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Politics : Liberalism: Do You Agree We've Had Enough of It?
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To: Kenneth E. Phillipps who wrote (130533)4/19/2012 8:34:57 AM
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What would you expect him to say to unions? But...

"Rob McKenna has told the Tea Party, 'I represent you,'" said Jaime Smith, spokesperson for McKenna's Democratic opponent Jay Inslee. "He called the unionization of state employees 'dangerous.' He wants to put working families at risk by privatizing worker's compensation. He keynoted an [American Legislative Exchange Council] event in Olympia, embracing the same far-right ideology as Scott Walker. The similarities are many, but the biggest difference is that Scott Walker won his [2010] race and Rob McKenna won't."

Democrats have been trying to portray McKenna as Walker in newspaper ads, claiming "If you like what Governor Scott Walker is doing in Wisconsin, you will love Rob McKenna as Washington State's Governor."

But supporters say there's no evidence McKenna is rabidly anti-union like Walker, whose recall is driven mainly by his opposition to collective bargaining for public-sector unions. (Polls are currently running in favor of Walker not becoming the third governor to ever be recalled in U.S. history. As he confidently told supporters yesterday, "When we prevail on June 5, it will send a powerful message to the statehouses across the country.")

The Republican candidate for Governor in WA state (McKenna) is telling the unions "I am not Scott Walker".
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