Locke Weighs In On Recount

Outgoing Washington Governor Gary Locke held a press conference yesterday, and scrupulously avoided reference to Governor-Elect Dino Rossi by that title. Instead, he only made reference to Rossi and Attorney General Christine Gregoire together. Locke took issue with the procedure of certifying the election - saying the results would not truly be certified until done so by the Legislature in January. Locke did strongly support the "non-cherry pick" method of hand recount - and said recounting only a few counties would be a "piecemeal approach" that could likely lead to a statewide hand recount anyway - and further delay. Look for streaming of the press conference here on TVW - the state public affairs cable outlet.