We had a great victory in WA state today when the Judge dismissed Rossi's election challenge.
And when I say "we" I mean more than the people of WA state, more than Democrats... I mean the internet community that made it happen by raising money to pay for the hand recount that made this victory possible.
But we cannot rest on our laurels. We have a unique opportunity here. By virtue of their lawsuit, the Republicans in WA state are calling for election reform. And the judge agreed, reform is in order. Elections must be open, fair and auditable.
Now is the time for Gov. Gregoire to step up and introduce a program for election reform. Considering the legal position the Republicans have taken, they will be hard pressed to oppose her.
We helped Christine Gregoire take office, and now we need her to help us. The problems of WA state in the past election are not unique, but they are now highly visible. Christine Gregoire has the opening to enact reform to make WA state the model of the nation. We'll take it from there.