenger.html Sen. Patty Murray, challenger Dino Rossi interviewed by The News Tribune Editorial Board], ''The News Tribune'', September 20, 2010.</ref>
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| − | Following the Rasmussen Reports’ most recent poll which has Murray trailing by one point, 47% to 48%, on October 6 ''[[CNBC|CNBC's]]'' [[Larry Kudlow]] interviewed Republican candidate Dino Rossi to discuss the importance of the pivotal Washington Senate race. Dino Rossi and Larry Kudlow covered important topics such as the [[economy]], Washington's unemployment rate and on [[job]] creation, taxes and government debt.<ref>A look at one of the pivotal Republican races with Dino Rossi, Washington Republican hopeful. [http://www.cnbc.com/id/15840232?play=1&video=1609098694 Pivotal Washington Senate Race], [[CNBC|CNBC.com]], ''The Kudlow Report'', October 06, 2010.</ref> Kudlow had also invited Patty Murray to join CNBC for an interview but she declined to comment or respond to the invitation.
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| − | During an interview with Fox News on October 7, Rossi spoke about the peculiarities of the state and of this election year nationally which have led some to describe the Washington race as the make-or-break contest that could determine Senate control.
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| − | {{Cquote|This is the 51st vote. With 50 seats, [[Joe Biden|Joe Biden's]] in charge. With 51, he's not. That really makes a big difference.<ref>Judson Berger. [http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2010/10/07/perfect-storm-hinge-senate-majority-washington-state-returns/ 'Perfect Storm' Could Pin Senate Majority on Late Washington State Returns], [[Fox News|FoxNews.com]], October 07, 2010.</ref>}}
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| − | Dino Rossi told Fox News he's not letting this high-stakes scenario get to his head and expressed confidence in his chances. Rossi continued to hammer Murray for her votes on the [[stimulus plan|stimulus package]] and health care overhaul and said she's "desperate" to hold onto power.
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| − | {{Cquote|She has an 18-year record of taxing and spending and growing government that's just flat-out indefensible.<ref>GOP candidate faces long-time Senate Democrat in tight race in Washington. [http://video.foxnews.com/v/4361759/dino-rossi-vs-patty-murray/ Dino Rossi vs. Patty Murray], ''Fox News Video'', October 07, 2010.</ref>}}
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| − | ====Contract from America====
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| − | Dino Rossi was the first Senate candidate in Washington to sign the [[Contract from America]], a pledge to Americans which has also been signed by [[Tea Party Movement|Tea Party]] favorites [[Marco Rubio]], [[Rand Paul]] and [[Sharron Angle]], as well as being promoted by many national Tea Party groups. From the Dino Rossi campaign website:
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| − | {{Cquote|I am joining the thousands of Americans who have signed the Contract from America because I believe we need to return fiscal discipline to Washington, DC. These ten commonsense provisions, taken from America to Washington, DC, will help restore fiscal sanity, end our out of control debt, and keep the American Dream alive for generations to come.<ref>Tom Forbes. [http://nwdigest.com/politics/07-15-2010/breaking-dino-rossi-signs-contract-from-america/ Breaking: Dino Rossi Signs “Contract From America”], ''Northwest Digest'', July 15, 2010.</ref>}}
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| − | Dino Rossi on changing [[Washington, DC]] to save America's future.
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| − | {{Cquote|I can't stand what's going on in the U.S. Senate. They're wasting money on programs that aren't creating jobs or helping the economy, and running up debt that is threatening our future. That goes against everything I believe. [...] To save our future, we have to change Washington, D.C., now.<ref>Dino Rossi. [http://www.dinorossi.com/watch-dinos-new-ad-wisely/ "Wisely"], ''Dino Rossi for U.S. Senate'', dinorossi.com, (2010).</ref>}}
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| − | Dino Rossi has expressed opposition to President [[Barack Obama|Barack Obama's]] appointment of [[Donald Berwick]] as the new health care administrator. Dino Rossi is opposed to [[ObamaCare]], including the tax hikes and health care rationing that will be a direct result of it.
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| − | Dino Rossi believes that the health care bill passed by [[Congress]] and signed into law by [[President Obama]], also known as "The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act," was a [[tax and spend]] bill that will cost taxpayers $1 trillion. According to Dino Rossi's campaign Web site, Rossi wants to repeal ObamaCare for the following reasons: most workers won’t be able to keep the health insurance plan they currently have, even if they like it; premiums for working families will increase taxes on middle class families by half a trillion dollars; and, seniors will see $500 billion in cuts to Medicare. Rossi wants to replace ObamaCare with "common-sense bipartisan proposals that give power to patients and doctors not government and insurance companies."<ref name=issues>http://www.dinorossi.com/issues/</ref>
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| − | * Make offering insurance more affordable for small businesses by allowing them to join together and get the discounts available to big corporations.
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| − | Dino Rossi has said that he wants to reform the current tax code, and he will lower taxes to promote economic growth and job creation. According to the Dino Rossi for Senate website, he said that the recently raised taxes by [[Congress]] to pay for massive increases in [[government]] spending must stop. Rossi wants to make permanent the 2001 and 2003 tax relief, repeal the [[death tax]], and lower the tax rates for small businesses:
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| − | * Stop new broad-based [[taxes]] like a [[Socialism#Britain.2C_the_Labor_Party_and_Socialism|European-style]] [[Value Added Tax|consumption tax]].
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| − | With the [[United States]] national [[debt]] topped at $13 trillion for the year 2010, Dino Rossi said that if [[Congress]] continued to spend money at this unprecedented pace, America's national debt will reach $19.6 trillion by 2015. Rossi believes that both Republicans and Democrats are guilty of running up the nation’s debt without considering how it will be paid for. He said that, "Washington families have to make tough budget decisions every day to live within their means, and it’s time for Congress to do the same."<ref name=issues/>
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| − | * Cancel unspent [[bailout]] and [[stimulus plan|stimulus]] funds and direct them toward deficit reduction.
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| − | Dino Rossi is opposed to [[cap and trade]]. According to the Dino Rossi for Senate campaign website, he believes that Congress needs to lessen America's energy dependence and allow the country to develop more of its own resources, such as renewable sources, by increasing a reliance on alternative fuels, and expanding domestic energy production in an environmentally and [[conservative|fiscally responsible]] way.
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| − | On May 28, 2010, [[Rasmussen Reports]] released the latest telephone survey of Likely Voters in Washington, which found Murray with 48% support while Rossi earned 47%. Two percent (2%) preferred some other candidate in the race, and four percent (4%) were undecided.<ref>[http://www.rasmussenreports.com/public_content/politics/elections/election_2010/election_2010_senate_elections/washington/election_2010_washington_senate Election 2010: Washington Senate], ''[[Rasmussen Reports]]'', May 28, 2010.</ref> In the final week of polling in May, according to a non-partisan [[University of Washington]] survey, Republican candidate Dino Rossi pulled ahead of incumbent Democrat Patty Murray for Washington state's U.S. Senate race. That was the same week Rossi announced his candidacy.<ref>Linda Thomas. [http://www.mynorthwest.com/?nid=646&sid=329300 Poll: Dino Rossi pulls ahead of Patty Murray], MyNorthwest.com, Jun 07, 2010.</ref>
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| − | On September 2, 2010, ''MyNorthwest'' reported the latest Rasmussen Reports survey in Washington, which shows Rossi with 48 percent of the [[vote]] and Murray with 46 percent. Three percent prefer a different candidate, and three percent are undecided.<ref>Dan Restione. [http://www.mynorthwest.com/?nid=11&sid=361416 Rossi leads Murray in new poll], ''MyNorthwest'', September 2, 2010.</ref><ref>Washington Senate: Rossi (R) 48% Murray (D) 46% [http://www.rasmussenreports.com/public_content/politics/elections/election_2010/election_2010_senate_elections/washington/election_2010_washington_senate Election 2010: Washington Senate], ''[[Rasmussen Reports]]'', September 02, 2010.</ref> ''The Weekly Standard'' further detailed the September 2nd ''Rasmussen'' poll showing Dino Rossi outpacing Patty Murray, 50-47 percent, when "leaners" are included. This is roughly in line with other recent results, as well as ''SurveyUSA's'' recent poll showing of a 52-45 percent (Rossi edge).<ref>http://www.weeklystandard.com/blogs/morning-jay</ref><ref>Washington State Survey of 750 Likely Voters. [http://www.rasmussenreports.com/public_content/politics/elections/election_2010/election_2010_senate_elections/washington/toplines/toplines_washington_senate_august_31_2010 Toplines - Washington Senate - August 31, 2010], ''[[Rasmussen Reports]]'', (Conducted August 31, 2010).</ref>
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| − | On September 23, Seattle's ''King 5'' local news posted the results of a poll of 609 likely statewide voters, conducted by ''Survey USA'', which showed the race in a dead heat. Dino Rossi was at 48% and Senator Patty Murray was at 50%, with a 4% margin of error.<ref>Robert Mak. ''KING 5 News'' [http://www.king5.com/community/blogs/politiking/KING-5-Poll-Murray-gains-ground-on-Rossi-Senate-race-a-dead-heat-103584434.html KING 5 Poll: Murray gains ground on Rossi; Senate race a dead heat], PolitiKing Blog, September 23, 2010.</ref> A Washington poll of 1,000 likely voters was conducted on September 25 by ''Pulse Opinion Research'' for [[FOX News]], and it was reported that Dino Rossi held 47% with Patty Murray at 48% in a very close race.<ref>Poll Conducted September 25, 2010 By ''Pulse Opinion Research'' for ''[[FOX News]]''. Washington Survey of 1,000 Likely Voters: [http://www.foxnews.com/projects/pdf/0925_WA_topline.pdf (PDF)], (Accessed September 30, 2010).
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| − | * U.S. Senator Dr. [[Tom Coburn]] (R-OK) endorsed U.S. Senate candidate Dino Rossi.<ref>http://www.dinorossi.com/u-s-senator-dr-tom-coburn-endorses-dino-rossi/</ref>
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| − | * Rossi is endorsed by Senator [[Jim DeMint]] from South Carolina.<ref>[http://senateconservatives.com/site/post/295/scf-endorses-dino-rossi SCF Endorses Dino Rossi in Washington], July 29, 2010.</ref>
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Dino Rossi served in the Washington state Senate from 1997 through 2003. He represented the 5th Legislative District in east King County. In 2003, he served as chairman of the Senate Ways & Means Committee where he was charged with producing the state’s budget.
Dino Rossi's most prominent political achievement came in 2003. As the ranking Republican state Senator, Rossi played a key role in tackling a record $2.3 billion state budget shortfall. He did it by aggressively courting several Democrats and persuading them to go along with an array of deep spending cuts.[3] Dino Rossi took a tough budget proposed by Democratic Gov. Gary Locke — a budget that legislators weren't sure Locke really believed in — and made it believable. The Rossi-Locke budget saved the people from increases in major taxes and helped unleash a strong economic rebound.
Dino Rossi is one the state's best-known Republicans, having waged two campaigns for governor. In Washington state's 2004 gubernatorial elections, Dino Rossi at first won by a majority vote, and then won again after a recount; however, after a second hand recount later challenged by Doctor Art Coday as unconstitutional, Rossi was 133 votes shy and lost the race to Christine Gregoire. Dino Rossi would later lose a rematch against Governor Gregoire in 2008.[4]
