On 29-Dec-04, Lowell C. Savage wrote: LCS> The problem with his analysis is that Ruth Bennett (the LP candidate in LCS> the gubernatorial race) did her best to run to the left. She LCS> emphasized personal freedoms, was thoroughly "out of the closet" as a LCS> lesbian and favored "gay marriage."...
You mean she actually campaigned? That's news to me out here in the sticks. LCS> ... She claimed, immediately after the election, that she had cost LCS> Christine Gregoire (Dem.) the election. Now, it appears that she only LCS> "nearly cost Christine Gregoire the election." LCS> Add in all the hanky-panky that went on with the recounts, and you've LCS> pretty much blown Chuck Muth's original premises clear out of the LCS> water--and the rest of the argument with it. I really don't think so, Lowell. Just as there are diehard Ds and Rs who vote the straight party ticket, I believe there are thousands who vote for Ls as a protest because there is no "None of the above" on the ballot. _______________________________________________ Libnw mailing list Libnw@immosys.com List info and subscriber options: http://immosys.com/mailman/listinfo/libnw Archives: http://immosys.com/mailman//pipermail/libnw
