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To: Kenneth E. Phillipps who wrote (659349)	11/10/2004 4:34:05 PM
From: jlallen	Respond to of 769670

No....but there's always a few bad apples in every outfit...

To: Kenneth E. Phillipps who wrote (659349)	11/10/2004 10:37:14 PM
From: Hope Praytochange	Respond to of 769670

poor kennyboy now suffering another big loss Republican Pulls Ahead in Wash. Gov. Race By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Filed at 10:12 p.m. ET OLYMPIA, Wash. (AP) -- Republican Dino Rossi has pulled ahead of Democrat Christine Gregoire in the Washington governor's race, and he boldly announced a transition team to prepare for his possible ascent to power. The contest ended in a virtual dead heat on Election Day and has remained tight ever since as officials tally hundreds of thousands of mail ballots. Most Washington state residents cast ballots through the mail. Rossi first pulled ahead of Gregoire on Tuesday; he was leading by about 2,900 votes Wednesday. Thousands of ballots still have to be counted, and both sides have said the race probably will go on until the final rush of provisional ballots are tallied next Wednesday. A recount is automatic if the gap is less than 2,000 votes. Rossi, a 45-year-old former state senator and real estate investor, was the first to publicly talk about putting together a transition team. But he insisted that he is just getting ready, not presuming victory or sending any aggressive signals. ``It's prudent, that's all,'' he said in an interview. ``One thing you can't get back is time. We've already lost a week and it could be Thanksgiving or longer until we know for sure, and they won't be moving the inauguration date.'' Gregoire, a three-term attorney general, also has a transition effort under way, but said it is premature to talk about it before all the votes are counted. State Democratic Chairman Paul Berendt called Rossi's transition announcement Tuesday presumptuous and inappropriate. ``Chris Gregoire is going to be Washington's next governor. Dino can work on his transition plans, as Chris has, but there's no need to hold a press conference and talk about it. It's nothing but game-playing.'' A Gregoire victory would mean the Democrats would preserve their 22 governorships nationwide. The Republicans already are assured of at least maintaining their 28. The contest is reminiscent of a cliffhanger after the 2000 Senate race. It took almost a month for Democrat Maria Cantwell to learn that she had defeated Republican Sen. Slade Gorton by about 2,200 votes. ^------ On the Net: Gregoire: gregoire2004.com Rossi: dinorossi.com Returns: vote.wa.gov