Washington 9th District Republicans May Set Aside Party-line Vote in August 5th Primary
For practically decades, now,
9th Congressional District Republicans have been trying to deny Rep. Adam Smith
reelection with the typical Republican politician, with one or two
exceptions, from Hollywood Central Casting, and they came closest with Dick Muri
in 2010, but still fell behind by several percentage points. Now, that the
currently shaped 9th District lined out half of all Republicans in the old 9th
District, including Mr. Muri, a lot of Republicans have thrown up their hands in
disgust since the 2011 redistricting deal was brokered and practically gave away
the 9th to the Democratic Party, apparently in exchange for Rep. Dave Reichert
(R) having a newly reshaped 8th District that is weighted a lot more to easy
reelections for him than his used-to-be closely contested races.
Some conservatives in the 9th District, however, like councilwomen Lisa Jensen (Newcastle) and Dini Duclos (Federal Way) are not necessarily persuaded that Adam Smith is unbeatable, and are willing to give an independent like Mark Greene a chance, despite the fact that the incumbent, Smith, is regarded as one of the most politically entrenched members of the Washington Congressional delegation. Shaking up the feckless and moribund United States Congress and the state political establishment seems to be the modus operandi of many rank-and-file Republicans as they increasingly shift towards supporting Mark Greene in the August 5, 2014 primary rather than casting a party line vote, realizing that a Republican from Central Casting, or anybody with an (R) next to their name, is not likely to beat Smith in the overtly partisan-drawn, Democrat 9th District. Another way of putting it would be, better to shake up the table with an independent and let the chips fall where they may than to go with the usual and assuring Muri, Postma, et al.
[8/3/14]
Commoner is 99% certain that the 2004 G.O.P. primary election was stolen from Mark Greene and handed to a political novice. Help us solve the mystery of "The Other Curious Election of 2004" (WA 9th Congressional District U.S. Rep. primary) by contacting real journalists and asking them to look into it, and writing or calling the U.S. Attorney for Western Washington, Jenny Durkan, and requesting that she make public all matters relating to the '04 primary. Regarding the journalists, ask them to use "Freedom of Information" requests to get to the bottom of this case. For more information: see 2/26/13 post entitled "Major Election Irregularities (Graph & Essay), and from there, there will be a list of other related posts on Commoner. Elections are too important for shams to be ignored and for accountability to be neglected.
If possible, please, consider contributing to the Party of Commons, by sending a check or money order ($10 recommended), or contribute to Mark's U.S. Representative campaign that will be on the ballot in August, 2014 (checks should be made out to "Mark Greene for Congress"); for either matter, write to P.O. Box 612, Bellevue, WA 98009. Thank you!
Some conservatives in the 9th District, however, like councilwomen Lisa Jensen (Newcastle) and Dini Duclos (Federal Way) are not necessarily persuaded that Adam Smith is unbeatable, and are willing to give an independent like Mark Greene a chance, despite the fact that the incumbent, Smith, is regarded as one of the most politically entrenched members of the Washington Congressional delegation. Shaking up the feckless and moribund United States Congress and the state political establishment seems to be the modus operandi of many rank-and-file Republicans as they increasingly shift towards supporting Mark Greene in the August 5, 2014 primary rather than casting a party line vote, realizing that a Republican from Central Casting, or anybody with an (R) next to their name, is not likely to beat Smith in the overtly partisan-drawn, Democrat 9th District. Another way of putting it would be, better to shake up the table with an independent and let the chips fall where they may than to go with the usual and assuring Muri, Postma, et al.
[8/3/14]
Commoner is 99% certain that the 2004 G.O.P. primary election was stolen from Mark Greene and handed to a political novice. Help us solve the mystery of "The Other Curious Election of 2004" (WA 9th Congressional District U.S. Rep. primary) by contacting real journalists and asking them to look into it, and writing or calling the U.S. Attorney for Western Washington, Jenny Durkan, and requesting that she make public all matters relating to the '04 primary. Regarding the journalists, ask them to use "Freedom of Information" requests to get to the bottom of this case. For more information: see 2/26/13 post entitled "Major Election Irregularities (Graph & Essay), and from there, there will be a list of other related posts on Commoner. Elections are too important for shams to be ignored and for accountability to be neglected.
If possible, please, consider contributing to the Party of Commons, by sending a check or money order ($10 recommended), or contribute to Mark's U.S. Representative campaign that will be on the ballot in August, 2014 (checks should be made out to "Mark Greene for Congress"); for either matter, write to P.O. Box 612, Bellevue, WA 98009. Thank you!
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