The Irony Is Palpable
Important new developments in the Washington gubernatorial race. First the facts: The state Supreme Court ruled a little while ago that the 723 ballots discovered in King County during the manual recount can be included in its totals. This comes after reports early in the day that even without these ballots, Gregoire had gained enough votes in this final county to finish that she now leads Rossi by eight votes pending certification.
If you thought the Republicans would accept the wisdom of the Court, you are much too naive. Here is the word, according to the AP:
The whole Boffoblog postImportant new developments in the Washington gubernatorial race. First the facts: The state Supreme Court ruled a little while ago that the 723 ballots discovered in King County during the manual recount can be included in its totals. This comes after reports early in the day that even without these ballots, Gregoire had gained enough votes in this final county to finish that she now leads Rossi by eight votes pending certification.
If you thought the Republicans would accept the wisdom of the Court, you are much too naive. Here is the word, according to the AP:
Republicans said they will now seek out Rossi voters whose ballots were disqualified because of election workers' errors and fight to have those ballots counted as well.I feel their pain, really I do. In the midst of a heated recount, a court steps in and issues a ruling that guarantees your candidate will lose. It sucks.
"We'll be taking them to canvassing boards in counties across the state and asking those canvassing boards to review their decisions and to consider these ballots," Rossi spokeswoman Mary Lane said.
Nope. The Republican credo is that rules are for everybody else.
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