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Gregoire wins… barely

by Goldy — Tuesday, 12/21/04, 8:24 pm

This is from a “reliable source”, but “unconfirmed” and “unofficial” and all the other tentative qualifiers you can think of, but — not counting the 723 — Democratic number crunchers believe that after King County’s results are added in, Christine Gregoire will lead the manual recount… by less than 10 votes.

Expect the mainstream media to start reporting this tonight.

UPDATE:
I only scooped the AP by a few minutes. It’s in the P-I:

Democratic State Party Chairman Paul Berendt says recount results from King County give Democrat Christine Gregoire an eight-vote statewide victory over Republican Dino Rossi in the governor’s race.

King County Elections has confirmed that both parties received recount data today.

I wonder if Rossi still wants to stop counting votes now that he’s behind?

Comments

  1. 1

    Jim King spews:

    Tuesday, 12/21/04 at 8:29 pm

    So, with all the unofficial rumors we’ll be getting, no wonder King County will release unofficial numbers officially…

  2. 2

    Josef spews:

    Tuesday, 12/21/04 at 8:44 pm

    I hope this is bogus…

    Because if it’s not: HERE WE COME, UKRAINE COUNTY!

  3. 3

    Jill spews:

    Tuesday, 12/21/04 at 8:48 pm

    Hoo-boy this race just gets more and more interesting. How can it be, 10 votes?!?!?! I agree with previous posters that regardless of who wins the closeness of this election and the recounts puts a cloud over the effectiveness of the governorship. A pity, regardless of who takes office.

  4. 4

    Karen spews:

    Tuesday, 12/21/04 at 8:49 pm

    It’s NOT Bogus —- HA!!!!
    Tuesday, December 21, 2004 – Page updated at 08:33 P.M.
    King County recount puts Gregoire on top, Democrats say
    By The Associated Press

    OLYMPIA – Democratic State Party Chairman Paul Berendt says recount results from King County give Democrat Christine Gregoire an eight-vote statewide victory over Republican Dino Rossi in the governor’s race.

  5. 5

    Christine G spews:

    Tuesday, 12/21/04 at 8:50 pm

    Link?

  6. 6

    Karen spews:

    Tuesday, 12/21/04 at 8:54 pm

    The Repugs are saying: “Rossi spokeswoman Mary Lane said Republicans are looking at the data also but had not drawn any conclusions.
    “It’s just too close to call,” Lane said. ”

    Of course it is … when you are losing.

    http://seattletimes.nwsource.c.....unt21.html

  7. 7

    Danny spews:

    Tuesday, 12/21/04 at 8:54 pm

    In the PI (on line)– Demo’s say margin is 8 votes.

  8. 8

    Karen spews:

    Tuesday, 12/21/04 at 8:55 pm

    “Rossi spokeswoman Mary Lane said Republicans are looking at the data also but had not drawn any conclusions.
    “It’s just too close to call,” Lane said.”

    http://seattletimes.nwsource.c.....unt21.html

  9. 9

    Karen spews:

    Tuesday, 12/21/04 at 8:56 pm

    “Rossi spokeswoman Mary Lane said Republicans are looking at the data also but had not drawn any conclusions.
    “It’s just too close to call,” Lane said.” — Especially when you are losing.

  10. 10

    Josef spews:

    Tuesday, 12/21/04 at 9:09 pm

    IT’S JUST AN AP REPORT FROM BAGHDAD BOB BERENDT, WINNER OF THE 2004 DORI AWARD. DO I HAVE TO SAY ANYTHING MORE?

  11. 11

    Josef spews:

    Tuesday, 12/21/04 at 9:09 pm

    BTW: I JUST SPOKE TO MARUMMY – WE’RE STILL CRUNCHING #S.

    BOY, I’M IN A HYPER MOOD TONIGHT.

  12. 12

    Goldy spews:

    Tuesday, 12/21/04 at 9:10 pm

    I’ve updated the blog entry to add a link to the AP story in the P-I.

  13. 13

    Josef spews:

    Tuesday, 12/21/04 at 9:14 pm

    Comment by Goldy— 12/21/04 @ 9:10 pm

    I went there. Thanks.

  14. 14

    jcricket spews:

    Tuesday, 12/21/04 at 9:15 pm

    I’m going to assume the Dems would only release the info if they were absolutely positive (who wants egg on their face in this situation). So who here wants to take bets the Republicans will start using yet another new argument to try to discount the results of the hand recount (even without the 730+ votes).

  15. 15

    Josef spews:

    Tuesday, 12/21/04 at 9:20 pm

    Comment by jcricket— 12/21/04 @ 9:15 pm

    Oh, please. This is from the same nut who called 42 votes behind a “tie” and now calls EIGHT ahead a victory. Spare me your arrogance. I want confirmation before I can even consider this being more than a spurious report. I refuse to put it on my blog for the fact that there is NO independent confirmation. Absolutely NONE.

    And yes, we have enough arguments to force a new election. This is what happens when you INITIATE lawyers – the other side (as in the damn f@#3ing Rossifarians to you guys) have to.

    I wish Goldy was running – we all know he’d win by EIGHT… AS IN EIGHT HUNDRED THOUSAND VOTES!

  16. 16

    Josef spews:

    Tuesday, 12/21/04 at 9:21 pm

    P.S. DID I MENTION THIS CHAP WON THE DORI AWARD TODAY AS I JUMPED UP AND DOWN AND SQUEALED!?!

  17. 17

    jcricket spews:

    Tuesday, 12/21/04 at 9:26 pm

    Well, if you’re going to argue that 42 votes is not a tie, then 8 ahead is a win. You can’t have it both ways.

    I have aso had it about up to here with Rossi supporters who spent weeks saying the election needs to have “closure” and Gregoire should concede for the “good of the people” but now that a legal hand recount has shown their candidate didn’t win, they want to change the rules and drag this state into a complete revote at a cost of $4 million+ to the state (not to mention the lack of “closure”).

    Reminds me of the Rossi protestor quoted in the PI article: “‘They need to end it here. This is becoming really ridiculous,’ said Shelley Weber of Olympia, a part-time school district worker who wore an orange hunting vest and carried a Republican Party flag. But she said Rossi should sue if he loses the third vote count.

    ‘He has a good case, and he needs to fight for what is right,’ Weber said.”

    That’s a combination of total hypocrisy and complete blindness to the fact that Gregoire’s doing the exact same thing (fighting for what she believes is right).

  18. 18

    Jim King spews:

    Tuesday, 12/21/04 at 9:27 pm

    Reading the P-I article, the Democrats conclusions apparently are based on a combination of

    1)the daily recount data that Dean Logan has been giving the parties, but no one else (Josef- there’s your right to public information being trampled again); and

    2) The Democrats observation of the Canvassing Board decisions today, as they examined, one-by-one, the unclear ballots- allowing anyone in the room to keep a running tally.

    King County Elections is saying that there are still discrepancies in precinct counts needing to be reconciled, etc.

    Democrats have every reason to want to spin this, perhaps hoping the Court will decide that the smart thing to do is pad the Gregoire margin and help hold off a Rossi election challenge.

    However, the Republicans, supposedly with the same data, are strangely quiet.

    Berendt takes a big risk, because if he is wrong he will have a State Supreme Court clearly believing they were spun…

    On the other front, it appears increasingly likely that the GOP elements in charge of strategy are prepared to take to the mattresses, especially if the final Gregoire margin is under 100- and that is not good for this state.

  19. 19

    Janet S spews:

    Tuesday, 12/21/04 at 9:31 pm

    Rossi should concede, and give the dirty win to Gregoire. The deck is stacked against the Republicans, and Vance is too inept to figure out how to fight it. It would be interesting, though, to get a full audit of the ballots reviewed by the election board. Sunlight does amazing things to shadiness.

  20. 20

    John Burns spews:

    Tuesday, 12/21/04 at 9:34 pm

    You have re-counts to obtain better accuracy. I hope Dino takes defeat with grace. It is only justice since he didn’t want to count all the votes in the first place.

  21. 21

    jcricket spews:

    Tuesday, 12/21/04 at 9:34 pm

    There’s no dirty win here except in the mind of Republicans. And I’m sure that with all the scrutiny either UW or the press (or both) will perform a detailed recount after the election is over. And when that recount shows that Gregoire wins, Republicans will find a way to spin those results into a Gregoire loss because they can’t handle the truth. They’ll blame the liberal media or something.

    Just like what happened after the media and universities conducted a full state-wide recount of Florida that clearly show Gore won. Republicans continue to believe that those results showed Bush won.

  22. 22

    Janet S spews:

    Tuesday, 12/21/04 at 9:43 pm

    Every count in Florida done by reputable sources (including the New York Times and other MSM) showed a Bush win in 2000. I look forward to seeing the “undervotes” and “overvotes” that were judged to be “Gregoire” votes.

    I still say concede, but fully analyze the results. Then we watch Dean Logan and Paul Berendt start losing the controversial votes as fast as they were manufacturing them in the last month.

  23. 23

    Jenny spews:

    Tuesday, 12/21/04 at 9:43 pm

    Permanent Defense is now also reporting the good news. Let’s hope for a victory tomorrow from the Supreme Court and watch to see what Gregoire’s plans will be for the next four years.

  24. 24

    Goldy spews:

    Tuesday, 12/21/04 at 9:47 pm

    Assuming this 8-vote lead holds up, I do plan to do a little gloating. But I’ve said it before, and I’ll say it again… this election has always been a “statistical tie.” The only reason Gregoire is now apparently the next governor, is because the statute says the hand recount is the final count.

    So as joyful as I will be if my candidate “wins”, I hope my fellow Gregoire supporters will have a little empathy for the heartbreak and disappointment being felt by those on the other side. Oh, I could give a shit about that bastard Vance, or Rossi, who after all, sanctioned all that propagandistic garbage. But please try to put yourselves in the shoes of the Rossi voters.

    If Gregoire had been leading after the first to counts, only to lose the final count by a squeaker, would you feel a little cheated? It’s only natural.

  25. 25

    jcricket spews:

    Tuesday, 12/21/04 at 10:08 pm

    Goldy – I can give you that. If I were a Rossi supporter I would certainly be disappointed, and I would be even more disappointed that with a Democratic controlled legislature and a Democratic governer there’s an even greater chance of Democrats making headway on their goals.

    I also agree that it’s a statistical tie because it’s within the margin of error of both machine and hand recount methods. But it’s a win the same way Rossis 261 or 42 vote lead would have been a win if state law hadn’t called for a machine recount or Gregoire had conceded after the machine recount (respectively). The Republicans wan’t to have it both ways (Rossi’s 42 vote lead is a win, but Gregoire’s 8 vote lead is stealing the election). I’m certainly not going to accept that argument.

    And as for gloating, I will reserve it for all the Republicans now interested in changing the rules by searching high and low for any specious argument they can dream up to discount the fact that Gregoire (apparently) has won the election.

  26. 26

    jcricket spews:

    Tuesday, 12/21/04 at 10:10 pm

    Oh, and to answer your last question, yes, I would be bummed if Gregoire lost. But I’d be more bummed if she were blown out of the water (because that would mean far greater support for Republicans). And, I wouldn’t be taking to the streets (just like I didn’t after Florida of 2000) or claiming that I was going to try and shut down the government.

  27. 27

    jcricket spews:

    Tuesday, 12/21/04 at 10:15 pm

    Janet – There were multiple observers from both the Republican and Democratic party watching every vote being counted during the hand recount. And any time there was an issue they paid special attention and even more people watched. Unlike Florida 2000, we had a full statewide recount (not just selective counties, as Gore and Bush were arguing about) with intense partisan and media scrutiny. And all reports, especially from people who’ve actually been to the recount (various posts here and Danny Westneat’s article in the Times, etc.) indicate overwhelmingly that there haven’t been disputes about how to count the ballots. I’ve only seen one report (and that was outside of King County) of a canvassing board even having to deliberate for a long time about a ballot (it ended up going for Rossi).

  28. 28

    John Burns spews:

    Tuesday, 12/21/04 at 10:17 pm

    Well at least we got a full re-count this time. No Supreme Court hankey-pankey. The ballot were all counted with observers from both parties.

    It is never easy to lose. I think the Rossi resume fabrications caused him the election. If he had had more integrity he might have pulled it off. Perhaps the next few years he could put to good use by getting out an honest reume. Not that I would vote for him, at his age he should have known better.

  29. 29

    Bob from Boeing spews:

    Tuesday, 12/21/04 at 10:26 pm

    VICTORY- no smell is sweeter. CHILD of Justice earned in this stormy sea.

    Run Rossi for Mayor of Sammish. Be careful of exploding R’s….and totaly apolectic over-inflated nurmerologists.

    PLEASE post the giant Gregoire victory party- date and time.

    Will be well attended. Remember if this is correct, and I think it is, else AP would not put it up, the Dems get ther 730 K back.

    Strong start to the next project. Many thought this might be close, but….I thought it would be 87….at leas the 8 was correct. Now we see what the Supreme say.

    Yes, Rossi and Rove will swirl down the legal vortex hand and hand.

    VICTORY- Yes Christine Gregoire, Governor Elected. Period.

  30. 30

    Jim King spews:

    Tuesday, 12/21/04 at 10:28 pm

    Folks- before starting the gloat, remember there are more EXISTING rules that can come into play- specifically Chapter 29A.68 RCW- Contesting An Election…

    I am NOT advocating this course of action- anybody paying attention knows I have NOT liked the involvement of the lawyers. But the lawyers are unholstered, and life doesn’t just go on quietly…

    So please don’t start flaming me as a sore loser- I’m only pointing out that there are more acts in this play…

    Just this afternoon the Gregoire camp reversed course and affirmed their right to appeal an adverse decision from the State Supreme Court to the United States Supreme Court, so please also do not give me the “Gregoire would have conceded” routine.

    Neither camp is quitting until they’ve run out of options.

    Neither side is out of options. Neither side is quitting.

    It ain’t over until the fat lady sings, and Governor Ray ain’t here no more…

  31. 31

    bmvaughn spews:

    Tuesday, 12/21/04 at 10:37 pm

    all but one of the independent analyses in florida showed bush winning in 2000. so, i would say that’s not definitive, but it’s also not correct to say “gore won”

  32. 32

    Pablo spews:

    Tuesday, 12/21/04 at 10:38 pm

    I helped pay for the recount, so for some unknown reason I think I have something to say. It’s time to think about running the election again for the sake of the state and for the effectiveness of whomever is the winner.

    If you all pulled your heads out of your butts you might realize that it really doesn’t matter either way. No one is EVER going to be sure – – – period! No matter which side you’re on you’ll never know who REALLY won, because even if the counts were absolutely perfect, people will always feel there was a mistake or worse, fraud – – – either way! This will be a nightmare for Rossi or Gregoire – – – and the hatred will grow like a cancer on our state.

    Why don’t we ALL think independently, like we used to in this state, instead of taking our cues from cheerleaders like Vance or Berendt? Instead of you Republicans always knee jerking on command from the White house, why not think for yourselves?

    So, what to do? Listen to Ralph Monroe (hey, he’s a Republican – with some experience in these kinds of things) – – – let’s run the election over again. Everyone will get their chance to trash the other side, which people on both sides seem to really enjoy. So what are we waiting for? 42 votes or 420 votes – – – Rossi would never be my governor anymore than Gregoire would be a Repubs.

    It’s time to play it again Sam!

  33. 33

    Goldy spews:

    Tuesday, 12/21/04 at 10:39 pm

    I agree Jim, Rossi clearly plans to contest the election.

    In fact, at the time I received the word that the Dems were projecting a victory, I was in the midst of writing a now outdated blog entry that suggested both sides already knew the results. Part of my reasoning was the sudden PR shift towards pushing for a revote that took place early last week, when the R’s apparently learned there was bad news coming from Snohomish, Pierce and Spokane. I figured if they knew about the other counties in advance, they knew about King, which explained a lot of things about both party’s public statements over the past few days.

    Rossi’s people have been laying the groundwork for contesting the election, in hopes of getting a new one. They have so relentlessly and viciously attacked Gregoire and the Dems over the past weeks, that they feel comfortable they would win a new vote. And Rossi’s statement that he would only accept the results of this recount if they showed he won, was less than subtle.

    I’d agree… it ain’t over til the fat lady sings. (And that would be Chris Vance.)

  34. 34

    P Scott Cummins spews:

    Tuesday, 12/21/04 at 10:45 pm

    Do you REALLY want Rossi out there after this mugging? Cantwell sure doesn’t…

  35. 35

    Bob from Boeing spews:

    Tuesday, 12/21/04 at 10:47 pm

    Josef – there are still a lot of legal moves. BUT that approach will be the grave of the Republican Party. Think about it. Partisians like us are all awash, the public just wants it over. End of the road, amazingly close, but only 57 votes changed- stayed close all the way.

    Call Rossi and tell him he will end the political hopes of the R’s for a gneration if he dances with Rove into the graveyard of a contested election.

    I have lived here in the Northwest all my life. We value fair play. Take the good and the bad life delivers. Stoic in the face of defeat. This is not the sewer like politics of the old South and old East. If Rossi moves to sue for victory you will see the Democrat party build on its already strong base like never before.

    For example, talked to a group of Dem activists/workers today at lunch, they are thinking of registering voters during the next two weeks for 06 on Capitol Hill because they have seen so much anger against the R’s they think it isn’t too soon to get started. My suggestion was to wait unitl Valentines day, and wear hearts.

  36. 36

    Jim King spews:

    Tuesday, 12/21/04 at 10:51 pm

    Goldy- another interesting wrinkle- our election contest law focuses on official misconduct and illegal votes (ignoring ineligibility of winner, felony status of winner, bribery by winner, etc.)- and for Rossi, illegal votes (official misconduct is limited to a precinct election board- NOT a county canvassing board).

    “Illegal votes include but are not limited to the following:

    (i) More than one vote cast by a single voter;

    (ii) A vote cast by a person disqualified under Article VI, section 3 of the state Constitution.

    (b) Illegal votes do not include votes cast by improperly registered voters who were not properly challenged under RCW 29A.08.810 and 29A.08.820.

  37. 37

    Bob from Boeing spews:

    Tuesday, 12/21/04 at 10:53 pm

    How is Maria’s stock doing? Sure, let Rossi try to be Patty M. and run for Congress right out of the legislature. Hard coin to mint again.

  38. 38

    Jim King spews:

    Tuesday, 12/21/04 at 10:55 pm

    Oops, hit the “Say it!” button…

    To finish- to win a contested election, the challenger will have to prove the illegality of sufficient votes as to overturn the result.

  39. 39

    Jim King spews:

    Tuesday, 12/21/04 at 10:56 pm

    That last was not a quote, but a summation. So yes, we now possibly go from addition to subtraction…

  40. 40

    Jim King spews:

    Tuesday, 12/21/04 at 11:18 pm

    Bob- another roll of the dice by one of the candidates, If Rossi challenges the election and loses, yes- toast.

    But if he challenges and wins, he will have forced the courts to certify the Democrats as thieves… How then would the public react?

    Both sides are now playing nuclear hardball, and have been for some time…

  41. 41

    Goldy spews:

    Tuesday, 12/21/04 at 11:58 pm

    The reality is, this was not a fraudulent or unusually error prone election, but rather, an extremely close one. Rossi’s people have put forth a lot rhetoric and conjecture about fraud, but do they have any cold hard evidence? I’m not sure that contesting and losing would necessarily end Rossi’s political career, but it would be a huge setback. Meanwhile, the GOP could probably care less about risking Rossi’s career, if they thought they had a reasonable shot at having a court certify Democrats corrupt.

  42. 42

    Bob from Boeing spews:

    Wednesday, 12/22/04 at 12:02 am

    Jim K – playing it one day at a time for the next week.

    IF the R’s had a single case of read fraud or illegality, I think they would have trotted it out at once. Such a good, astonishing media hook….how could they have resisted.

    Instead they spent the week making very vague contemplations about something wrong. might be, could be, etc.

    But one day at a time. Lets see what the Supremes do, if Dems prevail, that helps consolidate the win.

  43. 43

    Jim King spews:

    Wednesday, 12/22/04 at 12:05 am

    Bob- sometimes even Republicans are smart enough to keep their powder dry… They’ve been working the contest angle for two weeks or more…

    But yes, one day at a time, with a holiday break…

    Although, to end all of the evil all we have to do is drop the ring into Mount St Helens… if we just knew who had the ring…

  44. 44

    jim p spews:

    Wednesday, 12/22/04 at 1:38 am

    IT’S JUST AN AP REPORT FROM BAGHDAD BOB BERENDT, WINNER OF THE 2004 DORI AWARD. DO I HAVE TO SAY ANYTHING MORE?

    Comment by Jose

    By the way Joseph, you should say something else. Congratulations to Christine and that you will work hard to make the state better each year under her leadership.

  45. 45

    Josef spews:

    Wednesday, 12/22/04 at 2:01 am

    Comment by Jim King— 12/21/04 @ 9:27 pm

    Good point. The lack of public disclosure on this is insane and reduces trust.

    Folks: The lack of confirmation speaks for itself. For you to declare victory based on this information is arrogant.

    And because of the suspicious nature of ANY Gregoire win – I believe you should tread carefully on calling Rossifarians hypocrites. We will win, or stop Gregoire in her tracks. Either or. We won 2 counts, fair and square.

    We’re in this for the duration. You had your chance to put an end to this and chose to go into Round III and are solely responsible for the consequences as well as initiating the involvement of the lawyers. If need be, we’ve got a Round IV and V ready to go.

  46. 46

    jim p spews:

    Wednesday, 12/22/04 at 2:06 am

    And Dearest Joseph, you are probably prepared to go the full 10 rounds with your lawyers and big wigs. The only problem is if the news is correct, you are already on the floor with a concussion

  47. 47

    Josef spews:

    Wednesday, 12/22/04 at 5:15 am

    Comment by jim p— 12/22/04 @ 2:06 am

    All 10 rounds, all 9 yards. We will win, you will lose. Get over it.

    Baghdad Bob Berendt probably can’t do math, anyway… Calling a 42-vote deficit a “tie” and a 8-vote lead “victory” – GIMME A BREAK!

  48. 48

    Josef spews:

    Wednesday, 12/22/04 at 5:18 am

    Oh and you should hear the calls on KVI and my giggling…

    One caller says, “The Democrats want to govern, whether they’re elected or not.” Sad, sad day we hear that because a Democrat is a believer in democracy. We need to fix this. CONCEDE, CHRISTINE!

  49. 49

    DCF spews:

    Wednesday, 12/22/04 at 5:42 am

    $4 million–what price democracy? I’m sorry but 8 votes is not a victory! How did that happen in King County? How many votes did Gregoire win King County by the first time? There’s something rotten in Denmark.

  50. 50

    jim p spews:

    Wednesday, 12/22/04 at 5:49 am

    Denmark hmmmmmm, so that’s the name of josephs blog. didn’t know that, but deffinitely has to be rotten (and prejudiced, and blind, and self serving, etc. etc. etc.)

  51. 51

    Josef spews:

    Wednesday, 12/22/04 at 6:36 am

    My blog is “JOSEF’S PUBLIC JOURNAL” – NOT DENMARK.

    $4 MILLION IS RATHER CHEAP FOR DEMOCRACY.

  52. 52

    jcricket spews:

    Wednesday, 12/22/04 at 7:25 am

    DCF – to be clear, Gregoire didn’t win King County by 8 votes, she won the state by 8 votes. Which would mean that she picked up an additional 58 votes to pad her already 100,000+ vote margin in King County.

    If 42 votes is not a tie, then 8 votes is just as much a victory. Stop trying to change your rules with your post hoc reasoning after your guy lost.

  53. 53

    jcricket spews:

    Wednesday, 12/22/04 at 7:28 am

    $4 million could go a long way to paying for what ails various people in this state, like adding to the DHSH budget, paying for parks, cleaning up oil spills, more money for cops, etc. But instead you want to contest the legal results of a obcenely well-observed hand recount because you’re unhappy.

    You talk about going all 10 yards, well, the hand recount is 10 yards. The Dems took advantage of their legal rights and paid for a hand recount. They (apparently) have won that hand recount, even without the ballots you’re so sure were un-secure. So the Dems took a chance and won.

    If you want to take another chance and push it to the US Supreme Court, feel free. But just like there was always a possibility that Gregoire would win in a hand recount (as evidenced by the shrinking margin after the machine recount) be prepared for the possibility that Rossi would lose any appeal to the US Supremes and the Republicans would end up further marginalized in this state.

  54. 54

    Chuck spews:

    Wednesday, 12/22/04 at 8:13 am

    more money for cops>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>

    More money for cops??? What do we need more cops for? All we need is the cops we have to get their asses out of the local diners and to put the radar units down and start pursuing crime!

  55. 55

    Jimmynap spews:

    Wednesday, 12/22/04 at 8:20 am

    What kind of fool is Paul Berendt to announce this??? What a supreme jackass. It may be true but it smells insiderish (invented word). He AND Vance can take a flying f-ing leap. It is gloating and immature. Let KC officially release the results and then discuss.

  56. 56

    jcricket spews:

    Wednesday, 12/22/04 at 9:09 am

    Dems are just trying to control the media spin, same as Republicans have been doing for a month. While I agree, generally, with your sentiment that Vance and Berendt aren’t the most even-handed commentators, I hardly think the Dems are guilty of anything worse than the Republicans.

    And unlike Vance, Berend’t hasn’t been trying to muddy the waters with unfounded accusations of fraud by the Republicans.

  57. 57

    Bob from Boeing spews:

    Wednesday, 12/22/04 at 9:11 am

    The announcement was part of the Supreme Court strategy. The Court can now rule to let the ballots in and it wil not change the results.

    Paul Brandt is brilliant.

  58. 58

    Jimmynap spews:

    Wednesday, 12/22/04 at 9:16 am

    Yes yes… I would just like to see the high road taken…. the more spin used to take control the less control there is sometimes.

  59. 59

    jcricket spews:

    Wednesday, 12/22/04 at 9:29 am

    Jimmy – I don’t disagree. I wish there was less partisan politics, but given that the Republicans are playing hardball, if Democrats take the “high road” it gets them nowhere.

    Personally, I think that moderates in the Republican party are in for a rough decade as the wing-nuts push their party farther and farther to the right.

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