Rossi Pads Slim Lead for Governor's Race

KOMO-TV ^ | 24 November 2004

[Publius]

According to the Washington Secretary of State website, King, Kitsap and Whitman counties have not yet reported. The Spokane County website has its own parallel spreadsheet that shows Whitman reporting. The Kitsap Sun had an article with returns last night showing Rossi’s lead dwindling, but no Kitsap returns have been posted to either the state SOS or Spokane County.

King County reports at approximately 1 PM today. That’s the big one.

Spokane County website

Washington SOS website

[Publius]

Ping.

[Chronic]

Goooo DinOooo

[sionnsar]

 Rossi 

[cherry]

I think the Pubs stand on solid legal ground here.....you can't count ballots differantly than other counties, or give advantage or preference to ensure that a small minority's vote is accepted while not doing the same for other voters...

why is this concept so hard for the Washington MSM to report on?

[Publius]

Calling it a tie is a psy-ops maneuver known as "planting memes" to the semiotics crowd. It's a way of preparing people for a manual recount that will miraculously "find" enough votes for Gregoire to elect her governor.

[Amish with an attitude]

There is hope that Washington voters have cast off the heavy, oppressive yoke of the Democrats.

[SC Swamp Fox]

More than 700 previously uncounted ballots were added to King's total after election workers, under the close watch of party observers, "enhanced" ballots to reflect the voters' intent. An example would be a ballot on which a voter circled the candidate's name, rather than filling in the oval for the optical scanner machine to read.

Why was this allowed in one of the large RAT counties and not in the 39 counties that went for Rossi?

[Publius]

The Washington MSM does not understand the legal implications of Bush v. Gore and the "penumbras and emanations" that flow from the 14th Amendment. Apparently, neither does the 9th Circuit.

[bowzer313]

"There is hope that Washington voters have cast off the heavy, oppressive yoke of the Democrats."

Don't be a fool! Washington voted for JEffinK!

[Future Useless Eater]

>>"It looks like that's the only way we'll ever break this tie," state Democratic Party Chairman Paul Berendt said Tuesday.

What tie? I'd retranslate what he said to...

"It looks like we misunderestimated the amount we had to cheat, and that's the only way we'll ever be able to steal this close election"

[Publius]

Why was this allowed in one of the large RAT counties and not in the 39 counties that went for Rossi?

This was litigated before a 9th Circuit judge in Seattle, who refused to stop it. Another 9th Circuit judge in Seattle will take the case next Tuesday.

[Calamari]

Yup!

[SC Swamp Fox]

Correction:

Why was this allowed in one of the large RAT counties and not in the 3931 counties that went for Rossi?

39 counties total, 31 went to Rossi, 8 to Gregoire.

[cherry]

I am not a lawyer, but the 9th circuit is famous for having its decisions tossed by the Supremes...

just last week Washington State judges decided to throw out about 25 murder convictions on some stupid technicality...

now we have to try them again....

we need a new judiciary...it starts with Bush appointing solid judges in every area...

I want conservative and limited interpretation of the law...

[BushisTheMan]

More than 700 previously uncounted ballots were added to King's total after election workers, under the close watch of party observers, "enhanced" ballots to reflect the voters' intent. An example would be a ballot on which a voter circled the candidate's name, rather than filling in the oval for the optical scanner machine to read.

I hope the Pubbies are counting their "enhanced" ballots also.

[SC Swamp Fox]

This was litigated before a 9th Circuit judge in Seattle

Doh!

[elder5]

I want my Governor and I want HIM NOW!

I'm scared that the Dim's WILL find a way to steal this away with all the "new" ballots that keep showing up in King Co.

:(

[Publius]

The "enhanced ballots" are being segregated just in case the 9th Circuit federal judge rules against including them in the count when he hears the case next Tuesday.

Also on the agenda is the fact the a state judge permitted the Democrats to round up and interview voters who had cast provisional ballots in King County for validation purposes while another state judge forbade the Republicans to do the same thing in Yakima County.