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Rousso Ends Gubernatorial Bid But Continues Fight for Poker DecriminalizationThu, Apr 3rd, 2008 @ 12:00am Lee Rousso, the Renton lawyer and Poker Players Alliance (PPA) regional director for the state of Washington, announced the end of his campaign to become Governor "with a heavy heart and great reluctance", but says he will continue to fight to overturn the state law that incumbent Christine Gregoire signed in 2006 making it a class C felony to play poker or gamble online. On his website at leeroussoforgovernor.org, Rousso explained that his campaign strategy based on pulling independent and crossover votes had been negated by recent changes to the state's primary election rules limiting the primary to the "top two" parties, writing: "My decision to withdraw is based on last Tuesday's decision by the United States Supreme Court that resulted in a change in Washington's primary election rules. In particular, my campaign was predicated on Washington's pick-a-party primary system, which created (in theory at least) the opportunity to mount a campaign aimed almost exclusively at crossover voters. My pitch to Dino Rossi supporters was, "If you had two chances to vote against Christine Gregoire, you would be crazy not to." Unfortunately, the August primary will now be held as a top-two primary, which means the crossover appeal is not logically viable." He added, "Even though I am dropping out of the political arena, I will continue to work to change the laws so that Internet poker players can enjoy the Great American Game from the privacy of their own home." UPDATE ON COURT CHALLENGE "My constitutional challenge to the law is set for a hearing on April 25, 2008," Rousso noted. "Assuming I get my day in court (something the State is desperate to avoid), I think I have a good chance at winning."
"Meanwhile, I encourage all my supporters to continue to fight the good fight. We are going to win this battle. Maybe not today, maybe not tomorrow, but someday soon." He graciously closed by thanking his backers for their support. Read Related Articles:
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