Washington Governor: Gregoire (D) 52% Rossi (R) 41%

Rasmussen Reports ^ | May 16, 2008

[Clintonfatigued]

The re-election prospects for Washington Governor Christine Gregoire (D) have improved significantly over the past two months. The latest Rasmussen Reports telephone survey of Washington voters shows Gregoire leading her Republican challenger, Dino Rossi, by eleven percentage points. It’s Gregoire 52% Rossi 41%.

In late March, Gregoire was up by just a statistically insignificant single percentage point. In February, Rossi had a one point advantage. Four years ago, the 2004 election between the same two candidates was one of the closest elections in the state’s history.

[fieldmarshaldj]

I don’t own a cell phone, either. When I’ve borrowed them, I personally detest talking into the damn things. I like something that actually reaches from my ear to my mouth, like a good old fashioned phone.

[Gator113]

“.....margin of fraud.”

Well said...

[sionnsar]

Thanks to Clintonfatigued for the ping. IMHO, it is time for every FReeper to get out there and do something, even if it's to walk just one parade route or to help in just one mailing. fter that y'all get to live wi

Just voting simply isn't enough. If you REALLY want to win, commit to an hour or maybe two doing something you feel comfortable doing. As with FR,you'll likely find yourself among like-minded folk -- and you'll find some of them are your neighbors.

Say WA? Evergreen State ping

FReepmail sionnsar if you want on or off this ping list.

Ping sionnsar if you see a Washington state related thread.

[Elsiejay]

She’s been ostentatiously in the public eye, campaigning diligently as long as she has been Governor, somewhat in the mode of Bubba Clinton, who hardly let a fortnight pass without a televised announcement of something, anything that he had done for one or more of the many victim classes that comprise the American electorate.
Mother Gregoire has lotsa bucks, and I doubt very much that illegal voting gimmicks have been purged from the state of Washington. She will be governor as long as she wants to be.

[Zarro]

I hope it changes but Rossi just isn’t out there. Gregoire has been all over the state doing her thing.

That's probably somewhat true, but it's also true that he gets little help in getting "out there". I was in Seattle on business about a month ago and tuned into the local news. They had a long feature story about how Gregoire was kicking off her campaign. Showed her out in the masses with that fake smile. After the three-minute piece and as the picture is fading out, they chime in with "....and Dino Rossi started his campaign as well."

That seems reasonable. It's always good to get back to the east side of the state.

[bigfootbob]

Say it loud, over and over. I’m waving signs today in Poulsbo!