Caitlin Ross, 22-year-old daughter of KIRO talker and former Congressional candidate Dave Ross, is a Democrat candidate for the state House in the 9th District. It's refreshing to hear a Democrat take a clear stance that she
believes it's important not to lie, cheat or be wasteful either of ... money or ... trustBut Paloustics blogger Tom Forbes finds that Ross has voting residence credibility issues (see her two voter registrations as of July 31).
Even if she were a more established candidate, Ross would still face long odds. According to the Secretary of State's election results archive, the 9th District hasn't elected a Democrat to the Legislature since 1976. In 2004 the 3 Republicans in the 9th won their races with 60% or more of the vote.
Posted by Stefan Sharkansky at September 14, 2006 06:30 PM | Email ThisOn her Web page with the Spokane Democrats she is quoted as saying " she believes a Democrat is needed to represent the 9th district because DEMOCRATS HOLD THE MAJORITY in Washingtons Legislature. It's difficult for MEMBERS OF THE MINORITY PARTY TO HAVE THEIR VOICES HEARD IN THE LEGISLATURE, meaning ther constituents aren't heard".
So basically Washington State Democrats are unwilling to listen to anyone who isn't one of them is that right? They would willfully ignore any Washingtonians who are not represented in the Legislature by a Democrat is that right MS. Ross? Wow! good luck with that logic. You just called your own party a bunch of bias bigots that willing discriminate against minorities. Hey how about you run that buy our Senatorial delegation and the Congrssional folks too. I believe using your logic we should send a bunch of new Republicans to Washington DC.
Posted by: Smokie on September 14, 2006 07:42 PMI figure McDermott is just out to lunch, but I was hoping that Inslee and Larsen would reject their leadership's call for secrecy and corruption.
http://clerk.house.gov/evs/2006/roll449.xml
Posted by: Janet S on September 14, 2006 07:56 PMWe have a democratic governor who campaigned against tax increases.
We have a democratic senator who is campaigning saying she is working hard to bring tax relief to the citizens of this state.
Good luck to you Catlin, without lying, you will need it.
Posted by: gs on September 14, 2006 09:49 PMThe Whitman County registration appears to be the one that is wrong, likely due to clerical errors. It shows a registration date of July 2006, yet she has voting history in 2005.
It appears that she temporarily moved to south Spokane (still in the same legislative district) for the summer - most likely a summer internship, which WSU students in some disciplines are encouraged to complete.
She likely put in a temporary forward on her mail. During this time, it is apparent that Whitman County ran the June National Change of Address, and transferred people based upon that data. It looks like she was transferred from whitman to Spokane in June 2006. She never voted there, and next we have data showing Caitlin Ross corrected her address back to Whitman County.
Unfortunately, the USPS NCOA data does not distinguish between temporary forwards and permanent forwarding orders, so everyone having their mail forwarded for whatever reason gets cauught in the net. This is a real problem for election offices, and the post office is the source of the problem.
This is why it's important to analyze the data and what it means before accusing anyone of "registration issues".
Besides, even if she really had changed her address, as long as she was still in the 9th legislative district, there is no eligibility issue.
Posted by: Cougar Gal on September 15, 2006 02:31 AMIt's not about her Dad, it's about her. Just like it's not about Darcy Burner's Dad, brother or husband, it's about her. But If you want to drag in Catlin's Socialist, Anti-property rights, Universal welfare, Higher Taxes, Nanny state Daddy go ahead. I am sure that will fly in the Pea and Lentil Capital.
Posted by: Smokie on September 15, 2006 02:47 AMBoth addresses are in the same district, and Cougar Gal's post sounds pretty sober to me. Caitlin Ross seems like a nice girl, even if I'm not a big fan of her dad. Well-intended doesn't carry one far in politics, but it's refreshing.
Posted by: Alcon (I-WA) on September 15, 2006 03:35 AM"Clerical error?" "Internship?" "Post office's fault?" Did you actually READ the post?
Ross registered to vote at two places ONE week apart, both of them "coincidentally" the addresses of local DEMOCRATIC Party officials, including her campaign advisor. This just three weeks before she filed to run for office.
What does that look like to you?
We may be the "pea and lentil" capital, but we're not stupid.
Posted by: Tom Forbes on September 15, 2006 07:59 AMI cannot help it if you have never been to Pea and Lentil Capital of the United States. It happens to be the area MS. Ross is running in to try and represent. So sit down and have a piece of Cherry Pie.
Posted by: Smokie on September 15, 2006 08:48 AMinteresting lead in given that mr. ney (republican), after months of denying wrongdoing (i.e. lying) just agreed to plead guilty to accepting bribes. 27 months in the pen is recommended.
the empirical evidence would suggest that lying and stealing are not driven by party affiliation.
Posted by: dinesh on September 15, 2006 10:21 AMSmokie: Happily. You know of any good local joints? ;)
Posted by: Alcon on September 15, 2006 01:52 PMYou referenced Twin Peaks, I assumed you knew that it was famous for its featured food, Cherry Pie. It was filmed in North Bend and I believe the resturant featured in the series is still there. However, I do not know if they feature Pea or Lentil soup from the 9th district.
Posted by: Smokie on September 15, 2006 02:13 PMPerhaps dinesh could put his vast & varied credentials to use and verify that point for us...
Posted by: alphabet soup on September 15, 2006 04:32 PMI know it's off topic, but hey, it's a great festival.
Posted by: Kevin on September 15, 2006 07:15 PMSome of the young have very old souls.
Posted by: Clagett on September 16, 2006 03:47 AM