[Stoat]

Ken Masugi is the Director of the Center for Local Government. Its purpose is to apply the principles of the American Founding to the theory and practice of local government, the cradle of American self-government. Dr. Masugi has extensive experience in government and academia. Following his initial appointment at the Claremont Institute (1982-86), he was a special assistant to then-Chairman Clarence Thomas of the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission. After his years in Washington, he held visiting university appointments including Olin Distinguished Visiting Professor at the U.S. Air Force Academy. Dr. Masugi is co-author with Brian Janiskee of Democracy in California: Politics and Government in the Golden State (Rowman & Littlefield, 2002). He is co-editor of six books on political thought, including The Supreme Court and American Constitutionalism with Branford P. Wilson, (Ashbrook Series, 1997); The Ambiguous Legacy of the Enlightenment with William Rusher, (University Press, 1995); The American Founding with J. Jackson Barlow and Leonard W. Levy, (Greenwood Press, 1988). He is the editor of Interpreting Tocqueville's Democracy in America, (Rowman & Littlefield, 1991).

He is author of numerous essays and reviews of works on political theory, constitutional law, public policy, and films. Dr. Masugi has also published in the popular press, including the Los Angeles Times, Orange County Register, Washington Post, Washington Times, National Review, and the Weekly Standard.

The Claremont Institute Ken Masugi

[DaughterOfAnIwoJimaVet]

Here, another example bears recollection as well (I don't recall my source on this): John Thune's victory over Senate Minority Leader Tom Daschle. In 2002 Thune narrowly lost, but he did not contest the result. He could not be derided as a whiner. Dean Rossi should keep this in mind, as Maria Cantwell's senate seat comes up for election in 2006. If independent forces can help portray Rossi as not only the victim of a robbery but a manly spirit, it would do him and the (small d) democratic cause well.

Dino doesn't care about 2006. Dino cares about a stolen election, happening now...and so do those of us who know what's going on. If he had turned and walked away from this, he would have disappointed an awful lot of people.

If they get away with it now, they can get away with it again.

[DaughterOfAnIwoJimaVet]

Ping

[Kitten Festival]

The researcher left out the grandaddy case study of them all: VENEZUELA, certified by Jimmah Cottah himself as all free and fair. Wonder why.

[taxesareforever]

"County elections officials said they are examining the data to resolve the discrepancy. An updated voter list will be released by the end of next week, they said.

Gives them just enough time to contact Ohio and secure a list of additonal voters.

[Kitten Festival]

I'm from San Diego and the only reason I didn't vote in this mess is that I got caught in LA traffic and had to vote provisional right there or else nothing.

My feeling is: they all suck, I would take Murphy above the others but I am not going to be too upset if Frye walks away with it, based on the fact that she ran on a transparency platform, which is what the city desperately needs, and she really did attract more votes. C'mon, it was a write-in, people! Technicalities strike me as disgusting if someone can actually win under write-in conditions. That said, I am ok whichever way this goes. If Frye doesn't get it this time, she is darn sure to get it next time. I wish her well and hope for the best.

[Libertarianize the GOP]

There is a big difference between South Dakota and Washington. South Dakota is a Republican State that was becoming more Republican. Democrat Senators are an anomaly which eventually corrected itself. Washington is not Republican and we can't count on trends making an eventual Republican win inevitable.

[Stoat]

In addition to the excellent links provided in Dr. Masugi's article above, people interested in the Washington election may wish to regularly check Orbusmax

Orbusmax ™ Northwest News - 'Around The World In 80K'

There's a frequently-updated section on the Washington election as well as other news pertaining primarily to the Pacific Northwest.  It's sort of like a Northwest version of the Drudge Report.

[Political Junkie Too]

. In 2002 Thune narrowly lost, but he did not contest the result. He could not be derided as a whiner. Dean Rossi should keep this in mind, as Maria Cantwell's senate seat comes up for election in 2006.

This person misses the point. He assumes that all that Rossi wants is power, and that if he can't get it as Washington State's governor, he'll seek it as their Senator. The flaw in that thinking is the difference between an executive position and a legislative position, and the difference between an office in Olympia and an office in Washington, DC.

This is the race that Rossi ran, and this is the fight that he should see to the end.

-PJ

[Splatter]

The numbers keep climbing. Now wouldn't that be odd if the vote/voter discrepancy totaled 10,000 ballots?

"During the first count of ballots, two days before certification King County announced it had 10,000 more ballots than it originally thought. These additional ballots benefited Gregoire."

[Robert357]

Very good article, if he would have tied the democratic/judiciary mischief that occurred in Montana house race and that of the Ohio Presidential race posturing by Democrats, it would have been even more comprehensive.

Thanks for the post!