Brian Maloney, The Radio Equalizer: "Recipe for Rossi Success" Lacks a crucial element.

Brain Maloney, the Radio Equalizer, puts together a great take on the current situation concerning Rossi, Gregoire and Cantwell.

The only problem I have with his conclusion is a reliance on the State GOP organization:

"What the poll really shows is that Cantwell is in deep doo-doo, so the GOP should be lining up a credible candidate and kicking off fundraising efforts, now." (my emphasis added)

It is impossible to adequately inform the reader of the utter worthlessness of the State GOP organization. With incompetent leadership, leadership that was given a RAISE after his abysmal showing in the last election (Where the democrat vote percentage went against the trend nationwide and actually INCREASED here in Washington, where we lost contrition of the Senate and where the number of seats in the House DECLINE to 43 and where his failure to anticipate, plan and ACT in the Rossi election has put us where we are) no vision and no fund-raising ability, reliance on the GOP here for anything is a pipe dream.

The State GOP SHOULD ALREADY have candidates in EACH of the congressional districts. County level organizations should ALREADY have leads on candidates, with a view towards locking them in by June for the 2006 election.

How much of that has happened?

We already know. And because the answer to that question is "none," counting on the State GOP for ANYTHING is foolish.

26.2.05
WA: Nice Poll, But Point Missed

Should Dino Rossi run for Washington Senator Maria Cantwell's seat in 2006? Could he be elected? Yes. Is this missing the point? Yes again.

Courtesy of OrbusMax is a new poll taken by Rasmussen showing 2004 gubernatorial candidate Rossi winning in a head-to-head match-up, 47%-44%.

The same survey shows Rossi with higher positive ratings than either Cantwell or Governor-For-Now Christine Gregoire.

Two issues are apparent here: first, Cantwell is in very big trouble as the incumbent should have much better numbers at this point in the term (and this close to the 2006 election). Cantwell has consistently been less popular than Patty Murray, who coasted to reelection in 2004 against Rep. George Nethercutt, after the latter ran a lousy campaign.

Second, doesn't this survey miss the point? Washington voters intended for Dino Rossi to be their next governor. Tyrant Christine Gregoire used a variety of tactics with help from friends in the right places to take that away from him. Rossi has governor written all over him and the US Senate is a whole different ballgame.

Rossi needs to continue this fight, not get distracted by another campaign. Hopefully there will be a new gubernatorial election ordered for this year which Rossi will win by 5-10 points or more. Only 42% of Washington voters believe Gregoire won the election fair and square, according to the same survey. Wow! That does not bode well for Gov.-For-Now Gregoire.

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