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The campaign to re-elect Democratic Governor Chris Gregoire is on television with its first official campaign ad of the cycle. The ad, seen below, focuses mainly on economic issues and continues with the campaign's strategy of making President Bush an opposite entity from Gregoire and Washington state.

It touches on local property taxes, namely re-instating the Tim Eyman-backed Initiative 747 this past winter that was overturned by the state Supreme Court, Forbes magazine's ranking of Washington as a top 5 business climate, and the creation of new jobs with an emphasis on a so-called green economy.

After early reports showed a gaping hole in the 8th Congressional District television markets, new numbers show that the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee (DCCC) has reserved nearly a million dollars on Seattle television stations for this year's election.

According to the Washington Post, the DCCC will spend $949,000 on ads will support Darcy Burner (D-Carnation) in her second bid to unseat Rep. Dave Reichert (R-Auburn). Given the size of the market, that means voters are likely to see the ads just over twice a week when they air.