As expected, it's Pridemore, Parker and Barnes.

So, the dems have picked their 3 choices: Pridemore, Parker and Barnes.

Who does the commissioners choose... and when?

Nothing much has changed: My earlier scenario went something like this, and I see no reason to change it:

And he's as wrong in today's babble as he was over the CRC Scam.

Starting with a lie: "Pridemore... has the best chance in November."

1. Neither he nor any other democrat stands a chance in November. 

The cancerous taint of their slavish devotion to the CRC Scam, combined with their playground inability to get past it along with the general Obamacare-inspired malaise kills the deal for Pridemore or any other fringe-leftist.
 
"Here's the scenario that gets them there:"

2.  Except it's not going to be Pridemore.

Here's the scenario that doesn't: Pridemore won't get the appointment.  That kills everything after Lefty's babble above. 

Stuart left for one of two reasons: 1.  Either he's the pussy that Lefty makes him out to be and he can't take what he made Mielke go through for four years... or 2. (And by far the most likely) he read the same tealeaves that the rest of us have and they came up a combination of "Marc Boldt/Joe Tanner."

Of course, he would never admit it in a million years, but having come close to losing last time, he recognizes that neither he, not any other democrat has a chance to win this time.

Lefty knows that.  But as a liar with a proven record of pure, Baghdad Bob propaganda for the CRC Scam generally and democrats particularly, repeating the lie that Stuart is a complete wuss and that he couldn't handle being on the wrong end of a 2 to 1 vote all the time and THAT'S why he bailed on his constituents is second nature to Lefty.
 
3. It very well could be Barnes because he's a blithering idiot and he would be an embarrassment to the dems.

Since choosing a dem is required here, you want to get the most asinine, buffoonish moron you can pick: Barnes is that guy, since Pollard isn't going for the gig.

That Lefty salivates at the idea that Pridemore get the gig, by itself, is reason enough to ignore the Butthurt One's prognostications.  After all, since Lefty and his new pit yorkie had a cow over getting busted for trying to rape us over official notices, does he really believe that he holds any sway on the 6th floor of the County Building? 

4.  Columbian slobbering is a net negative for democrats county-wide.  When he writes:

Regardless of who is chosen, come November the seat will come up for election. And whoever is appointed has an advantage in the race. That’s because the news coverage that elected officials get is free “advertising” to them.

It’s been estimated it could be worth between $50,000 and $100,000.

As far as it goes, he's right.  In this instance, the slavish, delusional devotion to the democrat will be worth between $50,000 and $100,000... to the Republican running against whoever is appointed.

After all, how much was the rag's support worth to Boldt or Tanner in the last election?  Whatever that was (And how quickly Lefty forgets the disaster for him that was THAT race) is what it's going to be worth this time around.  And considering the slobbering devotion to the hated CRC of any democrat?

The left could spend millions on this race and they'd still lose.
 
5. Barack Obama couldn't win a commissioner race here... and Lefty Lou helps the GOP with every column.

Exclusive of the fact that given his neo-communist actions in the White House, he couldn't win for dog catcher ANYWHERE, Lefty has never really looked at the precinct map on the light rail advisory vote.  He refuses to acknowledge it, doesn't give a damn that we hate his cherished program and that he looks like... and HAS looked like, a blithering idiot on this Scam since it started.

Lefty is exactly as right on this scenario as he was on the CRC Scam.  And how'd that turn out for him?

If it's me, the obvious choice will be Barnes. And he's the obvious choice not because he's last and people wrongfully see me as a Republican... but because every time he opens his mouth on any of the myriad of subjects going on in the county... which he will know nothing about... the local democrats who put him on the list will get the credit for whatever he says... and that ain't going to be pretty.

And, of course, since the commissioners aren't going to pick anyone until after filing, then this will hold true:

No one I've heard has ever called Pridemore "Stupid."  Misguided?  Wrong on the issues?  Political hack?  Opportunist?

Yeah... all of those.  But not "Stupid."

• Craig Pridemore · Top Commenter · University of Washington
  

  That's one interestign[sic] question, Lou. Consider this one, thinking not about "aho" [sic] but "when". If Steve Stuart doesn't vacate the office until April 11th, commissioners will have until June 10th to make an appointment. If they delay it until then (and why wouldn't they?), filing week is the second week in May and the filing fee is $1,062. Any candidate wanting to run in November will have to pay that (or play the long-shot write-in effort), not knowing if they'll even be running. Further, if all three who are at least on the D's list file and pay the fee, will they be able to withdraw in time to get their names off the ballot if they're not appointed? (I've asked Greg Kimsey about that one.) From a purely disinterested party ;-), the opportunities to "play" this appointment are pretty interesting.

  Reply ·· 3 · 21 hours ago

The answer to Craig's question concerning the withdrawal from the ballot issue is "no."

The Dems are going to have to lay (and waste) $3100 down on the counter to play.  And that means there's going to be 3 dem candidates on the ballot with the survivor to lose to the Republican in November

In fact, if Stuart were to resign today... right now... it wouldn't make any difference.  Candidates get 3 days from the close of filing (May 16) to withdraw. (RCW 29A.24.131) And I guarantee you that no appointment will be made before or inside that window.  The 60 day period from today would be, well, May 24.

Of course, Stuart won't resign now... her doesn't want to sign up for Obamacare, so he wants to leave one job where the taxpayers pay the lion's share of his health care and then hop right into the next... where the taxpayers pay the lion's share of his health care.

The irony, of course, is that since any democrat the downtown mafia runs will have been a CRC Scammer, it really won't matter who they run in November: they will lose.  That, of course, is likely to speed up the process for Madore's hated-by-CRC-Scammers East County Bridge.. not to mention strengthening the County's ability to veto BRT on 4th Plain.

"...the opportunities to "play" this appointment are pretty interesting."

That they are.  And Madore and Mielke should play them all.

Time to stock up on popcorn.