SR: If You Don’t Succeed … Sue

There’s a plausible case to be made for such a strategy, given the allegations spelled out in Brannon’s suit. He doesn’t claim that the tabulation of ballots – 3,165 for Kennedy, 3,160 for Brannon – is inaccurate. He believes the election itself is flawed, so the outcome would be flawed, too, even if unchanged. So skip the recount and get right to the lawsuit. But the scattergun approach is nevertheless unsettling. The challenge names about a dozen city and county officials, elected and appointed – all in their official capacities, of course. It alleges defective actions, including some practices that have been common (and uncontested) for years. It asks that the entire election be invalidated, but if not the whole election, then at least the Kennedy-Brannon race. Yes, that’s the way litigation works. That’s also what causes the discomfort/ Spokesman-Review Editorial Board . More here .

Question: Do you think incumbent Mike Kennedy would have sued to annul the election, if the shoe was on the other foot?