Allison, you make some good points in the abstract. But Washington is a specific case. Maybe you can make an argument for changing the Washington state law to prevent a judge from ever ordering a re-vote. But the law is there, and if there ever were an instance where there is a legitimate case for a contest, this is it. Would a re-vote be very, very, very close? Probably. But most very, very, very close votes are decided by a couple of thousands votes, which is a landslide in this context. (By the way, Rossi may seem to have the upper hand politically at the moment, but that could change–if for instance, Washington state voters decided this has dragged on too long.) Also, there have been re-votes prior to this latest rash of litigation–witness that amazing re-voting year of 1975. Finally, Rossi not filing a contest in this instance is not going to stem the tide of election-related litigation across the country. And why should conservatives oppose his legitimate case just because many people file illegitimate cases?