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Wednesday, August 29, 2012

Media / Election Bruce Ramsey Supports Socialism!

Posted by Goldy on Wed, Aug 29, 2012 at 12:11 PM

Not really. But the libertarian-leaning Seattle Times editorial columnist does support Socialist Alternative Party candidate Kshama Sawant's right to state her party preference on the November ballot.

Sawant does have a party preference. The Aug. 7 ballot labeled her a Socialist in the Pedersen race. Voters saw her name printed under Pedersen's, and wrote it one inch away, under Chopp's, which is the only way 3,605 voters would put down "Kshama Sawant" and get it right.

She was listed as a Socialist. You couldn't miss it.

I am not arguing here for socialism, but for clarity. Let's not put lies on the ballot. She has a party preference.

I don't get to say this too frequently, but I totally agree with Ramsey. (Oh no... it burns... IT BURNS!!!)

Sawant is asking a judge to compel elections officials to put her party preference on the ballot. Yesterday Sawant sent a letter to House Speaker Frank Chopp, her opponent in her 43rd LD House race, asking him to support her rights by making a public statement before tomorrow's 8:30 AM King County Superior Court hearing

No word yet on whether Chopp will comply with Sawant's reasonable request, but since the two candidates will be meeting with the SECB later this afternoon, I suppose we'll have the chance to ask him face to face.

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It's in Frank Chopp's interest to support this right? No one is going to say "Golly! There's a socialist on the ballot, I've been blindly hoping for that all my time!" More likely it'll turn off folks who want to protest him for some reason but are still ascared of the Red Menace.

Posted by Foonken2

on August 29, 2012 at 1:01 PM

I would vote socialist.

Posted by treefort on August 29, 2012 at 2:10 PM

@2 me too. I don't know that the majority of undecideds would though, even if the other option was not to their taste.

Posted by Foonken2

on August 29, 2012 at 4:35 PM

"...which is the only way 3,605 voters would put down "Kshama Sawant" and get it right."

Ugh, what an ethnocentric asshole. THEM ~BROWN PEOPLE~ NAMES SURE ARE FUNNY AREN'T THEY ANYWAY

Posted by Cow on August 30, 2012 at 6:03 AM