A couple readers have complained that they don’t want to read my nightly updates on the projected winner in the governor’s race. So don’t look.
The count continues to trend in Rossi’s favor, predicting a 4400 vote victory.
For those who want a glimmer of hope, I could not verify that the “ballots left to count” numbers include provisional ballots, of which more than a third are from King County. If these break strongly in Gregoire’s favor, she still has a shot.
“With those numbers, anybody who tries to be a prophet, the seer or a predictor is like the blind man walking down the dark alley,” said David Olson, a political science professor at the University of Washington. “I don’t know where this one is going to go; no one else knows where it is going to go.”
Even the experts agree this speculation is pointless….why do you persist in doing it?
Oh… “the experts agree.” I guess I better stop.
Speculation is not pointless — when it is informed and well analyzed, it can help you prepare for the future. But in this case, it simply makes waiting for the result a bit more bearable. I’m reminded of the theme song from the underrated Mel Brooks movie “The Twelve Chairs”:
“Hope for the best, expect the worst.”
It probably won’t be over when it’s over. My local Democratic Party is sending out e-mails looking for Demos that want to help with the recount.
Speculation is still pointless.
Your motto seems to be “Prepare for the worst…forget the hope.”
Jenny, I think you’re just speculating about my motto.
The HorsesAss.org motto has always been “Politics as unusal.” And if I had a personal motto, it would probably be, “I’d rather fail big, than succeed small.”
“The HorsesAss.org motto has always been ‘Politics as unusal’.”
Oh…it’s UNUSAL, all right.
Maybe your blog needs a spellchecker?
You’re speculating about people’s comments regarding your own speculation.
I’d rather succeed small than fail big. At least it’s success. And speculation is still pointless – Goldy.
Jenny, my daughter is in a Montessori school, and she keeps telling me that spelling doesn’t matter.
That’s great. But it seems you would care, since your bio indicates you have an Ivy-League education…am I correct?
I’m an excellent speller. I just happen to be a terrible proof reader.
(True story, I was once hiring somebody for an editorial position, and an applicant wrote in her cover letter that she had “excellent prof reading skills.”)