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Lasher Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Nov-03-10 11:26 PM
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Even Republicans Doubt Rossi Can Prevail In Washington Senate Race
Source: OPB News

Republican Dino Rossi's prospects of pulling out a win in Washington's U.S. Senate race are dimming.

Democrat Patty Murray has increased her lead -- albeit slightly. New vote totals show she leads by about 25,000 votes. But the trend line appears to favor her.

If Rossi is to win, the daily vote tallies need to start going his way. So far that hasn't happened.

In fact, Democrat Murray continues to have a 60-percent-plus advantage in heavily Democratic King County.

Read more: http://news.opb.org/article/17509-even-republicans-doubt-rossi-can-prevail-washington-senate-race/


Can anybody stand some good news? A win in Washington would give us 53 in the Senate. And it looks like that's just what is going to happen.
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Rosa Luxemburg Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Nov-03-10 11:28 PM
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1. I hope she wins
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countrydad58 Donating Member (274 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Nov-04-10 10:35 AM
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24. Me too.
But watch the Nazis ,tie it up in court ,like 2000 & The Franken election.
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Rosa Luxemburg Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Nov-05-10 05:53 PM
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32. Heh! heh!
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bluestateguy Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Nov-03-10 11:37 PM
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2. How many times is this guy going to run for office and lose in Washington?
What part of NO does he not understand?
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truthisfreedom Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Nov-03-10 11:41 PM
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3. Don't encourage him to quit! 8^D
We need loser rethugs!
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pnwmom Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Nov-04-10 12:04 AM
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6. We don't need him. Each race is way too close for comfort. n/t
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rsmith6621 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Nov-03-10 11:48 PM
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5. Thats Why He Is Known as Dino Lossi....AGAIN.
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Turbineguy Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Nov-04-10 06:27 AM
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23. It beats
having to go out and get a real job.
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DarthDem Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Nov-03-10 11:44 PM
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4. Um, Yeah

LOL. This one is over, but won't be formalized for a few days.

Rossi = three-time loser.
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subterranean Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Nov-04-10 12:15 AM
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7. Her lead has increased to 28,000 now.
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Lasher Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Nov-04-10 12:27 AM
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8. Excellent!
Here I had been just hoping we'd retain our Senate majority with 51, but these last two wins (counting Colorado) are frosting on the cake.
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Judi Lynn Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Nov-04-10 12:56 AM
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12. Thanks for the update. n/t
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freeplessinseattle Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Nov-04-10 01:32 AM
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15. Yay! The warm sunny day sure felt optimistic
Sure looks like the people prefer Patty.
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Salviati Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Nov-04-10 12:42 AM
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9. A hat trick of failure for Dino would help counter the blows of the failure of the income tax
and the passage of the latest tim eyeman drek.
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shoreline Donating Member (68 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Nov-04-10 12:47 AM
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11. Anything associated with Eyman...
...is absolutely toxic.
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shoreline Donating Member (68 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Nov-04-10 12:46 AM
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10. I'm a bit surprised...
...about the variety of outcomes here in the Evergreen State. The people of this state would have to be idiots to dump Murray in favor of Rossi, so far, so good. As a side issue, I think we should send a big "Thank You" card to Sarah Palin; the house was a lost cause regardless of her input, but without her stirring the pot, the Dems would have lost the Senate as well. Way to go, Sarah!
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AndyTiedye Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Nov-04-10 01:09 AM
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13. Was Sarah Palin Our Top Getter-Out of the Vote?
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shoreline Donating Member (68 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Nov-04-10 02:07 AM
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17. It would not surprise me...
...but it's not so much Sarah that disgusts me. After all, she's just another charlatan the likes of which we've had forever. The problem is the people that think she shits ice-cream - I just find it hard to believe there are that many dumbshits in America. But as H L Mencken said, "Nobody ever went broke underestimating the intelligence of Americans."
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Lasher Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Nov-04-10 01:15 AM
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14. Thanks to Sarah and the teabaggers.
Tea Party took steam out of Senate bid

Losses derailed GOP push to seize chamber

WASHINGTON — The anger and energy of the Tea Party movement helped the GOP secure control of the US House on Tuesday, analysts said, but probably hamstrung efforts to take over the Senate.

The Republicans’ haul in the Senate — six seats so far — is impressive, but losses of Tea Party-backed candidates in Delaware, Colorado, and Nevada prevented the party from securing at least a split of the chamber.

The Democrats now hold 50 seats and hope to win one more, with incumbent Senator Patty Murray holding a razor-thin edge as mail-in ballots are counted in Washington. In addition, two independent senators caucus with Democrats.

That advantage might have been more imperiled if the GOP had chosen mainstream Republicans to take on Democrats in those races, analysts said.

http://www.boston.com/news/nation/washington/articles/2010/11/04/tea_party_took_steam_out_of_gop_senate_bid/

Democrats now hold 50 Senate seats, plus the two independents who caucus with us for a total of 52.
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shoreline Donating Member (68 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Nov-04-10 01:58 AM
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16. Into every life a little rain must fall...
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Lasher Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Nov-04-10 02:10 AM
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18. Have you been watching the Washington Senate race?
We're going to win that one too, for a total of 53.
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shoreline Donating Member (68 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Nov-04-10 02:34 AM
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19. Like a hawk...
...I knew it would be close, but I never worried too much about Rossi. A lot of people here know what a slime-bag he is, and Murray is pretty popular with a large segment of the population. She just never seems like she's BSing or talking down. Rossi got into the race late, made some pretty stupid statements regarding Boeing, and is a poor public speaker. Good. Here's a link to some local stuff: http://www.mynorthwest.com/
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AtheistCrusader Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Nov-04-10 03:56 AM
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20. If not for that last debate, this would have been closer.
He sucked, bigtime, nails in the coffin.

Otherwise, that vote tally might be reversed. I want him to go away. He's entirely too close to winning the 1st time for governor, and now this election. 28,000 votes (maybe more, maybe less) is a thin damn margin to beat him by.
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Name removed Donating Member (0 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Nov-04-10 04:55 AM
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zehnkatzen Donating Member (769 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Nov-04-10 05:17 AM
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22. Dino Rossi Cries Like Nobody Else. Call the Waahmbulance.
I remember when he lost to Christine Gregoire by the slenderest of recounted margins. He gallantly suggested that Gregoire concede while he had the lead ... then cried "count every vote!" like a big baby until the finally decided that one.

I expect no better from this time around, regardless what Washington Republicans think.
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Hawkowl Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Nov-04-10 03:50 PM
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25. Let him pay for the recount
Dino can waste even more money by crying and paying for a recount. No chance he wins.
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Lasher Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Nov-04-10 11:10 PM
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26. No recount, he's conceded.
Poll averages predicted we would retain only 51 in the Senate but we got



Besides giving us another vote, this provides a cushion against a change in majority control over the next two years, since it's highly unlikely we would get to 49 from
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Ter Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Nov-05-10 12:58 AM
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27. Highly unlikely?
Are you saying we won't lose 4 or more seats in 2012? Do you realize how many more seats are up that are Democrat than Republican?
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Lasher Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Nov-05-10 01:29 AM
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28. Over the next two years.
Not after two years. Such as, if Lieberman decides to caucus with Republicans.
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Ter Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Nov-05-10 02:10 AM
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29. Opps
My bad. :)
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Lasher Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Nov-05-10 02:22 AM
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30. No harm, no foul.
Have you seen this thread about the 2012 Senate races? Interesting but overly optimistic, I think.
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Ter Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Nov-05-10 02:39 PM
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31. Yeah, but I dunno
We did better in the Senate than predicted, but we still lost 6. I have a feeling they will predict we lose 10 in two years. We may only lose 4, but that's the Senate. Ehh, we'll see how many Sharon Angles are nominated. :)
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