As per his typical liberal progressive attitude, Gov. Jay Inslee condemned the weekend campaign stops by GOP Presidential Candidate Donald Trump, saying "your kind of hate is not welcome in our state."

Inslee made the remarks during a press conference held at the headquarters of a controversial ethnic center in Seattle. Inslee was joined by several Muslim and minority leaders at the El Centro De la Raza (center for people of all races) in Seattle. He was also joined by outspoken Democratic State House Rep. Adam Smith.

Inslee and the other so-called leaders accused Trump of "hate speech" for his strong stands on enforcing immigration laws and policies, and his other strong stands on public policy.

GOP officials, including Senator Don Benton, who handles Trump campaigning in our state, and GOP State Chairman Susan Hutchison, accused Inslee of "pandering to his base" of voters. Hutchison said this about Inslee:

“He never has and never will support the citizens of this state who want to destroy ISIS and fix our economy."

Other critics said Inslee is, and always has been, more concerned with pleasing special-interest groups, campaign donors, environmentalists, and other extremists who support his agendas than he is about the citizens of the state. Inslee went as far as to claim Trump's campaign statements are actually hurting families in Washington state.

Meanwhile, he continues to ignore polling data that shows he only has a 39% approval rating, and the most recent polling data reaching back to the first week of January, showed him only 9 points ahead of GOP contender Bill Bryant. Bryant, the commissioner of the Port of Seattle, has steadily been gaining ground since then.

No new widespread polling data has been released since then, but from virtually the beginning of his administration, Inslee has had as "negatives" reach as high as 49%, meaning registered voters who do not believe he is doing a good job and would not vote for him in a re-election.

Inslee now appears to be joining so-called community leaders and says he has plans to help "keep Trump out of work," referring to opposing his election campaign. Perhaps the Governor should put more of that effort into trying to run his state.

 

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