Republican Dino Rossi called for a new election in the race for Washington governor Wednesday night, a day before Democrat Christine Gregoire is to be certified as the winner by 129 votes.
Rossi, a real estate salesman and former state senator, held a press conference at his Bellevue headquarters to say he'd sent a letter to Gregoire asking for her support in seeking a new election to restore the public's faith in the outcome, which is "shrouded in suspicion."
"Quite frankly, folks, this election has been a mess," Rossi said.
Gregoire's campaign and the state Democratic Party immediately rejected the idea.
Olympian articleRossi, a real estate salesman and former state senator, held a press conference at his Bellevue headquarters to say he'd sent a letter to Gregoire asking for her support in seeking a new election to restore the public's faith in the outcome, which is "shrouded in suspicion."
"Quite frankly, folks, this election has been a mess," Rossi said.
Gregoire's campaign and the state Democratic Party immediately rejected the idea.
No shit.
For once a Democrat stood up and demanded a true count of all the votes and didn't back down. Now the Repuke wants a new vote. Maybe they think they've figured out a way to make sure they get more votes? It'll be a little harder than just rigging machines and throwing out ballots; it might cost them heavily in bribes or make them have to call in favors from da family.
We certainly are a divided country.
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