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Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin

(108,036 posts) Thu Apr 11, 2019, 01:43 PM Apr 2019

Inslee during CNN Town Hall: I am a 'perfect matchup' against Trump

Gov. Jay Inslee was given an hour of national exposure at a CNN Town Hall on Wednesday night, and used the time to project a sunny upbeat attitude even as the presidential candidate talked of the perils of climate change and bullying President Donald Trump's foreign policy.

"I believe I am a perfect matchup against him (Trump) because I am a very optimistic person and he is a very pessimistic person," Inslee said.

The Washington governor was affable and at ease even as he reversed past stands. On marijuana, for instance, Inslee voted against the initiative that legalized recreational pot in Washington. On Wednesday, however, he said: "It has been an unalloyed success in the state of Washington and it is my belief we should decriminalize and legalize marijuana.

Inslee was given a grilling by Washington, D.C.-area college students, who caught him unprepared at one point, but gave Inslee the chance to bring up a seminal vote in his political career.

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The contrasting high point came on gun safety. Representing a Central Washington congressional district, Inslee cast a key vote in 1994 to approve a ban on assault weapons. He would catch hell for it a few weeks later during a town meeting at Cle Elum-Roslyn High School.

"I lost my seat but I have never regretted that vote because I do not believe anyone congressman's or politician's seat is more important that any child's life," said Inslee.

The Governor spoke of the need to "confront the NRA," praised the passage of three gun safety initiatives by Washington voters, and said: "We're not done yet."

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/inslee-during-cnn-town-hall-i-am-a-perfect-matchup-against-trump/ar-BBVP0Rd