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Mike McGavick for U.S. Senate
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| Contributor | Ralphie |
| Last Edited | Ralphie Oct 22, 2006 04:19pm |
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| Category | Endorsement |
| Media | Newspaper - Seattle Times |
| News Date | Sunday, October 22, 2006 10:00:00 PM UTC0:0 |
| Description | In Sen. Maria Cantwell and challenger Mike McGavick, Washington has two fully qualified choices for the Senate. The better choice is the Republican, McGavick.
Some see this election as a referendum on George W. Bush. If we did, we would be for a solid Democratic ticket. But like most Washington voters, we take our candidates one at a time. Mike McGavick is an unusual businessman-politician. He managed the multibillion-dollar turnaround of Safeco Corporation, sacrificing some jobs but saving many others. He showed a sense of social purpose in his stress on racial inclusion at Safeco. He knows politics, having worked for Sen. Slade Gorton. He has run a clean campaign.
Critics will note that McGavick supports the elimination of the federal estate tax, a cause for which The Seattle Times has campaigned many years. That is part of why we endorse him, but not most of it. We endorsed Cantwell six years ago, knowing her position on the estate tax, and could endorse her again.
In six years, Cantwell has grown somewhat in independence and influence, but not as much, we think, as Sen. Patty Murray did in her first six years, or as Gorton did in his. Cantwell has differed with her party by supporting free trade, which any senator from Washington must, but not on enough other issues. |
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