I mean this in a very positive, fish friendly way .. How do we get by the kind of thinking shown in this statement? "I fear he's hiding an extreme right-wing agenda up his sleeve" Other than the fact that he is running as a Republican, do you have reasons for your fear? Or does the word "Republican" taint a politician no matter what stand they take? And just as Dino Rossi is painted a certain way for being Republican, Chris Gregiore is feared as part of this Western-Washington liberal establishment. Is there any way that a politician can get cross-over votes from our voting block?

Is it fair to say that Governor Locke hasn't seemed especially interested in our issues? Can we expect any different from either of the two candidates when elected? I've always been a staunch conservative, but I'd be willing to support a Democrat if I felt they would stand up for recreational fishing issues. As an eight-year Washington resident, I just can't see that the Democrats in control of this state have been supportive of recreational fishing issues and yet we are expected to continue to elect them because of fear of the Republicans.

Is anyone else here willing to overlook partisan politics and vote against your normal party? As a group, we are a huge voter base, but our support of candidates is splintered like the general population. Maybe that is good, and maybe it shows that for all of our hot air discussions, we really don't vote on recreational fishing issues.