Eli & I drove out (in the scary pouring rain) to Mercer Island yesterday afternoon to ring Lori Sotelo’s doorbell.

Taking the basic step that Sotelo failed to take when she, under an oath of perjury, officially challeneged 1800+ King County residents’ right to vote, we wanted to see if she actually lived at the address that she listed on her voter registration.

We also had a few questions for her: For example, what are the names of the volunteers and interns that she’s blaming for her “mistake” (i.e.,possibly committing perjury.) We’d like to ask these fall guys and gals, who are now taking the blame for the Republicans’ orchestrated strategy of voter intimidation, what they think about Sotelo and Chris Vance passing the buck.

What did we find at Sotelo’s so-called residence? Not Lori Sotelo. There was a bulky, dark-haired man climbing into a mini-SUV and driving off alone just as we pulled up. Unless Lori is a bulky dark-haired man, we’re just not convinced anyone named Lori lived there. No one answered the door.

Very very suspicious.