Posted on 12/02/2004 12:19:47 PM PST by Publius
Christine Gregoire is asking her Democratic Party to request a recount all the votes in Washington or don't count at all.
Gregoire says she knows it would be cheaper for the party to request a partial recount in a few counties that would likely help her overcome Dino Rossi's 42-vote lead.
But she says her goal is to count all the votes in the state to settle the governor's race.
The party has until 5 p.m. Friday to request the recount. Democrats have been raising money for the count that would cost about $700,000.
The John Kerry campaign donated $250,000 toward the Washington recount.
Or cover.
But she can't win the election based solely on the results of a partial recount. It could only trigger a state-wide recount per Washington state law.
She would still be screwed, and viewed srcitly as the Governor of Seattle... Her legitimacy would be in question, and justifiably so.
What do you want to bet the Democrats will come up with the money?
The point being missed is that she's the candidate..it's HER decision...as to what to ask for in the recount..
“...I'M THINKING!”
Another good reason to dislike sKerry.
Instead of Floriduh, it will be Washingdumb State.
That's one in a row.
There is also the issue of the 400 votes Kings County produced by illegally releasing information regarding unsigned provisional ballots. Because this was denied to Republicans in Yakima County, the 400 votes are not kosher under Gore v. Bush. Rossi dropped his federal case once he had been certified as the winner, since the matter became moot. If another recount were to put Gregoire ahead, the 400 vote issue would be revived.
"There already was one recount... but since the Democrats did not like the result of that recount, they want another recount. They want to keep counting the votes over and over until they come out ahead... and then once they're even a single vote ahead, it is time to cease counting and to "move on" for the "good of the state."
You've got it!
Except that was the result OF the recount. They want ANOTHER recount. By hand. And you know how "accurate" that's going to be when the margin is so tiny.
I think that's the idea, Sandy. He can't give her enough for a statewide recount. She must fall short by Friday, so she is "left with no other reasonable option" but to insist on a partial count. In other words, she's gonna go through with her diabolic scheme, and blame it on the poverty of the D party.
Plus it is smart. A long contested recount could destroy any future political carreer just as Algore's carreer was destroyed. As close as this election is, she could come back next time and run again for governor.
Good afternoon.
I wonder if his campaign ever paid the staffers in Florida.
Michael Frazier
We had a statewide recount already. They are trying to get a hand-count, which is open to mischief & is much less accurate than the machine count that was already done.
Hey Lady, My parents in Washington are waiting for the Republican Governor, so LEAVE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!And frankly they dont want to pay to count the whole state. You lost it is over Let's move on
Cheap son-of-a-gun. He has millions left over.
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