Reply #16: Gregoire's appeal directs you to the DNC [View All]

[eridani]

That means that this race is tied, and anything is possible with a manual recount. We must count every vote individually, and we can't do it without you.

Let me put this race in a little more perspective. Out of nearly 3 million votes cast, only 42 votes separate my Republican opponent and me. That's a difference of 0.0014 percent. The error for voting machines is somewhere between 1 and 2 percent, or 1,000 times as great as the vote difference.

https://www.democrats.org/support/wa_recount.html

However, the account seems to be labeled as specifically for the recount. I'd prefer going through DFA, though, if for no other reason than to build its clout.

Gregoire also has a letter blaster for short op-ed pieces. Very easy to use. http://www.gregoire2004.com/wamap.php?action=media


This broad support for one final hand count comes from the fact that so many problems have been reported with the machine count(in fact, if the machines hadn't made so many mistakes the firsttime, we'd be in a hand count right now.) As one newspaper noted, "Considering all the irregularities associated with the election, 42 votes are not enough to settle this yet."

The Democratic Party is now working to raise the $750,000 necessary to move forward.

It may take a little longer, but it's worth three more weeks to have four years of certainty. Counting every vote is not only the right thing to do, it will enable the next Governor to unite us effectively and move our state in the right direction.

If you agree with me, make your views known. Take a few minutes to write a letter to your local paper.