The Seattle Times wrote:
A King County Superior Court judge says Dino Rossi can identify himself on the November ballot as preferring the "GOP Party" instead of "Republican."
Some confusion over the term is "unavoidable and inevitable," Judge Richard Eadie said this morning. But he said it would be more confusing to try to change ballots so close to the election, especially when some military ballots have already been mailed out and returned.
The state Democratic Party challenged Rossi's use of the term GOP, which stands for Grand Old Party, a nickname the Republicans picked up in the 1870s. Recent polls have shown that some voters didn't know that GOP meant Republican.
Some confusion over the term is "unavoidable and inevitable," Judge Richard Eadie said this morning. But he said it would be more confusing to try to change ballots so close to the election, especially when some military ballots have already been mailed out and returned.
The state Democratic Party challenged Rossi's use of the term GOP, which stands for Grand Old Party, a nickname the Republicans picked up in the 1870s. Recent polls have shown that some voters didn't know that GOP meant Republican.
I've noticed this in the campaign literature I get at home for the state and congressional races. The Democratic candidates put very prominently "Democrat Susan Smith for State Senator" whereas the stuff from the Republicans is notably absent in party mention. I actually had a campaign worker for state senate call me the other day and ask if I could be counted on for the candidate's support. When I asked which party she was with (I knew already) they just told me to visit her website... heh.
