October 18, 2010: Further reports on Thursday’s debate reveal that “Patty Murray had claimed to have read all 2600 pages of the health care bill. Murray went on even further as to claim she helped write it.” This stated by Republican challenger Dino Rossi. Rossi responded to Murray’s claim by asking whether she was responsible for the $695 fine imposed on those who “don’t buy her version of health care.” The health care bill played a major role in Thursday’s debate as well as the issue of unemployment. At one pint during the debate, Murray made reference to the present live viewers, describing how they had worked their way through life and now have nowhere to go. While opinions and views were expressed, many were addressed and described by their challenger and in, to say, not the best light.

October 18, 2010: Former president Bill Clinton, Vice president Joe Biden, President Obama and his wife all want Murray to be reelected and are coming to Seattle throughout the next week to help Patty Murray’s Campaign. Meanwhile the Republicans are asking the question, “Does Murray work for Washingtonians or Washington D.C.?”  Dino Rossi campaigned in Seattle International District late this morning. He plans to go across the state to speak with people before the general election in a couple of weeks.

 October 17, 2010: An hour long debate took place on October 17, 2010. Key topics of discussion were conversed, such as the unemployment rate, the health care bill, and Bush-era taxes and tax cuts. On the matter of Murray’s earmark and stimulus spending towards the issue of unemployment Rossi referred to it as “a failure.” Arguing this point is an attempt to further strengthen Rossi’s intention and argument to ban earmarks. Murray, however, argues that Rossi’s “war on earmarks” will eventually translate into “pink slips.”

On the matter of the health care bill, Murray feels that it will cover all citizens of Washington, while Rossi claims it will cost taxpayer 500 million dollars, a tremendous amount that he did not specify on during this debate. Using the phrase “the American Dream,” Rossi also argues that we should not end the Bush-era tax cuts for doing so would be as if we are punishing for succeeding. According to Murray, performing these tax cuts will actually cost the country $1 trillion.

October 15, 2010: On Friday, October 15, 2010 it was shown that Murray was in lead. 50 percent were leaning towards Murray, while 42 percent were leaning towards Rossi.

October 14, 2010: A debate between Patty Murray and Dino Rossi had taken place on Thursday, October 14, 2010 in Spokane, Washington. In this debate the two argued the topic of taxes. Rossi supports Bush’s tax cuts, and Murray argued, “Those tax breaks take away revenue that could be used for Social Security, Medicare and health programs”. Murray is voted for bigger government programs and control of business.

They attacked each other as Murray being the “a big spending liberal” and Rossi as “a friend to wall street and big banks”. Both agreed that the country was headed the wrong way, but for opposing reasons. Murray believes the greed of Wall Street is causing family struggle. But Rossi disagrees, believing it is the uncontrolled amount of spending, like the health care reform bill, which Murray had helped to write and pass.