{"id":1712606,"date":"2022-10-26T20:18:15","date_gmt":"2022-10-27T00:18:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1712606"},"modified":"2022-10-26T20:18:32","modified_gmt":"2022-10-27T00:18:32","slug":"dems-pour-millions-into-washington-senate-race-as-republican-challenger-tiffany-smiley-gains-momentum","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/dems-pour-millions-into-washington-senate-race-as-republican-challenger-tiffany-smiley-gains-momentum\/","title":{"rendered":"Dems Pour Millions Into Washington Senate Race As Republican Challenger Tiffany Smiley Gains Momentum"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">28<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fdems-pour-millions-into-washington-senate-race-as-republican-challenger-tiffany-smiley-gains-momentum%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1712606&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Democrats have poured millions of dollars into the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/topic\/washington\">Washington<\/a> Senate race, a deep-blue state that recent polls suggest Republicans may take back the seat that a GOP member hasn\u2019t occupied since 2001.<\/p>\n<p>Sen. Pat Murray, the state\u2019s Democrat leader seeking a sixth term, has been campaigning against political newcomer Republican Tiffany Smiley.<\/p>\n<p>The Seattle Times <a href=\"https:\/\/www.seattletimes.com\/seattle-news\/politics\/patty-murray-tiffany-smiley-spar-over-crime-abortion-climate-at-wa-senate-debate\/\">reports<\/a> Murray\u2019s campaign has spent more than $17 million on the face, while Smiley\u2019s has spent over $10 million.<\/p>\n<p>Citizens United, a conservative advocacy group, ran a Monday <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/natalie_allison\/status\/1584616115015413760?s=20&#038;t=eZpFFmAgNfDVFut_4PV49w\">poll<\/a> showing a 6-point race between Murray and Smiley.<\/p>\n<p>David Bossie, president of Citizens United, told <a href=\"https:\/\/www.politico.com\/news\/2022\/10\/26\/democrats-washington-patty-murray-senate-00063447\">Politico<\/a> the race \u201cshould not be a contest,\u201d considering Murray won the state with 59% support in 2016 and President Biden with 58% in 2020.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWashington state is not a purple state. It is not a marginal state. It is a deep-blue state. To be having this conversation is a bad omen for Democrats,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>According to a Politico report, Murray and her campaign dropped $1.5 million in ads with the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee. And in recent days, she reportedly received approximately $6.5 million from EMILY\u2019s List, a pro-abortion Super PAC group, which also spent most of the funds on television advertisements.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWith Republicans threatening a national abortion ban, we need Patty Murray more than ever,\u201d Benjamin Ray, EMILY\u2019s List spokesman, told the publication, adding the Democrat Senator is \u201ca trailblazer and a champion for women\u2019s freedom to control their own bodies.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>According to Politico, the National Republican Senatorial Committee has spent $750,000 in Washington.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cTiffany Smiley is running an incredible campaign, and she\u2019s got 30-year incumbent Patty Murray and national Democrats running scared,\u201d Hartline said.<\/p>\n<p>During a debate Sunday night, Smiley blamed Murray for the many issues that have plagued the state and country, noting Murray\u2019s 30-year career in politics.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cCrime\u2019s out of control; Patty Murray is to blame,\u201d Smiley said, according to The Seattle Times. \u201cSen. Murray and Joe Biden have shown extreme weakness on the world stage,\u201d referring to the war in Ukraine.<\/p>\n<p>Smiley further noted on the debate stage that Murray and the D.C. establishment have caused the Southern border crisis, which she said has allowed China to push \u201ccomponents of fentanyl across.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Despite left-wing money funding smear campaigns on Smiley, the Republican challenger told Murray to disavow her campaign\u2019s \u201cdangerous rhetoric that has spent millions of dollars to attack and paint her\u201d as a so-called threat to democracy.<\/p>\n<p>Last week, the Seattle Times poll published a poll that showed Murray losing ground as Smiley has found solid footing in the Pacific Northwestern state.<\/p>\n<p>Murray holds an 8-point lead over Smiley showing 49% to 41%, according to SurveyUSA\u2019s latest polling conducted exclusively for The Seattle Times. In July, Murray was at 51% and won the primary at 52%.<\/p>\n<p>Smiley, however, gained substantial support over the same course jumping from 33% to 41%, including earning half of the Independent voter\u2019s support compared to Murray\u2019s 34 percent.<\/p>\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">We are 15 days from Election Day and the choice before Washingtonians is clear \u2013 motivation and principle versus a 30 year career politician. <\/p>\n<p>I encourage everyone to vote and make their voices heard this November! <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/DXK6sCepAH\">pic.twitter.com\/DXK6sCepAH<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Tiffany Smiley (@SmileyForWA) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SmileyForWA\/status\/1584596024298905600?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 24, 2022<\/p>\n<p><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Democrats have poured millions of dollars into the Washington Senate race, a deep-blue state that recent polls suggest Republicans may take back the seat that a GOP member hasn\u2019t occupied since 2001. Sen. Pat Murray, the state\u2019s Democrat leader seeking a sixth term, has been campaigning against political newcomer Republican Tiffany Smiley. 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