Deja vu: Gregoire and Rossi Neck and Neck to the Finish Line GIG HARBOR, WA (KPLU) - Feeling any deja vu this election season? Once again Washington State's governor's race pits Democrat Chris Gregoire against Republican Dino Rossi. And once again the race is a dead heat. But this time Gregoire is the incumbent in a blue state in a year when Democrats are favored. So why is she in a neck-and-neck fight to keep her job? KPLU's Austin Jenkins asked voters in Gig Harbor. © Copyright 2009, KPLU