Wash. GOP Demands New Governor Election

[Khephra]

OLYMPIA, Wash. -- State Republicans Wednesday charged that hundreds of provisional ballots may have been counted on Election Day without being verified.

It's the latest in a series of allegations from Republicans who are pointing to flaws in the governor's balloting and demanding a new election. After losing the first two counts, Democrat Christine Gregoire beat Republican Dino Rossi in the third count by 129 votes out of 2.9 million ballots cast.

State Republican Party Chairman Chris Vance said an admission by election workers in King County that provisional ballots had been counted without verification is "absolute proof" of the need for a new election. The heavily Democratic county includes Seattle.

"It's enough right there to invalidate the election," Vance said. "This is a bombshell."

http://www.newsday.com/news/politics/wire/sns-ap-washington-governor,0,6868040.story?coll=sns-ap-politics-headlines

[still_one]

1. yeah, well I want to rerun the 2000 election too

[Pirate Smile]

5. Not want - DEMAND - well, that changes everything, right? no, oh, OK.

[Barrett808]

14. Yes, if Florida couldn't be re-voted, why should WA? n/t

[fertilizeonarbusto]

2. deal

If we can have new BBV-free, Diebold free presidential election. No? I thought so.

[GOPBasher]

18. EXACTLY!!!!!! You said it perfectly!

We'll let them have a another Washington state election, if we can do the entire November 2nd election over with only paper ballots with which they can't cheat.

[calimary]

34. Yes. And hHere's what else you say: SORE LOSERMAN!

Repeat:

SORE LOSERMAN!

SORE LOSERMAN!!

SORE LOSERMAN!!!

On edit - I liked that response so much I couldn't say "no" to it. You get your do-over if the rest of us do, too, from coast to coast, okay? How 'bout that?

[Aristus]

3. I've waited four years for this:

ROSSI, SHUT THE HELL UP AND GO HOME, YOU SORE LOSERMAN!!!!

YOU LOST!!! GET OVER IT!!!!




Damn! That felt good! :-)B-):hippie::smoke:

[rkc3]

4. I love repubs.

First they attempt to block a recount. Now that they've lost, a recount is a good thing.

These stupid fuckers should listen to themselves. Someone in WA needs to ask them why a recount was a bad idea in November, but a good idea in December.

[Ganja Ninja]

6. They don't want a recount.

They know that if they go to a state wide recount the margin of victory for the Democrats will get even bigger. They want a do over so they can steal it again and get it right this time.

[sam sarrha]

7. tell the assholes that we have a Mandate by the people..get used to it !!

[LiberalEsto]

8. Let's trade: new presidential election in Ohio

in exchange for new governor's race in Washington.

[durablend]

11. Heck with Ohio...

Let's go for a revote everywhere that went red.

Sounds like a fair trade, doesn't it? :evilgrin:

[4dsc]

9. This isn't a golf game,,,

mulligan's are not allowed!!!

[KansDem]

32. Hey!!!

Gerry Mulligan (1927 - 1996)

[FredScuttle]

41. delete

n/t

[bemildred]

10. Sort of surprised somebody didn't tell these morons to shut up,

before somebody notices the logical disconnect between this and the
pResidential fandango in Ohio.

[gratuitous]

12. So, go to court and present a case boys

Or does the phrase that haunts the halls of Faux similarly echo in your brain: Wholly without merit.

This is an attempt, and a poor one at that, to win by faux-populism what they couldn't win at the ballot box or in the courts. Unfortunately, these weasels do persuade some slow-witted citizens (even a few who should know better) to join up in their cynical attempt to game the system.

Let's see, when the facts are against you, pound the law. When the law is against you, pound the facts. When the facts and the law are against you, pound the table. The GOP is about to reduce the table to kindling.

[freedom_to_read]

13. priceless

"when the facts are against you, pound the law. When the law is against you, pound the facts. When the facts and the law are against you, pound the table."

That is perfect! thx!

[MGKrebs]

15. What's that Dana Carvey commercial?

Ummm, NO!

[The White Tree]

17. Actually it's David Spade

Just for info.

[Justitia]

21. It's great!

Now whenever I hear Rossi whining, I'll be laughing, thinking of that commercial!

[wabeewoman]

16. As a Washingtonian I've been watching

the GOP noise increase. I've heard that right wing radio is screeching loudly about this. I think their goal is two-fold. One is to discredit the Governor before she is even at work and the other is to paint the democratic party as cheaters. Same ole, same ole.... There are many lte in local papers telling the repugs to 'get over it' and 'move on' and referencing 2000 but I think state party leaders need to speak up. A republican secretary of state validated the election. If we had honest republicans like Sam Reed in Florida and Ohio we would have just re-elected Al Gore. I loved Sam Reed's scornful line that he wasn't Kathleen Harris!

[Bugaboo]

24. Another Washingtonian here

It's also clear to me that the repubs don't have grounds to challenge the election legally (either through the legislature or through the courts). Otherwise they wouldn't have taken their fight to the court of public opinion. I think their goals are to #1. develop a myth of voter fraud that will take on enough life that they will get their re-vote or #2. to discredit Gregiore's win enough to cripple her term and prevent re-election. Face it, WA state repubs - you're officially the opposition party in this state. You can either cooperate or be cry-baby obstructionists. At this point they're doing the latter.

Vance is a nut-case. He comes up with a crazy lie daily that the papers print. I was glad to see the PI had moved his daily accusation from the front page (yesterday) to the front of the local section (today). Vance knows he's serving up bullshit - his only goal is to keep this alive and to plant doubt in the minds of the sheeple.

Go Sam Reed. Wonder if Reed will stay in the GOP or even politics after this.

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[GOPBasher]

19. I demand fair elections. When they give us that,

We'll give them another election in WA.

[bluestateguy]

20. They need to shut their mouths and support the Governor

Christine Gregoire is the governor. To not support her would be an act of treason.

[durablend]

29. Actually, it'd be supporting TERRORISTS!

Or so the freeper mantra goes :evilgrin:

[pa28]

22. Maybe somebody familiar the hand count process knows this.

If Vance's story is to be believed why were the provisionals not caught during the hand recount? Is there not some sort of visual marker that identifies provisional ballots?

[govegan]

23. I wouldn't believe anything that moron says

Old "wet pants" Vance is a proverbial whiner.

Just weeks ago his favorite refrain was "the people have spoken, concede NOW Christine Gregoire. Let's move on."

Actually, the provisional ballots are indistinguishable from other ballots once they are removed from the accompanying documentation. That is a flaw in the system, because the optical scanners will accept those provisional ballots without any mark or action by an elections official. Of course, this flaw is courtesy of Diebold.

However, that flaw pales in comparison to the touchy-feely screens in Snohomish and Yakima.

[PROGRESSIVE1]

25. Damn It Rossi! We need to be unified now! Ms. Greogoire is the....

Governor-Elect of the state! Why does Mr. Rossi hate America so much??? :eyes:

If Mr. Rossi really loved his country he would just SHUT up and accept the results.

[radfringe]

26. watching C-span 1&2 on Ohio Objection

I mentioned it to my partner this morning before she left for work -- told her that I wouldn't be surprised if some GOPer equates objection to terrorism...

she said "what does that have to do with the election?"

me: nothing - but they will try to link the two together -- just wait and see

ok, so I'm flipping between c-span 1 & 2 -- and sure enough some GOPer stands up and says the objection to Ohio emboldens those who hate our freedoms.. (close enough to objection = terrorism in my book)

What could be more democratic about a voting process that allows the results to be questioned? If results are not verified and reviewed then what good are elections? Part of a democracy is the ability to question those in authority, to be able to speak out when you feel you have been wronged and to see redress for those grievances.

If anything -- the objection to Ohio electoral votes strengthens democracy because we are free enough to be able to disagree and to talk about it..

as far as Rossi goes -- I say go for it, open up that can of worms... make some noise -- but beware, according to Rossi's compadres in GOPerland - to object to an election means he is supporting terrorists who hate our freedoms

[KamaAina]

27. Fine. Give it to 'em. In 2008.

This is where it stops. Selection 2000. California's "Total Recall". But no more. They can't just invalidate any election they lose. That would be fascism...

[davidinalameda]

28. and the Yankees want a new AL championship series

don't see either one happening

[Missy Vixen]

31. I just got an update onscreen from KIRO news

There have been two separate challenges to the governor election filed in the Washington Supreme Court.

Both, BTW, are supporting Rossi.

Did I mention how much I hate these people today?

Julie

[Tweed]

33. Okay, we'll take an election in Ohio

Starting.... NOW!

[gardenista]

35. kick for Khephra

[gardenista]

36. .

[gardenista]

37. .

[Cookie wookie]

38. Oh yeah, well we the people demand a

new election in Ohio, Florida, and New Mexico.

So as we've been told by the con press, get over it.

[patdem]

39. Hi Khephra

:kick:

[sonias]

40. No way no how

Now you know how it feels to lose a close election in an election system you don't trust. So maybe, just maybe you should work to change it like the rest of us. Write your Congressman or Congresswoman. Demand fair elections in every state. What's good for Washington is certainly good for Ohio.

Move on Loserman Rossi, you wouldn't want the world to think our American democracy was broken now do you?

:hug: for Kephra

Sonia

[miss_kitty]

42. kick for Khephra

[miss_kitty]

43. kick for Khephra

[Misunderestimator]

44. kick

[Dr Fate]

45. Best God-damned DUer there ever was!!!!

KICK for the BIG GUY!!!!!

[Sean Reynolds]

46. For they can fix it?

Bah!

[RadiDem]

47. Kick in tribute to the late great Khephra

RIP

[Scout]

48. kick