Another Word from Duffer ...

You should be aware that I'm considerably more moderate than you in my thinking. Not to the point of being called "liberal", but certainly more in the center on many issues. But, that's the great thing about living in the United States. We can agree to disagree! As I'm retired now, I can be more free to express my opinions than when I was working in CDA. Usually, I just sit back and listen until I just can't stand it anymore and I vent.

And on that point, I disagree that Meyer's pro-choice stance played a major part of his defeat. If that were the case, Hollingsworth and Vieselmeyer, who are pro-life would have polled 12-16% more of their district's vote assuming the demographics (and philosophy) were the same throughout the county. IMHO, Meyer was defeated solely on the burning and self-serving legislation issues.

I don't know if you're aware, but the organization SAFE (Safe Air For Everyone) furnished Mr. Hart with a mailing list of its members (over 1,000). Two weeks prior to the election, I received a well prepared Hart campaign brochure and letter asking for my support knowing that I wasn't even in his district. His defeat may be a mute point as I believe the Supreme Court will declare the protection legislation unconstitutional and the class action suit will proceed against the burners -- Duffer

DFO: I stand by my original opinion. I know that Hart fans were working the large evangelical churches in the area. And that he benefitted by that pro-life literature dump at evangelical church Sunday morning. So did Sen-elect Mike Jorgenson, another pro-lifer. As far as the District 5 race went, Nonini and Henderson worked their tails off, spent bundles, had the gale-force backing of the Post Falls Mafia -- and still only won by a hundred votes or so over pro-life wannabes. Yes, field burning and self-serving legislation played a role in Meyer's defeat. But so did his vote against the partial-birth abortion ban a few years back.