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Former Washington Redskins tight end Clint Didier, who is seeking to replace the retiring Congressman Doc Hastings in Washington State’s 4th congressional district, received a powerful endorsement on Thursday. Didier, a principled constitutional conservative with enthusiastic support from the pro-freedom Tea Party movement, was endorsed by Sarah Palin, who said “Clint sees the dangers facing our next generation,” and will “fight for farmers, for lower taxes, and less government.” Didier, who won two Super Bowl rings playing for the Washington Redskins in Super Bowl’s XVII and XXII under coach Joe Gibbs, became a farmer after retiring from his NFL career...

Clint Didier threw a punch at Republican Senate candidate Dino Rossi on Friday, saying he won't endorse him unless Rossi makes some solid promises about where he stands on taxes, federal spending and abortion. Didier, the former NFL player and Pasco farmer who placed a distant third in this week's primary, said he could change his mind in a heartbeat if Rossi meets his demands. But Rossi's campaign said he won't submit to demands by Didier or anyone else. "I want to endorse Dino Rossi. I really do," Didier said at a news conference in downtown Seattle. "I want to...

Tuesday is primary day in Washington. Democratic Senator Patty Murray will get an assist from President Obama. He's scheduled to headline a fundraiser for her in Seattle. Meanwhile Sarah Palin is lending her voice to an underdog candidate. The President will make a whirlwind stop in Seattle – part of a five-state campaign and fundraising blitz for vulnerable Democrats. Murray is running for a fourth term in the U.S. Senate. The primary is expected to make two-time gubernatorial candidate Dino Rossi her official opponent in November. But former NFL player and eastern Washington farmer Clint Didier isn't giving up. In...

An extra push is coming from Sarah Palin for the Didier for Senate campaign in Washington State in the last four days of the primary. About a half-million voters across the state will be getting a call from the former V.P. candidate urging them to vote for Clint Didier. Palin's May 21 endorsement of Didier was one of her earliest endorsements this campaign season, calling him a "selfless, inspiring commonsense constitutional conservative who will help put our country on the right track." Palin's recorded message calls Didier a "...a new kind of Republican. A true conservative dedicated to our nation's...

David W. Hedrick, the outspoken Tea Party Republican who is running for the 3rd Congressional District seat, was exhilarated last month after someone e-mailed him the results of a new poll that appeared to show him running neck-and-neck with state Rep. Jaime Herrera and far ahead of David Castillo, his two Republican opponents in the primary race. The July 7 results showed Hedrick with 17 percent of the vote, Herrera with 18 percent and Castillo with just 9 percent in a match-up of all six candidates. The Camas ex-Marine quickly posted the new numbers on his campaign website, calling the...

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BEGIN TRANSCRIPT RUSH: All right, Clint in Tri-Cities, Washington. Welcome to the EIB Network. Hi. DIDIER: Mr. Limbaugh, it's a pleasure to talk to you -- RUSH: Thank you. DIDIER: -- again. RUSH: Thank you very much, sir. DIDIER: I mean, farmer in eastern Washington, but today I'm over here in Seattle. We are being hit with burdensome regulations with pesticide-herbicide applications on our farm and other things. They're trying to take our water away, they're trying to take our production of electricity, they're trying to breach the Snake River dams. RUSH: Wait. Who is "they" and why are they...

GOP challenger Dino Rossi has gained ground on incumbent U.S. Sen. Patty Murray (D-WA) over the past six weeks according to the latest Elway poll. According to an earlier Elway poll, Rossi trailed Murray 34 percent to 51 percent at the beginning of May, but now trails by just 7 points—40 percent to 47 percent. The poll also indicated that the upcoming race and election should be intensely partisan, with 89 percent of Democrats supporting Murray and 84 percent of Republicans supporting Rossi. According to the poll, “Had this been a survey of just partisans, Murray would have had a...

Gov. Palin’s Endorsement Monumental to Didier Campaign Gov. Palin visited Clint Didier Saturday, June 12, 2010 at his home in the Tri-Cities. The US Senatorial candidate expressed his gratitude to Gov. Palin for her endorsement, which he attributed to a 106,000-hit spike over 24 hours on his website. “That’s how powerful this woman is,” he said. Didier said the effect of her support on his campaign was “monumental” and that “you could not ask for better support.” News anchor, Terry Chick, of KPER spoke about Gov. Palin putting “her considerable political weight” behind Clint Didier. “It is incredible. She is...

VANCOUVER, Wash. -- Outsiders are in among Washington state Republicans, with candidates who align themselves with the Tea Party and conservative causes getting long and lengthy ovations at the party's convention.More than 1,200 delegates wrapped up the three-day meeting Saturday in Vancouver, hearing speech after speech castigating big government and Democrats, who hold power in both Washington, D.C., and Washington state.However, the August primary and not party conventions will decide the candidates for November's general election. Among those speaking were U.S. Senate candidate Clint Didier, who has the endorsement of Sarah Palin, and fellow Senate candidate Dino Rossi.

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Sarah Palin made an unannounced visit to the Tri-Cities on Friday included a meeting with U.S. Senate candidate Clint Didier. The former vice presidential candidate and Alaska governor said she and her family were on the way home to Alaska via RV and used the stop to visit with aunts, uncles and cousins in the Tri-Cities. But she had also hoped to get a chance to meet Didier, for whom she had tweeted support on May 20. “It is such an honor to get to lend support to Clint,” Palin said. “He has the right game plan for America. We...

(Photo) The Right Game Plan for Victory in America with #86. I’m proud to support Clint Didier as he willingly puts it all on the line to serve Washington state in the U.S. Senate for all the right reasons! This selfless, inspiring commonsense constitutional conservative will help put our country on the right track. Please visit Clint’s website here, and follow him on Facebook and Twitter. Let’s get behind #86!

It's not just Democrats who are firing warning shots across Dino Rossi's bow. Clint Didier, the U.S. Senate candidate, former Washington Redskin and and self-proclaimed Tea Party favorite, sent out a statement this weekend saying that if Rossi joins the race against Democrat Patty Murray as expected he'll face a strong challenge from Republicans like Didier. "I don't know Dino Rossi personally. But I do know he is part of the Republican establishment – all you have to do is look at those he surrounds himself with. I don't believe he's the conservative people think he is. If people want...