Blogcritics: Comments on Who Is The Next Governor Of Washington State?

Comment by lame

Fri, 31 Dec 2004 02:56:22 EST

I find some irony in the fact the Dino Rossi originally won by a margin so close that it triggered an automatic statewide recount, yet he called on Christine Gregoire to concede, called himself governor-elect, and even toured the Governor's Mansion with his family. The whole time, he and the state Republican party fought to disallow as many votes in the recount as they possibly could. Now that he has lost the manual recount, he and the state Republican Party are trying to find uncounted Republican votes, even though the vote has been certified and they are thus headed into uncharted waters. The sheer arrogance and hypocracy of the Republican Party today makes me long for some good old-fashioned Democratic sleaze and corruption. This is not my father's Republican Party. What the hell happened to it? Not that it matters. Our terminally disfunctional State Legislature will not be improved with either Gregoire or Rossi as Governor.

Comment by DrPat

Thu, 30 Dec 2004 12:55:53 EST

I also understood that the Republicans had filed a broad FIA request (12-23) to help determine how undervote and overvote ballots were assessed, and to find out if military ballots had been edged out by sending them too late. It is a close vote. Many states have specific methods (including re-balloting) to determine the winner in races this close.

Comment by Anna

Thu, 30 Dec 2004 12:05:07 EST

It's a close vote. No matter which side of the aisle you sit, a vote this close would be contested by any loser. Taking potshots and making hot-headed partisan comments doesn't help the situation.

Comment by Temple A. Stark

Thu, 30 Dec 2004 11:56:46 EST

Does anyone really think Dino Rossi would have agreed to a revote if it were the other way around? C'mon now - enough of this fake outrage. Politics is what it is.

Comment by JR

Thu, 30 Dec 2004 11:01:03 EST

So. Now that the Democrats have managed to find enough votes to "win" this election, they want the process ended. I'm not at all surprised. So. The Republicans want to keep counting votes until they have enough to "win". I'm not at all surprised.