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With the eyes of America firmly glued to the Olympics, Washington's gubernatorial candidates are busy trying to remind voters that there's a primary election next week.
Gov. Chris Gregoire is planning to spend the final few days before Tuesday's election right here in Pierce County.
On Saturday, Gregoire plans to visit the Pierce County Democratic Campaign office.
On Sunday, she and First Mike are scheduled to drop by the 25th Legislative District's office in Puyallup before heading over to the Puyallup Farmer's Market.
And on Monday, Gregoire is expected to show up at a Tacoma General Hospital construction site to symbolize her support for the building trades.
Dino Rossi, meanwhile, is spending the next few days east of the Cascades in presumably friendly territory. Rossi is in Chelan/Wenatchee today, the Tri-Cities on Saturday and Spokane on Monday, according to spokeswoman Jill Strait.
But that doesn't mean his supporters are writing off Pierce County, which he won by 4 percentage points in 2004. On the contrary, Don Anderson, Pierce County Chairman of Dino Rossi for Governor 2008, said in an e-mail to supporters yesterday that, "If Dino wins big in Pierce County, he wins - period!"
"But Christine Gregoire is coming to Pierce County almost every day!" Anderson writes.
Click on to read the full e-mail.
A Rossi Win - Pierce County is the Key!
Thanks in large part to our efforts in Pierce County, Dino Rossi inches ever closer to victory in November. The latest independent statewide poll shows Dino in a statistical dead heat with 48%, Gregoire 50%, with a 3.7% margin of error.
There is more good news behind the numbers!
In 2004 Rossi carried Pierce County by a margin of 4% - almost 13,000 votes. At the same time he trailed in the combined King-Pierce-Snohomish County area by 9%. This latest poll shows the combined margin in those same 3 counties has narrowed to 6%. That would be over 20,000 more votes for Dino! The poll also underweight's Eastern Washington, where Dino is a heavy favorite.Information leaked to a Seattle newspaper from a private Democrat poll confirms Dino is ahead in Pierce County. If Dino wins big in Pierce County, he wins - period!
But Christine Gregoire is coming to Pierce County almost every day!
VOLUNTEER, WE NEED YOUR HELP!Please help us find Rossi supporters and make sure they get out to vote. Spend a couple of hours to change the course of the State of Washington. Dino Rossi is grinding it out every day. If we each just give him a little more help this time, it will make all the difference.
Follow this link for Pierce County volunteer opportunities near you: http://www.dinorossi.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=41&Itemid=52
Help us win with a recount-proof majority! Don Anderson, Pierce County Chair Dino Rossi for Governor 2008 electdino@donanderson.org
COMMENTS:
Let's face it; the gubernatorial campaign is a lost cause (again). Don't let it distract you from other important races...like Superintendent of Public Instruction (SPI).
The media drone on and on about Terry Bergeson and Randy Dorn, who have all the corrupt endorsements and money. In fact, Bergeson and Dorn have been working together for years, and both have many scandals around their necks.
One candidate for SPI is raising Hell. He has more information on his campaign website (and discusses more issues) than any other candidate in this race. Indeed, he could probably blow any of the gubernatorial candidates out of the water.
We've stood by and watched George W. Bush and the Vichy Democrats flush the economy down the toilet. Can we at least rally behind our schools, behind the children who will inherit our mess?
Check out David Blomstrom's campaign website at www.seattle-mafia.org. Don't let corrupt unions determine the outcome of this race!
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