Green Party activist Gentry Lange has announced that he is running against Ron Sims for County Executive. His platform includes "Voting Reform", which just goes to show that clean elections is a universal issue (except perhaps to those who think that one-party rule is a good idea for its own sake).
Not that I see Lange as a credible alternative to David Irons. But those who are disgusted with Ron Sims yet don't feel comfortable voting for a Republican for some reason should be pleased that they have a progressive alternative to Ron Sims.
Posted by Stefan Sharkansky at June 22, 2005 02:14 PM | Email ThisExcept under the top-2 primary, unless invalidated, he won't appear on the November ballot. Maybe the judge will fashion a remedy to let him advance to November.
I don't live in King County, but I think Sims could be vulnerable to an internal challenge among the Democratic PCO's. When is their convention?
Posted by: b2 on June 22, 2005 02:28 PMGentry Lange AKA the Spoiler. Just what David Irons needs to steal the lib vote away from Sims. Just keeps getting better. In fact, I would even vote for Lange over Sims given no other choice.
Posted by: Jeffro on June 22, 2005 02:31 PMOnce you know the rules, You too can win the Game!
Posted by: GS on June 22, 2005 02:35 PMShark, Shark, Shark...
PLEASE don't perpetuate the Left's delusion that their ideas are in ANY way "progressive."
Posted by: Mark on June 22, 2005 02:44 PMJust wanted to warn you, since liberals have no sense of humor and can't grasp sarcasm/irony they will probably take legal action against you as they will believe you registered six times.
By the way, why stop at six, I plan on registering at least a dozen times.
Posted by: Jeffro on June 22, 2005 02:44 PMAnyone want to try and force McDermott's hand?
Posted by: Sailor Republica on June 22, 2005 03:01 PMIf it does, this is not a another nail in Sims' coffin, it's another FISTFUL of nails in his coffin.
Go Green Go!
Posted by: Cliff on June 22, 2005 03:31 PMCan we outsource the counting and audited certifications to Reader's Digest Sweeps?
Posted by: Jimmie-howya-doin on June 22, 2005 05:17 PMI wonder what the Dems are up to with regard to the KC Exec race? I'm not seeing the usual sales job and spin to promote their guy...
Maybe they know that certain eyes are waiting to catch them in the act this time during the November election.......Nah! They will try to cheat again anyway! They can't help themselves....
Go ahead! Make our day...
Such as your own Timothy Goddard who makes the case here, http://www.soundpolitics.com/archives/004642.html, that with a Republican majority in both houses of Congress, and a Republican President, we really need to eliminate the "political imbalance" of having Democrats in the majority in Washington state.
Yes, two-party systems are most inconvenient. Goddard's statement is just about an endorsement of a one party system.
Posted by: Daniel K on June 22, 2005 09:07 PMNice job of intentionally ignoring the facts as presented to you.
Timothy patiently explained the phrase in its context but you want things to mean what you want things to mean, regardless of reality.
It truly must suck to be you.....
Posted by: alphabet soup on June 22, 2005 09:42 PMGet the petitions ready for Cascade County anyway, because there will be a big outcry for it if the loser gets reelected !
Posted by: KS on June 22, 2005 10:52 PM* Ron sims is a stooge of President Bush and Karl Rove. He bought the machines SPECIFICALLY so he can throw the election for Rossi. I mean, he HATES Gregoire because she totally ignored him in the primaries. (Trust me, they'll buy this crap.)
* Ron Sims doesn't give a flying wiz for the environment. Ask yourself: While Ron Sims was Exec, what has happened to make the place greener? All I see is more cars, more roads, and more garbage. (They buy this crap too.)
* It's time for a change. We don't need someone who is willing to throw the election TO A REPUBLICAN because he got hurt in the primaries. We don't need someone who talks about the environment but won't do anything about it. We need a really green candidate.
(Remember, every vote for the Green is 1/2 a vote for Irons.)
Posted by: Jonathan Gardner on June 22, 2005 11:31 PMI just had a thought, the dems may put Paul Allen on the ticket. It will be much easier for his buddy, Nickels to give him all sorts of land, stadiums, museums, street cars, buildings... plus he could steel additional land in rural KC (CAO). It is also going to be easier for this billionaire and his mayer pal to take your home based on the Supreme Court ruling on the matter that I read just this morning.
Just a thought.
Posted by: Jeffro on June 23, 2005 09:01 AMYea right....
Posted by: alphabet soup on June 23, 2005 09:51 AMRemember Grammy’s posting here at SP and her 48% increase in assessed “market” value? Will she get that same value in compensation if her property is acquired in a government “taking” now sanctioned by the U.S. Sup. Ct? Apparently, property owners are now the new evil class. Here is comes—“Eastern Bloc is just around the block.”
Lemme see....property owners vs. state, county, city governments now the corporations and developers can claim your home and property (thanks to the sup. ct.). Never has the need for the second ammendment been so evident.
Keep in mind the only decenters were on the conservative end of the spectrum (except O'Connor) who must have forgotten to take her meds.
Posted by: Jeffro on June 23, 2005 11:07 AMWith IRV folks could vote #1 for Gentry and #2 for Sims or whoever they prefer without fear. Fear based politics hasn't worked to make our country better, so instead of condemning people like Nader or Gentry let's work together to get rid of the spoiler system that discourages new ideas and more choices. IRV is a tried and true method; it is used in London, in Ireland , Australia and now in San Fransisco where it has recieved very good voter reviews.
The Greens and others are working to institute IRV in Washington and last year we won a small victory in the legislature by getting the right for Vancouver Washington to use IRV in their city elections on a trial basis. To find out more about IRV - the system that allows people to vote their hopes rather than their fears and how to make it happen in Washington- check out www.IRVWA.org
Thanks!
Joe Szwaja
Green PArty of Seattle
With IRV folks could vote #1 for Gentry and #2 for Sims or whoever they prefer without fear. Fear based politics hasn't worked to make our country better, so instead of condemning people like Nader or Gentry let's work together to get rid of the spoiler system that discourages new ideas and more choices. IRV is a tried and true method; it is used in London, in Ireland , Australia and now in San Fransisco where it has recieved very good voter reviews.
The Greens and others are working to institute IRV in Washington and last year we won a small victory in the legislature by getting the right for Vancouver Washington to use IRV in their city elections on a trial basis. To find out more about IRV - the system that allows people to vote their hopes rather than their fears and how to make it happen in Washington- check out www.IRVWA.org
Thanks!
Joe Szwaja
Green PArty of Seattle
With IRV folks could vote #1 for Gentry and #2 for Sims or whoever they prefer without fear. Fear based politics hasn't worked to make our country better, so instead of condemning people like Nader or Gentry let's work together to get rid of the spoiler system that discourages new ideas and more choices. IRV is a tried and true method; it is used in London, in Ireland , Australia and now in San Fransisco where it has recieved very good voter reviews.
The Greens and others are working to institute IRV in Washington and last year we won a small victory in the legislature by getting the right for Vancouver Washington to use IRV in their city elections on a trial basis. To find out more about IRV - the system that allows people to vote their hopes rather than their fears and how to make it happen in Washington- check out www.IRVWA.org
Thanks!
Joe Szwaja
Green PArty of Seattle