I'm sorry to disagree with both of you but I am convinced that the democrats are out to steal this election.
The reason for pushing a statewide hand recount are this:
1. King County will be by design the last county to report results.
2. Once all counties other than King County have reported results, democrats will know how many votes King County needs to find, alter or divine in order to put Gregoire over the top.
3. Paying for the statewide recount will mitigate criticism that taxpayers pay for any subsequent recounts should they be requested.
4. Manually recounting all counties will appear 'fair' thereby legitimizing the stolen election.
I apologize if these points have been previously made. I did not take the time to read all posts.
Our family is very upset by the actions taken by democrats in Seattle both before, during and after the election. We would like to hear how Rossi campaigners might defend their election success.
Don't worry. Gregoire will not be the governor.