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Republican Dino Rossi can stay "GOP' on gubernatorial ballot
Seattle Times ^ | 9/27/08 | Emily Heffter

Posted on 09/27/2008 6:01:34 PM PDT by NavyCanDo

King County Superior Court Judge Richard Eadie ruled Friday that Republican governor candidate Dino Rossi could keep his designation as "prefers GOP Party" on the November General Election ballot. The Washington State Democrats sued to force Rossi to describe himself as a Republican. Some voters might be confused about what "GOP" means, a King County Superior Court judge said Friday, but that's not reason enough to change the way gubernatorial candidate Dino Rossi describes himself on the general election ballot. State Democrats sued last week, saying Rossi was trying to hide his party affiliation because of low approval ratings for the party nationally. They cited a recent poll that showed some voters don't know what GOP means.

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TOPICS: Extended News; Miscellaneous; US: Washington
KEYWORDS: gop; gregoire; rossi; wa2008
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To: Air Force Brat

I think the Republican party conservatives should just simply divorce themselves from the RINO Rockefella types and cereat a new type of Republican party ala 1859.


21 posted on 09/28/2008 5:03:05 AM PDT by mdmathis6
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To: NavyCanDo
They cited a recent poll that showed some voters don't know what GOP means.

I'll bet they know NOW. Then again.......

22 posted on 09/28/2008 8:43:27 AM PDT by Just Lori (Life is fragile. Handle with prayer.)
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