GOP Not Giving Up In Wash. State
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In what may be their last hope of reclaiming an evaporated lead in the Washington governor&#39;s race before turning to the courts, Republicans have asked county auditors statewide to reconsider ballots that were rejected on Election Day.
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By Jim Camden, The Spokesman-Review, Spokane, Wash.  Jun. 24--We have not yet reached the dog days of summer, when news mountains can be made from information mole hills, but the state political parties seem headed there faster than the rest of us.
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Republican insists he is still in president race despite falling poll ratings, loss of staff and spending crisis.
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PUYALLUP, Wash. - The school board in this Pierce County city stood firm despite pleas from an angry crowd: No Halloween in the schools. "Improving student achievement is our highest priority," board president Greg Heath told about 400 people at the board's meeting Monday.
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Rasmussen Reports - Senator Maria Cantwell (D) has opened a double digit lead in the Washington Senate race. As a result, Rasmussen Reports is shifting its classification of the race from &quot;Leans Democrat&quot; to &quot;Democrat.&quot; There are now 41 states solidly in the Democratic column with four more leaning that way. Forty-eight states appear to be in good shape for the GOP with one more leaning in their direction. Six races are considered Toss-Ups.
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The top Republican in the U.S. House, battling calls for his resignation over a Capitol Hill sex scandal, called a news conference on Thursday to again say he will not step down, senior party aides said.
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Republicans on Monday laid the groundwork to contest the gubernatorial election, airing a litany of allegations and concerns over the way the election and its three counts were administered, particularly in King County.
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The governor's race is still undecided in Washington state, and Democratic Party volunteers are frantically calling voters with disputed provisional ballots after a judge orders officials to release the names. Republicans are miffed.
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Washington Stateâs 78 delegates are highly coveted by the Democratic contenders; the state holds caucuses on Saturday.
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Administrators are hoping that the victor in this year's presidential election will win by a wide margin. A close race, they fear, will result in more charges of voter fraud and demands for recounts. Kim Zetter reports from Washington.
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Recount Begins in Wash. Governor&#39;s Race; Republican Dino Rossi Led by 261 Votes in First Count. Govs.-elect Matt Blunt of Missouri, left, and Dino Rossi of Washington, confer during a break at the Republican
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By Mary Hopkin, Tri-City Herald, Kennewick, Wash.  Sep.
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Republican Party leaders yesterday laid the groundwork for a possible challenge of Democrat Christine Gregoire&#39;s victory over Dino Rossi in the hand recount for governor, claiming a number of irregularities in the way King County handled ballots.
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WASHINGTON - Republicans and Democrats made little headway in their efforts to build up a meaningful majority in Tuesday&#39;s battles over 34 Senate seats.
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A busy day beckons in Washington state Wednesday, with the state Supreme Court hearing arguments on the extremely close governor's race and officials in a key county expected to finish their hand recount.
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A judge has refused to speed up a Republican challenge to the bitterly disputed Washington governor's election, saying an accellerated schedule could lead to chaos.
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After three vote tallies and nearly two nerve-racking months of waiting, Democrat Christine Gregoire was declared Washington's governor-elect on Thursday. But her Republican rival did not concede and wants a new election.