There is a rumor going around that if Kagan ascends to the SCOTUS one of the names on the short list to replace her is Washington’s Governor, Queen Christine Gregoire.
Now, if she is appointed and approved, she would have to resign as Governor, which would light off a bunch of special rules.
If she resigns before May 31 there would be both a primary special election and a general a special election
If she resigns before after May 31 but before October 3 it would just a donnybrook in November with no primary.
But, if she resigned after October 3 we would get some actual competent leadership in the form of current Lt. Gov. Brad Owen finishing out the rest of Gregoire’s two year term. After which, because Washingtonians love them some incumbents, he would probably be re-elected.
Your thoughts?
I know, it doesn’t make up for the damage 30+ years of Kagan on the SCOTUS would cause. But at least there is a little bit of sunshine to break the darkness.