[Superman]

Island, I appreciate the rational questions.

First of all, I like the idea of having rules and following those rules. That's how it works in all legitimate contests. It's this principle that allows you folks to dismiss liberals' whinings about the results of the 2000 presidential election.

Nope, I don't like the idea of a re-vote. Unless of course it's in the rules. Voter preferences can change, and the vote is supposed to be a snapshot. It's both the statistician in me, and the pure competitor, that makes me not prefer a re-vote.

I'm saying it's a dead heat. three dozen votes is so incredibly close to a bullseye that careful counting makes sense. Manual, I'd say. I trust people more than machines.

I'd also agree that recounting only selected counties at this point makes little sense, and smacks of tipping the competitive playing field. But you know.....and I don't want to sound whiney here and I am expecting more "HE'S A WITCH!!!!! response from some of you......this was one of the important issues in the Florida 2000 matter. Many say that if the entire state of Florida had been recounted, we would never have had to put up with the dolt we've got now.

So, some of you may want to cop some consistency with your remarks about the Washington State Gubernatorial election.