After waiting for an absurd amount of time, former state Sen. and two-time gubernatorial nominee Dino Rossi (R) announced his candidacy for the Republican primary to take on Sen. Patty Murray (D), suddenly making this a race to watch.
Rossi has been courted by the national party to join the race for some time, as polls have shown that he would be the most competitive general election candidate on the Republican side.
The Washington Poll, which came out on Monday, had Rossi only trailing Murray by four points, 44-40. A Rasmussen poll from earlier this month only had him down by 2.
Rossi still has to make it through the Republican primary, where he will take on former NFL player Clint Didier (who was endorsed by Sarah Palin), state Sen. Don Benton, and businessman Paul Akers.
But my money's on a Murray-Rossi match-up in the fall, where the latter will try to make his third attempt for statewide office a charm.
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