headed near a pride event that was happening here at this park and in other parts of downtown here in this town. and they said, you know, they had riot gear with them, including shields and smoke bombs and some weapons, although not firearms. the men were apparently standing outside of the truck when someone spotted them. they all had the same clothes on, so someone said they looked like a little bit of an army, according to a witness. that s how police were alerted that they were in town, and i should mention, this group is familiar to us because they are an offshoot of a group that was at the charlottesville deadly unite the right rally that white supremacist rally in charlottesville that ended in the death of heather heyer who was run over by a man who also subscribed to this group. so this group was a splinter of that after what happened in 2017, the publicity was so high, they changed their name from american vanguard to patriot front. the leader of american vanguard bec
money. she has an incredible narrative. the things most people in america, inflation, gas prices, formula shortage, all those things really hitting home in washington, plus you have all the portland stuff, so it s ripe. that s a seat that you could wake up on election night or the day after and say what happened? you could, but the fact this ad is already up in june tells you that patty murray is on top of it. she talks about, she calls herself a mom in tennis shoes. she has frequently been underestimated as a politician. she s very sharp and on top of it. she hasn t been battle tested. it is true that i think almost every cycle we had this same narrative about patty murray from republicans, that this could be the year. tiffany smiley is an impressive candidate. she s going to voters care, issues of roe. she s not pulling punches. voters want to see a candidate who is going to fight. they want to see somebody who s going to fight. i think, too, this does underscore the prob