Journal pudge's Journal: Mike Hope Wins Recount 2
Republican challenger Mike Hope, in his third try at Representative for the 44th Legislative District, has emerged victorious in the initial count, and now in the mandatory hand recount.
Representative-elect Hope won the first vote over incumbent Democrat Liz Loomis (who had been appointed to fill Sheriff John Lovick's seat) by 118, with 104 write-ins, out of 68,860 votes counted. He has won the recount by 138, with 63 write-ins, out of 68,897 votes.
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Too busy re-adding^Wcounting... (Score:1)
The Democrats are too busy recounting in Minn. to worry about their stronghold on Washington.
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It's not as much of a stranglehold as you might think, and is less of one now than before. The Dem governor won primarily because of Obama votes, we still have a GOP A.G. and Sec. of State, we gained seats in both houses of the leg (in the House for the first time since 1994), Dave Reichert won re-election to Congress again in a tough district, and a whole lot of close races swung our way.
That said, the Dems do own both houses, and the governor's mansion, and the Supreme Court.
And when our $6 billion defic