Comments on: Washington’s Felons Chose Governor

Comments on: Washington’s Felons Chose Governor http://www.outsidethebeltway.com/archives/who_did_illegal_felons_vote_for_in_washington/ Online Journal of Politics and Foreign Affairs Sat, 20 Mar 2010 16:51:20 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 hourly 1 By: dw http://www.outsidethebeltway.com/archives/who_did_illegal_felons_vote_for_in_washington/comment-page-1/#comment-37520 dw Thu, 24 Feb 2005 21:43:58 +0000 /?p=9373#comment-37520 I wouldn't say the courts are stacked against them. The GOP is suing on their home turf -- Chelan County. The state Supreme Court is very disparate politically and includes a pretty staunch Libertarian. The problem for the GOP is that the judge in Chelan has already said he can't order a new election; only the Legislature can, and it's now majority Democrat in both houses. Even if they flip the state house in '06, it would be ludicrious for them to order a new election in '07 on the heels of the general in '08. I just did some quick math... assuming the felons voted 2% for the Libertarian, the felon votes go 58-40 for Gregoire, and they voted for Rossi 3 to 2 elsewhere in the state, you get Gregoire +94. Significant, but not enough to flip the election. The GOP needs something more. Good luck with the snipe hunt, guys. I wouldn't say the courts are stacked against them. The GOP is suing on their home turf -- Chelan County. The state Supreme Court is very disparate politically and includes a pretty staunch Libertarian. The problem for the GOP is that the judge in Chelan has already said he can't order a new election; only the Legislature can, and it's now majority Democrat in both houses. Even if they flip the state house in '06, it would be ludicrious for them to order a new election in '07 on the heels of the general in '08.

I just did some quick math... assuming the felons voted 2% for the Libertarian, the felon votes go 58-40 for Gregoire, and they voted for Rossi 3 to 2 elsewhere in the state, you get Gregoire +94. Significant, but not enough to flip the election. The GOP needs something more. Good luck with the snipe hunt, guys.

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