Sen. Patty Murray wins fourth term (Seattle Times calls it for Murray)

The Seattle Times ^ | 11/04/10 | Jim Brunner

[Evil Slayer]

Gore conceded to Bush in 2000. He withdrew his concession and challenged Bush after the Florida recount went into play. So, I guess, conceding doesn't have any meaning if it comes from a RAT.

[NYRepublican72]

King County is as dirty as Cook County

Absolutely. They either have the absolutely best GOTV apparatus out there where the look over a voter's shoulder and collected the ballots on the spot a day or two before the election to push turnout in the county up to like 75% or they somehow managed figure out a way to cheat the vote-by-mail system.

All of these "new" votes were likely mailed the Monday or Tuesday before Election Day. The total King Co. number of ballots rose as the week went on, instead of falling steadily like in most of the other counties as they started counting ballots.

The problem is this vote by mail system will never change as long as the RATS are in charge. Washington is doomed.

[Enchante]

wow, the Dumbest-Senator-not-named-Al-Franken gets another term

I’m speechless

liberals love to preen and sneer about how smart they are, but anyone who can vote for an airhead like Patsy Murray is not fit to play at adulthood

[skookum55]

Given that the majority of our electorate chose Murray, WA deserves what it asked for. The rest of the country should be angered at this choice. Boycott WA.

[olezip]

Sen. Patty Murray has won a fourth term, riding a wave of strong Democratic support in King County to defeat Republican challenger Dino Rossi.

Why is it that close contests seem always to be won by the Democrats?

It seems like the voters in the inner cities have a vested interest in the Democratic ticket to ensure their bennies. Is this not a conflict of interest? ... a legal conflict of interest, I might add.

[mware]

They win because they do the same thing Connecticut might win.

Bridgetport, CT is always the last city to report their results.

[domenad]

Rick Scott/Alex Sink in Florida?

[sionnsar]

Say WA? Evergreen State ping

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[sionnsar]

The states on the west coast are absolutely corrupt cesspools.

I can confirm this.

[sionnsar]

Washington deserved better than Dino Rossi. I’m sorry, he’s a nice guy, but a terrible. boring campaigner with no fire in his gut. He was a 2 time loser already, and now he’s made it 3.

Rossi's first state-side campaign wasn't bad. But the second and last time he was wooden -- way overtrained.

In politics he's done.

[sionnsar]

Washington deserved better than Dino Rossi. I’m sorry, he’s a nice guy, but a terrible. boring campaigner with no fire in his gut. He was a 2 time loser already, and now he’s made it 3.

Rossi's first state-wide campaign wasn't bad. But the second and last time he was wooden -- way overtrained.

In politics he's done.

[sionnsar]

should Rossi choose to challenge these results (assuming that the Seattle Times is correct in their call)

Rossi conceded last night.

[sionnsar]

What in the world is wrong with the people on the Pacific Coast? Someone must put heroin in the water systems to produce a majority of people with such screwed up judgment. The rest of the nation has nothing in common with their unamerican attitudes which weaken the country.

There's liberalism all over. Try Austin TX.

[crosshairs]

WHY? Like NY/CA .. they deserve exactly what they vote for.

Except with U.S. senators and representatives, we ALL pay for their bad decisions.

[Corporate Law]

Brickhead Boxer (yes, Senator, you earned that moniker) needs competition for being the dumbest person in the Senate, after all.....

[NavyCanDo]

The liberals show up in droves to vote along with the conservatives against initiative 1098 which would have established a state income tax - (65% voted NO) - yet these same liberals vote for a supporter of 1098.

[sionnsar]

If Washington votes for Murray, they should get what they deserve.

America voted for Obama, they get what they deserve.

[ScottinVA]

we didn’t get the Senate this time around (the odds were against us anyway), but... something to keep in mind, with the significant number of GOP victories in statehouses (up to 29, at last count), the possibility exists that nature itself may intervene during the next few years, changing the makeup of the Senate. Five democrat Senators in currently, or newly minted, red states are at age 70 or higher.

Here are the top five:

Frank Lautenberg, NJ — 86
Carl Levin, MI — 76
Herb Kohl, WI — 75
Tom Harkin, IA — 70
Harry Reid, NV — 70

Not that I directly wish death to any of them, I do think at least one or two will pass from the scene during the next few years, resulting in at least a temporary placement of a GOPer in his place.

[olezip]

Bridgetport, CT is always the last city to report their results.

I guess that they wait to see how many votes they need.

[Astronaut]

Since Rossi is a 3 time loser and I’ve never lost a statewide race, I could show him how it should be done.