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* Not that it really matters, the myriad of bad decisions and political payoffs forthcoming will cripple this state's economy for years. My business expansion plans were based on either Romney and/or McKenna winning. Now I'm going to provide for my existing customer base with my existing employees and that is it. The rest of you get what you voted for.
Posted by delbert]]> Sun, 11 Nov 2012 10:41:09 -0800 The Stranger
You say your prediction "wasn't off at all"? Remarkable if true ... and even more remarkable if true and made public.
Posted by RonK, Seattle]]> Sat, 10 Nov 2012 16:17:17 -0800 The Stranger

Posted by Mercer Island Goy]]> Sat, 10 Nov 2012 08:58:09 -0800 The Stranger
The counting continues but the campaign is over unless somehow the impossible happens.
Posted by Goldy]]> Sat, 10 Nov 2012 08:48:31 -0800 The Stranger
Posted by stinky]]> Sat, 10 Nov 2012 07:29:18 -0800 The Stranger Posted by Goldy]]> Fri, 09 Nov 2012 23:58:30 -0800 The Stranger Posted by the idiot formerly known as kk]]> Fri, 09 Nov 2012 23:49:36 -0800 The Stranger Posted by RonK, Seattle]]> Fri, 09 Nov 2012 22:36:30 -0800 The Stranger Posted by Oly insider]]> Fri, 09 Nov 2012 22:03:37 -0800 The Stranger Posted by reverend dr dj riz]]> Fri, 09 Nov 2012 21:53:49 -0800 The Stranger Posted by Lew Siffer]]> Fri, 09 Nov 2012 21:32:32 -0800 The Stranger Posted by Supreme Ruler Of The Universe]]> Fri, 09 Nov 2012 21:09:10 -0800 The Stranger Posted by Sugartit]]> Fri, 09 Nov 2012 20:37:01 -0800 The Stranger
So this is not a conservative meltdown. It is a homophobic meltdown, however.

R-74 and I-502 both passed due to the public's aversion to government intrusion into one's private life. Rob McKenna lost because he yoked his star to homophobic forces in order to secure campaign cash. Jack Connolly dumped close to 1 million dollars of his own money into the most expensive state legislature race in WA state history-and lost, not because he was too conservative (his economic policies are mainstream Democratic), but because he ran on an anti-GLBT ticket in a district that is heavily pro-GLBT. Sheryl McCloud beat Richard Sanders because Sanders was openly homophobic during his judicial campaign.

One night while in Yakima doing some phone banking, an Obama supporter mumbled to me that she thought her candidate would lose because of R-74. Outside the Yakima County Democrat's office, where said phone bank was itself, were no Approve 74 signs, but there was one very prominent Reject sign planted right out front by the sidewalk. In fact, I could find not one Approve sign anywhere in my wanderings through Yakima.

This had nothing to do with conservativism or liberalism or progressiviim. This had to do with our state being one of four that finally turned its pent up disgust with the Ken Hutchersons of this world into action. This was the day Washington told the bigots to go fuck themselves and leave GLBT people alone.
Posted by Tacoma Traveler]]> Fri, 09 Nov 2012 19:57:04 -0800 The Stranger Posted by seatackled]]> Fri, 09 Nov 2012 19:39:44 -0800 The Stranger