Well, guess we'll just have to agree to disagree on this one.
For the past few days I have been talking Rossi up, on the basis that 'fool me once, shame on you. Fool me twice, shame on me'. I was certain that he would fight this all the way to the Supreme Court if necessary (after all, that's what the dems did in FL in 2000).
I'll ask you this question: When the stimulus was rammed through, or the health care bill, or cap and trade (in the House, anyway), did you stop and say, "Well, at least my candidate was gracious in defeat and really played nicely by the rules"?
Politics is hard ball, and those who enter the arena must know this.
All that said, I must agree with you that I don't know Dino Rossi. And my name calling is out of line. For that, I apologize.
Perhaps it is time that we need a litmus test for candidates in California, Washington and Oregon. If you are not willing to go to the mat, say what needs to be said (even with the risk of being called 'racist' or 'too mean'), don't run. At this point, I could really care less about 'the type of campaign' one runs. My only concern is, are you willing to do whatever is necessary to win.
“For the past few days I have been talking Rossi up, on the basis that ‘fool me once, shame on you. Fool me twice, shame on me’. I was certain that he would fight this all the way to the Supreme Court if necessary (after all, that’s what the dems did in FL in 2000).”
Well, Rossi hasn’t conceded yet, as far as I know.
http://www.dinorossi.com/blog/
If he’s down by 50,000 with all votes counted, do you think he should demand a recount? He’d have to pay for it - you gunna pitch in? That’s millions of $$s...Now if he’s within 12,000 or so, I think the state will pay for a recount...