R-Dino Rossi wins WA Guv by 261 votes, recount coming.
Dino would be the first R-WA Guv. elected since '80. Just heard him live on KIRO-AM. Great connector, great personality. Big part of why he won. Like W. Same friendly, relaxed, down-to-earth tone that helped W. so much, and that both Kerry and the ultra-stiff D-Christine Gregoire, Rossi's opponent, lacked.
Here's the AP story. (Gregoire says she'll win after the recount. OK , you're on record Chris).
Like W., at his victory speech, Rossi first thanked his wife, children and family. He joked, "I've got a lot of relatives. About 261 relatives...."
Luv ya, ya big Dago galoot. (Hey, I'm from pre-PC Chicago, and I do that ethnic hazing thing, all the time. OK? OK!)
Rossi also made a point to thank "Dinocrats," i.e. Dems who went his way. Many of those. Important point, in a state that went for Kerry.
This has much to say about the moderate suburban, swing electorate, around Seattle (Snohomish and Pierce counties) and in WA just north of Portland, OR (Clark County).
Automated recount begins Sat., ends Weds. No WA recount has EVER resulted in overturning the results. Yet this one could, for all we know. Hope not.
Go Dino, and, Yee Hah!
Posted by Matt Rosenberg at November 17, 2004 07:09 PM
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Can't say I sweated this race as I probably should've; distance of 3000 miles and all. But there ARE 50 states - every gain is an important one, and I'd do well to keep that in mind.
I'm not a Marine, and I hope they don't mind me borrowing this yell, but "HOOOORAH!"
Posted by: Jeff at November 17, 2004 10:39 PM"Rossi also made a point to thank "Dinocrats," i.e. Dems who went his way. Many of those. Important point, in a state that went for Kerry."
I'm a Dinocrat. I also voted for Kerry-Edwards. Frankly, if Democrats would listen to themselves about Bush-Cheney and then compared Gregoire's actions to their description of B-C, they'd find a lot of similarities.
My respectful .02
GO DINO GO! SAVE OUR STATE!
Posted by: Josef at November 18, 2004 08:00 AM