Washington State....Rossi Calls For A Revote

[rsmith6621]

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BELLEVUE - The night before Washington's secretary of state was scheduled to certify Democrat Christine Gregoire as the governor-elect, her Republican rival Dino Rossi called for a complete re-do of the longest, closest governor's race in state history.

"The uncertainty surrounding this election process isn't just bad for you and me - it is bad for the entire state. People need to know for sure that the next governor actually won the election," Rossi said Wednesday evening, reading from a letter he sent to Gregoire.

"A revote would be the best solution for the people of our state, and would give us a legitimate governorship," the letter added. <end>


http://komotv.com/stories/34595.htm

I wonder why Rossi and the repugs are desperate to get the govenors house.......this is so sickning to me.....the election is over Rossi needs to concede......


Today December 30th, 2004 belongs to Christine Gregiour she has earned it.

[purduejake]

1. So does Rossi support a national re-vote, too?

nevermind :puke:

[tavalon]

7. LOL

I highly doubt it. He has the Republican hypocrite gene, after all. I happened to be listening to an interview with him on one of the local stations (I researched the station afterward - Clear Channel, what a surprise!) before the hand recount and they asked him if they could call him the Governor rather than the Governor-elect. He was happy to oblige and spent most of the interview discussing how Gregoire should just let it go.

Yo Rossi, let it go, you poser.

[wellst0nev0ter]

9. You Mean "Hypo-Rossi"

:p

[oasis]

2. Snotty nosed rethug whiner needs to get a life. (in the private sector)

:P

[purduejake]

3. ...in another country!

edit: How about Iraq? We know what they do to American businessmen over there.

[MrSlayer]

4. They want all the Governorships so they can amend the Constitution at will

And with BBV, the RW maniac radio networks and corporate media they will have it by 2009.

[geek tragedy]

5. SORE LOSERMAN!!!!!!!!! EOM

[njdemocrat106]

6. Just concede already Rossi!

You and your fellow GOP scumbags kept throwing that shit at Gore and Kerry. Now we turn the tables on you! It's our chance to gloat. Why? Because WE'RE right, and I'm sure Chris Gregoire will make a great governor.

[tavalon]

8. Um, I wish I were sure

I never much cared for her, actually, but with the route that the Rethugs have gone I have to support the non-republican. She is a good sight better than Rossi, even without looking at affiliation but I just don't know. Me and the Shrub have something in common - we both operate from our intuition. The main difference is mine hasn't been pickled by alcohol and cocaine, but that doesn't mean I can articulate what I don't like about her. It's just a feeling, like there's a snake under that makeup. But she's a Dem, and in this day and age, that matters more. Maybe I'll like her better once I've seen her in action as the Governor.

[njdemocrat106]

10. I just said that out of anger towards Rossi and the Rethugs

Yes, she'll be better than Rossi because she is a Dem (and I always trust Dems a lot more than Republicans), but what do I know? I'm speaking from a New Jersey point-of-view. ;-)

[tavalon]

11. Ahhh, I see.

I'm local sort of. I'm on a temporary assignment here in Seattle from Texas so I voted in Shrubby's home state.

[SoCalDem]

12. Maybe they have figured out the "fix" for the machines

:)

Or where they screwed up :)

[Dem2theMax]

13. I have a deal for Rossi.

We'll agree to revote in Washington if they agree to revote in Ohio. Fair is fair. :evilgrin:

[Ruffhowse]

14. The right person won. Rossi strikes me as nothing more than a

glorified used car salesman. He's got that too-slick persona. He's a Fundie, too.

[KT2000]

16. He is a saleman

but I think he sells commercial real estate. Oh yeah - the developers are the ones who backed him. Now I remember.

[KT2000]

15. Rossi wants a "do-over"

the local tv news led with that tonight.
Pretty funny - using grade school vocabulary to report on Rossi's stunt.

[tavalon]

17. It's appropriate in his case

and in the case of the repubs overall. They like to be the schoolyard bullies.

[Florida_Geek]

18. I can not wait for the "Get out of Rossi 's House" protesters.

to start, all two of them :evilgrin:

[Ganja Ninja]

21. Probably bused in from Texas too.

:eyes:

[Mike Niendorff]

19. Banana Republicanism 101.

Situation 1:

A fully hand-verified win of 130 votes is not "a legitimate governorship".


Situation 2:

A Republican candidate who admittedly loses the vote by 500,000; who appeals to a corrupt, Republican-dominated Court to stop the counting of the Florida vote; and who is, as a result, declared the "winner" of the state (by his brother, the governor, and his campaign co-chair, the Secretary of State) by 537 votes (out of 6 million cast in the state) ... THIS consitutes not only "a legitimate presidency" but, in fact, a mandate from the people and God.


Thus ends our lesson in Banana Republicanism 101.

(note: if this doesn't make sense to anyone reading this, please report to your nearest Republican Party member for an emergency infusion of Kool-Aid).


MDN

[tngledwebb]

20. The Washington State re-count will be used as a test-case,

by BushCo, to show how to counter the national recount, when that day comes. They have had many years of practice and planning, and they must be ready for any eventuality.

[fryguy]

22. sure, re-vote Washington.....

and also Ohio and Florida while we're at it......

[CRK7376]

23. Piss Off Loser!

If the shoe were on the other foot the Repugs would be screaming that the election was over, that their boy had won etc....Hard fought battle for Washingtosn State. Rots of Ruck next time Repugs...

[Moderator]

24. duplicate topic

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_topic&forum=102&topic_id=1108162