the wire

as the elections are drawing to a close and the last few ballots are turned in tomorrow, the polls show Rossi with a two percent lead to murray (49-47). of course, there are always going to be small mistakes in counting at this point, before the official release of who's winning or who won, so just because rossi is ahead now, doesn't mean he will be at the end of this election period. If rossi were to win in this november election, he would boot murray out of an office she's sat in since 1993, when she became the first woman senator of washington state. what a sore spot for murray.

Rossi must be a little worried about all this hubbub called last minute voters, because this past halloween weekend, he spent his time campaigning and working harder than Murray seems to be. He was in eastern washington, rallying his voters, he's sent out countless fliers encouraging people to vote in his favor. Some people might find it ironic, however, that he's claimed murray's television ads are malicious, cruel and place him only in a bad light, but then he turns around and does the same thing back. But that's not really anything new, just something that has continued throughout the elections.

Murray on the other hand must be relying heavily on the fact she's served since 1993 for Washington's senator position because she hasn't done anything notable as of late. She continues to endorse a reform of Wall Street, Veteran affairs and of course education and tax cuts, and she's campaigning hard. It seems that her most valiant efforts came when her political big wigs came to town to provide support for her.

So please, go mail your ballot, let your voice be heard. Vote. And keep your eyes out for another update, post-election.