Spokane residents likely have seen the evidence of the battle

The negative ads from Cathy McMorris Rodgers

The race for Eastern Washington’s seat in Congress has gone negative.

moncler outlet Both Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers and her Democratic challenger, Lisa Brown, have begun a two sided battle of accusations in a primary race that includes three other Moncler Outlet challengers. Spokane residents likely have seen the evidence of the battle, as the two campaigns have combined to spend nearly a half million dollars in TV ads on just the cheap moncler outlet four moncler sale area broadcast stations https://www.hotmoncleroutlet.com alone. Slick mailers also are arriving in mailboxes. moncler outlet

The trend isn’t surprising. Franz, write in their book, “Political Advertising in the United States.”

Ridout said in a recent interview that the turn to negativity is usually first seen in a challenger facing an incumbent. The state’s top two primary system may be influencing McMorris Rodgers’ early shift to attacks on Brown, which have focused on taxes.

moncler sale “If McMorris Rodgers can run up the score, go well above 50 percent, there may be less interest in groups supporting Lisa Brown in November,” Ridout said. “If Lisa Brown gets within a few percentage points, or does better than McMorris Rodgers in our primary, things do not look good for her.” moncler sale

moncler jackets outlet Here’s a rundown of some of the claims the cheap moncler two candidates have made about the other, and the story behind those attacks. moncler jackets outlet

moncler factory outlet Claim: Lisa Brown voted for $2 billion in higher taxes during her time in the state Legislature. moncler factory outlet

moncler outlet sale Source: Cathy McMorris Rodgers TV spot, “Liberal Lisa.” moncler outlet sale

cheap moncler outlet A 30 second TV spot appearing on KHQ TV and other local outlets cites six votes Brown made in the state legislature between 1993 and 2012 as evidence of her proclivity for tax increases. Brown did in fact vote in favor of all those bills, but three of the increases focused specifically on increasing the price of a pack of cigarettes and applying that tax to “roll your own” cigarettes, which had previously been exempted under state law. cheap moncler outlet

Another of the cited bills required moncler outlet sale out of state companies printing mailed advertisements that wound up in the mailboxes of Washington state residents to pay the same sales tax as those within the state. Supporters pitched cheap moncler sale it as a fairness issue, saying local companies were at a competitive disadvantage. McMorris Rodgers, then cheap moncler jackets in the state House, voted against the bill.

cheap moncler coats A mailer that began hitting mailboxes Friday in Spokane said these were taxes “on Washington families.” These specific tax increases were on families of moncler mens jackets smokers and those purchasing liquor, and on families of those who work for a specific type of company outside of Washington. cheap moncler coats

moncler outlet jackets That leaves two tax increases that were significant changes to the state’s business and occupation and excise tax structures. The first occurred in 1993, and is the source of another claim on this list. The bill in question raised the state’s moncler outlet online business and occupation tax from 4.5 percent to 6.5 percent, which Brown would later defend as necessary to balance the state budget. moncler outlet jackets

However, the tax was only in effect for roughly five years. It expired in 1998, and Brown was one of several lawmakers who, in March 1994, voted to repeal the tax after passing it. Among those who joined her was a freshman representative from Colville named Cathy McMorris.

moncler jacket sale The other major tax increase came in 2010, part of a sweeping slate of changes proposed by then Gov. Christine Gregoire. The Office of Financial Management prepared a fiscal note that indicated the change would raise revenues by as much as $4.6 billion during the 10 year period ending in 2019. The state, at the time, was facing a $2.6 billion budget shortfall, leading Republican lawmaker Rep. Larry Crouse to opine that the financial condition of the state was “possibly the worst year I’ve ever seen.” moncler jacket sale

moncler outlet online Among the changes that made it into state law were new requirements on businesses that must pay taxes in Washington, eliminating conditions under which some businesses could avoid paying taxes and additional sales taxes on the sale of bottled water and candy. moncler outlet online

moncler outlet uk Brown served as the Senate’s majority leader at the time, and the bill passed her chamber on a 25 21 vote. Gregoire signed it 11 days later. Contributions from political action committees total $7.8 million, or roughly 43 percent of her overall fundraising. Most of the rest comes from individuals. moncler outlet uk

Among the pharmaceutical companies that have given to cheap moncler coats the monlcer down jackets congresswoman in this election cycle: Pfizer, Amgen, moncler outlet Abbvie and Eli Lilly Co.

Of course, Brown has also accepted money from groups representing an ideology.

cheap moncler jackets sale Claim: Brown says ” I don’t take corporate PAC money. Period.” cheap moncler jackets sale

moncler outlet store Source: Lisa Brown TV spot. moncler outlet store

The Washington State Republican Party has launched a website questioning the claim from Brown that she is not taking corporate money. They say that Brown has taken “hundreds of thousands of dollars in corporate money” during her political career, and continues to do so through intermediary political action committees during this election cycle.

cheap moncler jackets Of course, so has McMorris Rodgers, as the above claim shows. cheap moncler jackets

Brown has accepted contributions from PACs that represent labor interests and that are backed by other Democratic politicians. One of her largest donors is PAC to the Future, a committee that is backed by Rep. Nancy Pelosi, the former Democratic speaker of the House.

cheap moncler That committee has, buy moncler jackets in turn, taken money from the Goldman moncler outlet store Sachs Group, Inc., PAC; Amgen, Inc.; and the Delta Air Lines PAC. Several other committees that have given to the Brown campaign list contributions from so called “corporate PACs,” which Open Secrets defines as “a committee funded primarily by employee and individual contributions.” The funds aren’t coming directly from corporate treasuries cheap moncler.