John McCain will be nominated this week as the Republican candidate for president. He likely will ride effortlessly through the party's national convention in St. Paul, Minn.
But in Washington state, McCain will share the ballot this fall with Republicans trying to distance themselves from the national party and doing little to link arms with the McCain campaign.
Dino Rossi, a Republican who lists his party preference as "GOP Party," is doing his best to bask in Barack Obama's message of change as he tries to unseat Democratic Gov. Christine Gregoire.
Rossi talks so much about Obama on the campaign trail, you could be forgiven for thinking they share a ticket. He doesn't mention McCain in his stump speech.
And neither Rossi nor Republican Rep. Dave Reichert, both engaged in competitive races, will attend this week's Republican National Convention.
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