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Daryl Daugs

August 4, 2008 - 11:33am

August is for advertising

By Bryan Bissell
Category: Governor, Local
Tags: Dino Rossi, Chris Gregoire, Jim McIntire, Daryl Daugs, Randy neatherlin, Fred Finn, advertising, LD35, Herb Baze, third party ads, Evergreen Progress

With the state's "top two" primary coming up in just over two weeks, August and advertising go together like checks and envelopes at a campaign kickoff party. In addition to all the ads that have gone up lately, here is a rundown of who else is buying time on the airwaves to spread their message.

Governor Chris Gregoire is up with two new spots in Eastern Washington, called "Understanding Spokane" and "Understanding Yakima". The two ads are essentially the same, touting dry side roots and Eastern Washington-specific job growth as well as farm and water policies enacted under Gregoire, but differ when talking about where Gregoire spent time earlier in her life.

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