If at first you don't succeed, then try, try again. Having lost the Washington gubernatorial election, and the recount, the state's Democrats are now claiming victory after a hand recount in a single, heavily Democrat county allegedly gave them an eight vote victory.

Isn't this what Gore's crew tried to pull in Florida? Recount the recount only in the counties where your guy stands the best chance of picking up new votes. Claim that predominantly black voting districts mysteriously disenfranchise (is that a real word?) black voters. Hold recounts until the Democrat wins.

The Democrats increasingly rely on lawyers and the courts to elect their candidates in much the same way that they rely on lawyers and the courts to pass their agenda (see abortion, gay marriage, blocking immigration reform, etc.). I much prefer the old Democratic Party, which put the "D" in democracy by energizing the dead to vote and encouraging union workers to cast multiple ballots.

Sean, per our conversation.....

http://www.usatoday.com/printedition/news/20041222/a_statepop22.art.htm