‘I hate labels’: Smiley downplays party affiliation in bid for Senate upset in deep-blue Washington state

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WENATCHEE, Washington — Republican Tiffany Smiley is stubbornly resisting partisan and ideological labels in her underdog bid to unseat Sen. Patty Murray (D-WA), indicting the incumbent as failing at the most basic responsibilities of political leadership.

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