This meeting was a rough one. Democratic incumbent Patty Murray didn’t accept the SECB’s request for an audience—how dare she!—but a bunch of her Republican challengers did, including one who believes “the scientists are out” on climate change (WRONG). The SECB was treated to a freewheeling conversation about the glories of the free market until we were all curled up in the fetal position on the floor.
After Murray’s Republican challengers left, we crawled back into our seats and voted to endorse Murray. As insulted as we were that she couldn’t even find time to call in—and although nothing short of a video of Murray lip-synching Adele’s “Hello” is gonna make it right—it was not a hard decision. Murray has been a champion for women and working people. She has introduced legislation to increase federal protections against wage theft, she’s fought to defend Planned Parenthood, and she’s worked on a deal with Senate Republicans to find funding to fight the Zika virus. In an e-mail—which is not an in-person meeting or a phone call! Hello?—Murray pledged to keep working on those issues as well as marijuana policy. She’s also…
