True, but Bush still would have been in a much, MUCH better position than Rossi was. Kerry doesn't have all his "friends" in charge of OH the way Gregoire does in WA. We wouldn't have to worry about 2-1 democrat county election boards inevitably overruling the lone republican since OH is 2R-2D.
Unfortunately, with almost the entire political power structure in WA being controlled by the dems, with a margin this close, it was pretty much curtains for Rossi from the very beginning.
I say he should 'suck it up' and bow out. Rossi would be in great position for a Senate run against one of those Socialist NAGS who are in there now.
Of course this is easy for me to say, not living in Washington and voting for Rossi.