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Jay Inslee to Step Down from Congress to Campaign Full Time for Governor

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Looks weak considering Michele Bachmann kept her congressional seat while running for president.
Phoebe in Wallingford on March 10, 2012 at 12:40 PM Report this
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Her attendance was absolutely pathetic while she tried to do both, the Congress and the Presidency are both focused on national issues, and Minneapolis-St. Paul is an easier commute to DC than Seattle is. If anything, choosing to give up the position shows his commitment to running for Governor.
TheRain on March 10, 2012 at 12:54 PM Report this
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@1, I almost admire your refusal to examine your own thoughts before typing them out for us here. Bachmann's campaign was one long lesson in what not to do if you care about winning office.
gloomy gus on March 10, 2012 at 1:09 PM Report this
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@3: Continually clueless.

I assume she's real, but her comments have the feel of a satirical algorithm that renders up a 90 year old republican crone. But you never know, there's a few still kickin'.

Zotz on March 10, 2012 at 1:20 PM Report this
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@3, @4: Did I provide commentary? No, I simply stated that if a presidential candidate can multitask a congressional seat, a gubernatorial candidate should be able to do the same.
So let me substitute John F. Kennedy who won the presidency while staying in Congress as a Senator.
Phoebe in Wallingford on March 10, 2012 at 1:43 PM Report this
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Re @5: I meant commentary about Mrs. Bachmann's performance.
Phoebe in Wallingford on March 10, 2012 at 2:12 PM Report this
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So what's the process for filling his congressional seat?
on March 10, 2012 at 2:21 PM Report this
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But back to the subject at hand...

Any speculation yet on who could be appointed to fill Inslee's seat for the remainder?
Timrrr on March 10, 2012 at 2:33 PM Report this
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@7: According to KOMO, his seat will remain vacant until the November election, leaving his constituents will be without representation.
Phoebe in Wallingford on March 10, 2012 at 2:36 PM Report this
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Yeah because that one Democrat in the House, splitting time between coasts, was going to make such a difference between now and November.
madcap on March 10, 2012 at 2:42 PM Report this
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Inslee was a minority democrat in a majority republican house, in one of the most polarized congresses in history. Pretty much any congressional vote he might have taken between now and November would have been like pissing in the wind.

This was a smart move.
Reverse Polarity on March 10, 2012 at 2:57 PM Report this
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@8, There will be no appointment or special election—Inslee's seat will remain vacant. That said, his offices will remain open, and constituent services will continue to be provided.
Goldy on March 10, 2012 at 3:08 PM Report this
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@12: Constituent services? Greatly diminished without his vote in the House.
Phoebe in Wallingford on March 10, 2012 at 3:33 PM Report this
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Phoebe: Barack Obama was roundly criticized by Republicans for NOT giving up his Senate seat while running for president, thus depriving his constituents of a fulltime senator.

Stop being such a hypocrite.
bigyaz on March 10, 2012 at 6:26 PM Report this
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The big question - will anybody notice he's gone?
delbert on March 10, 2012 at 7:04 PM Report this
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It's not like Inslee accomplished anything while in congress. Would anyone notice him gone? Mind you, come next January he'll wish he kept his day job.
on March 10, 2012 at 9:25 PM Report this
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What? What's that? I'm running for Governor...? Let me sleep for another 10 years...snooze, snoze, grevetch.

Supreme Ruler Of The Universe on March 10, 2012 at 9:58 PM Report this
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@14: My comments are party agnostic in relation to keeping a congressional seat while running for another office so I am not being hypocritical.
Phoebe in Wallingford on March 10, 2012 at 10:12 PM Report this
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Thank goodness he promised not to resign the seat.

What a liar.
bornhere on March 10, 2012 at 10:13 PM Report this

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