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I think we missed the SUSA initiative results

I-1098 (Income tax)
Yes 34%
No 56%

I-1053 (Reinstate two-thirds majority)
Yes 55%
No 28%

Epic fail state.

I like how every state that does something vaguely contrary to what you want it to do is "epic fail" or a "joke state." Gotta love the benevolent Dems!

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http://www.bellinghamherald.com/2010/11/21/1730355/sen-cantwell-unlikely-to-face.html

lol. I hope Didier runs again... The results in Western Washington would be beautiful.

I hope Democrats have to face Reichert or McMorris Rodgers. They could at least make a close race.

I hope they have to face McKenna, gubernatorial rumors aside. That would make them cry.

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I highly doubt Rossi will run again.

Note, though, that I said the same thing about 2010. But I just can't imagine the guy running against McKenna. There was a lot of speculation that Rossi actually wanted to run for Governor again, but the party establishment was uniting behind McKenna, and that's why he tried running for Senate instead. Or something like that, I don't remember precisely.

If Reichert ever retired for whatever reason, Rossi might make an interesting candidate for the 8th district, I guess. But then there's Reagan Dunn to consider! Oh, the possibilities.

That would be the only time I'd ever remotely consider supporting him again. He just can't be elected statewide, it seems.

Plus, a poll that I don't think was recorded in our database here showed McKenna obliterating one of the Democrats' best candidates, so I think it would be a much wiser decision just to stay out if he actually wants his party to win something again.

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I highly doubt Rossi will run again.

Note, though, that I said the same thing about 2010. But I just can't imagine the guy running against McKenna. There was a lot of speculation that Rossi actually wanted to run for Governor again, but the party establishment was uniting behind McKenna, and that's why he tried running for Senate instead. Or something like that, I don't remember precisely.

If Reichert ever retired for whatever reason, Rossi might make an interesting candidate for the 8th district, I guess. But then there's Reagan Dunn to consider! Oh, the possibilities.

That would be the only time I'd ever remotely consider supporting him again. He just can't be elected statewide, it seems.

Plus, a poll that I don't think was recorded in our database here showed McKenna obliterating one of the Democrats' best candidates, so I think it would be a much wiser decision just to stay out if he actually wants his party to win something again.

The only 2012 Gov poll I know of was McKenna vs. Brown...and she would most definitely not be the Democratic Party's best candidate.

State Senate president? I'd think that would be a pretty damn good candidate, myself, but I don't know much about Washington politics.