Slog - Comments on Judge Rules Republicans Can Cloak Identity on Ballots http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/09/judge_rules_republicans_can_cloak_identi Dino Rossi and other Republicans may list “GOP” as their party preference on general-election ballots, King County Superior Court Judge Richard Eadie announced this morning. Democrats had sued the Washington Secretary of State, which oversees elections, requesting an emergency order to stop printing ballots because the GOP label was deceptive. A poll by Elway Research in June found that 25 percent of the state’s voters didn’t know GOP means Republican. And more recently the opinion research firm reported that Rossi gained 6 percent when he used the “GOP” label instead of “Republican.” “They are trying to steal the fucking election,”... Copyright 2008 Fri, 26 Sep 2008 14:11:41 -0800 Fri, 26 Sep 2008 22:46:15 -0800 http://www.movabletype.org/?v=3.34 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Comment by Vince Then educate the voters. Send out fliers with the other info that states clearly "GOP means Republican."

]]> Vince http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/09/judge_rules_republicans_can_cloak_identi#c1151547 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/09/judge_rules_republicans_can_cloak_identi#c1151547 2008 Fri, 26 Sep 2008 14:14:17 -0800 Comment by Westside forever Damn, and I was going to run as a whig in the next cycle.

This seems like a tempest in a teapot--even if someone is so out of the loop that they don't know that GOP = Republican, it seems unlikely that alone would "trick" them into not voting Gregoire.

]]> Westside forever http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/09/judge_rules_republicans_can_cloak_identi#c1151554 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/09/judge_rules_republicans_can_cloak_identi#c1151554 2008 Fri, 26 Sep 2008 14:18:57 -0800 Comment by joykiller GOP is an abbreviation, but it's hardly obscure. How dumb does Pelz think voters are?

]]> joykiller http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/09/judge_rules_republicans_can_cloak_identi#c1151558 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/09/judge_rules_republicans_can_cloak_identi#c1151558 2008 Fri, 26 Sep 2008 14:20:50 -0800 Comment by Dr. Savage Mudede 1. Go to your polling place early.
2. Vote.
3. Stand outside the rest of the day with a sign that says "GOP MEANS REPUBLICAN".

]]> Dr. Savage Mudede http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/09/judge_rules_republicans_can_cloak_identi#c1151562 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/09/judge_rules_republicans_can_cloak_identi#c1151562 2008 Fri, 26 Sep 2008 14:22:36 -0800 Comment by w7ngman #4, I wonder if you'd get hassled for electioneering within X feet of a polling place?

The Republican brand is so toxic, just informing voters that someone on the ballot is a Republican might be considering an act of campaigning against them.

]]> w7ngman http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/09/judge_rules_republicans_can_cloak_identi#c1151600 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/09/judge_rules_republicans_can_cloak_identi#c1151600 2008 Fri, 26 Sep 2008 14:38:27 -0800 Comment by keshmeshi That should be Gregoire's next ad: Dino Rossi is a Republican. At the very least it would be more effective than that stupid stem cell ad.

]]> keshmeshi http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/09/judge_rules_republicans_can_cloak_identi#c1151606 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/09/judge_rules_republicans_can_cloak_identi#c1151606 2008 Fri, 26 Sep 2008 14:40:26 -0800 Comment by Greg @3: Apparently, 6% of them are that dumb.

]]> Greg http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/09/judge_rules_republicans_can_cloak_identi#c1151607 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/09/judge_rules_republicans_can_cloak_identi#c1151607 2008 Fri, 26 Sep 2008 14:41:05 -0800 Comment by JC Gregoire has ads out?

]]> JC http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/09/judge_rules_republicans_can_cloak_identi#c1151609 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/09/judge_rules_republicans_can_cloak_identi#c1151609 2008 Fri, 26 Sep 2008 14:41:52 -0800 Comment by Banna So all ads from now on refer to the "GOP republican(s) candidate(s). Or start ads stating outlining your stance against Dino Rossi and his platform of Goat Oral Pleasure.

]]> Banna http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/09/judge_rules_republicans_can_cloak_identi#c1151613 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/09/judge_rules_republicans_can_cloak_identi#c1151613 2008 Fri, 26 Sep 2008 14:46:41 -0800 Comment by Banna So all ads from now on refer to the "GOP republican(s) candidate(s). Or start ads stating outlining your stance against Dino Rossi and his platform of Goat Oral Pleasure.

]]> Banna http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/09/judge_rules_republicans_can_cloak_identi#c1151621 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/09/judge_rules_republicans_can_cloak_identi#c1151621 2008 Fri, 26 Sep 2008 14:51:05 -0800 Comment by David Wright Pelz says "Democrats: we is the party of dumb voters."

]]> David Wright http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/09/judge_rules_republicans_can_cloak_identi#c1151632 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/09/judge_rules_republicans_can_cloak_identi#c1151632 2008 Fri, 26 Sep 2008 14:56:08 -0800 Comment by Dominic Holden @ 3 & 11) This is based on polling data. Follow the links for the methodology. The confusion is not among confused Democrats--as Pelz says, Democrats are drawn to Democrats--but the misled (dumb folk) are independent or undecided voters who are fooled by the "GOP" tag.

]]> Dominic Holden http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/09/judge_rules_republicans_can_cloak_identi#c1151646 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/09/judge_rules_republicans_can_cloak_identi#c1151646 2008 Fri, 26 Sep 2008 15:01:10 -0800 Comment by laterite Well, it's a Grand Old Party, after all! Complete with strippers and booze, I'm assuming.

]]> laterite http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/09/judge_rules_republicans_can_cloak_identi#c1151661 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/09/judge_rules_republicans_can_cloak_identi#c1151661 2008 Fri, 26 Sep 2008 15:08:28 -0800 Comment by La Mareada Can we do something about Pelz? why wasn't this an issue back before the primary? Why is Gregoire struggling? Why is the Dem Atty. General candidate MIA? Why does the GOP/Repug Lands Commissioner even have a chance after revealed as a serial groper and his laize faire logging policy caused the floods in SW Washington last winter? Why isn't the cost of those floods topic #1 whenever the state budget is debated?

Did Pelz et al think they were going to just coast on Obama's coattails? I keep getting emails from his office for Obama, not state offices.

]]> La Mareada http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/09/judge_rules_republicans_can_cloak_identi#c1151712 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/09/judge_rules_republicans_can_cloak_identi#c1151712 2008 Fri, 26 Sep 2008 15:38:58 -0800 Comment by REM Pelz and/or Gregoire need to come out with an ad explaining that GOP = Republican. Do it quick & do it frequently. I was shocked that 25% of people don't know what GOP means, but when I expressed my shock to my husband he said, "What's GOP?"

]]> REM http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/09/judge_rules_republicans_can_cloak_identi#c1151780 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/09/judge_rules_republicans_can_cloak_identi#c1151780 2008 Fri, 26 Sep 2008 16:30:01 -0800 Comment by Greg #14, you have hit the jackpot. Everyone who gives money or time or votes to state Democrats should be asking, "What the fuck, guys?" Repeatedly.

]]> Greg http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/09/judge_rules_republicans_can_cloak_identi#c1151782 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/09/judge_rules_republicans_can_cloak_identi#c1151782 2008 Fri, 26 Sep 2008 16:31:01 -0800 Comment by andy pant wouldn't gregoire be better served by dropping about half of her ad budget into 15 second spots that said, "gop means republican. i repeat. gop means republican"? god knows it be better than most of the ads she's run until now.

]]> andy pant http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/09/judge_rules_republicans_can_cloak_identi#c1151820 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/09/judge_rules_republicans_can_cloak_identi#c1151820 2008 Fri, 26 Sep 2008 17:07:15 -0800 Comment by Lee Gibson Who cares? Let him say that he's affiliated with the Party of Floyd.

The less power the parties have, the better. I've never understood why the top-two primary is bad.

]]> Lee Gibson http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/09/judge_rules_republicans_can_cloak_identi#c1151883 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/09/judge_rules_republicans_can_cloak_identi#c1151883 2008 Fri, 26 Sep 2008 19:58:51 -0800 Comment by Epimetheus @6 & 17 She (or her supporters) has (have) already run adds saying Dino is George Bush, would saying he is a Republican be any more effective?

Speaking of misleading ballot titles, who is this macho sounding "Chris"? Wikipedia says; "Gregoire, born Christine O'Grady,"

BTW, Wikipedia also says Dino's spouse is named Terry.

]]> Epimetheus http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/09/judge_rules_republicans_can_cloak_identi#c1151899 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/09/judge_rules_republicans_can_cloak_identi#c1151899 2008 Fri, 26 Sep 2008 20:17:01 -0800 Comment by jezbian ever since the new top 2 primary happened and i saw the ballots i have thought that it would be good for someone to register sites like:

www.gopequalsrepublican.com
www.gopmeansrepublican.com

etc etc etc....as far as i can see they're still available.....

]]> jezbian http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/09/judge_rules_republicans_can_cloak_identi#c1151930 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/09/judge_rules_republicans_can_cloak_identi#c1151930 2008 Fri, 26 Sep 2008 22:46:15 -0800