Washington Comeback(Chinup..Rossi Fans!)

TownHall.com ^ | 12/25/04 | Bob Novak

[paltz]

WASHINGTON COMEBACK

Democratic Sen. Maria Cantwell, facing a potentially difficult 2006 second term election in the state of Washington, may have mixed reactions to Republican State Sen. Dino Rossi apparently being counted out in the 2004 election for governor.

Democratic State Atty. Gen. Christine Gregoire was an overwhelming favorite for governor, but Rossi was ahead in the recount until court rulings favored the Democrats. The only proven statewide candidate for the Republicans, Rossi would be the GOP's best Senate bet against Cantwell.

Cantwell goes into the 2006 campaign in poor financial shape. According to federal filings, Cantwell's campaign committee on Sept. 30 was $2.5 million in debt with $264,000 cash on hand. She was elected to the Senate in 2000 by 2,229 votes, personally giving or lending $10.3 million out of her $11.5 million total campaign expenditures. Cantwell's personal net worth of over $40 million was devastated by a falling stock market.

[DennisR]

Maria Cantwell - what has she done in the last four years? How about nothing! but Washingtonians will probably elect her again - she is a woman Democrat, after all!

[Montfort]

The Democrats redistricted George Allen out of Congressional seat, if I remember correctly. He went on to become Governor, then Senator, and in the future, who knows?

The crats can play their games, but the will of the people will eventually find a way to be done.

[pointsal]

What visions....... where do I send my campaign contribution?

[schu]

Absolutely right, we do not need another RINO Senator just because he is a Republican. And that is what it would take to be re-elected, just like Slade.

We need a serious person in the mansion in Olympia, someone who will start the process of changing the climate down there and try to restore some sanity to our state government.

Get ready, if CG is the governor, higher taxes, more bureaucracy and fewer jobs are on the agenda. Thank goodness we have an initiative process so we can stop many of the aberrations.

[jmaroneps37]

Laugh now rats.....

[KoRn]

If I remember correctly the Libertarians put Cantdowell in office anyway. It was a very close race, and 3,000 votes went to the libertarian.

We had them to thank for Jim Jeffords at the time.

[SunkenCiv]

Heh... and if only Lieberman had been talked into accepting a position in the administration... and we had term limits so that Massachusetts wound up with two new senators...

[vox_freedom]

Never forget that the Cantwell personal fortune was 'earned' by planting crapware on innocent computers: Real Player.

Agree. And, also never forget that she got her millions in a period of less than four years in a company that is very pro DemoncRAT. They gave her the position to PROVIDE for her to run for US Senate, certainly not for her high-tech or managerial expertise.
I will never allow Realplayer to be on my computer.

[chimera]

So the gist of the argument seems to be, lie down and take one in the butt because of fraud in the hopes of "winning" a consolation prize? Nothing like playing for second place, I guess. Sounds like a strategy for losers.