The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee released new polls in several districts this morning, including WA-08, where their survey of 400 voters shows Darcy Burner leading Dave Reichert by a 49% to 44% margin.
“Darcy Burner’s campaign for change is resonating with families who have had enough of Congressman Dave Reichert’s support for George Bush’s failed economic policies,” said Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee spokesman Yoni Cohen. “Reichert was a good sheriff but is ineffective in Congress, rubber stamping Bush’s war in Iraq and Bush’s effort to privatize Social Security and risk seniors’ retirement benefits in the stock market. Burner is running to change Washington and provide tax relief to Washington State’s middle class families.”
Well, I don’t know how good a sheriff Reichert really was (he did not, as legend tells it, catch the Green River Killer), but he certainly has been an ineffective congressman, and his continued support for privatizing Social Security, even in the wake of the current financil crisis, should disqualify him from office on its own. (Of course Reichert claims that he doesn’t support “privatization,” he merely supports individual accounts that can be invested in the market. But then, perhaps he really is dumb enough to believe the party line that those two schemes aren’t essentially the same thing?)
Yes, this is a DCCC poll, and they tend to only release the good ones, but they’re not in the business of deceiving themselves, so partisans on either side should not make the mistake of dismissing it out of hand. And while it is the first poll I’ve seen to show Darcy with an “initial head-to-head lead,” I’ve seen the internals on previous polls that showed Darcy leading after issues were pushed to respondents… something Darcy has been doing in recent weeks with her advertising.
Either way, confirmation (or not) is coming. I know of at least two more polls currently in the field, and both Survey USA and Research 2000 should have new polls dropping within the next week and a half. I’m crossing my fingers.
Goldy—
Will we be reading this about you someday??
Goldy, perhaps your creepy stalking will someday pay huge dividends. You won’t have to panhandle no mo’!!
@1 Cynical:
That assumes Goldy could actually obtain a woman, stalking or otherwise. We all know that won’t happen. Did ditzy Darcy ever manage to find her way out of that house of mirrors yet? She did discover she has a twin though.
Cynical… do you really think your sexist piggery does your side any good?
Oh that’s right… whenever you don’t like the content of the post, you desperately try to change the subject. I suppose this means that perhaps you’ve heard whisper of some of the internal polling on your side that shows the race even or with a slight advantage to Darcy. Care to share the internals with us?
I’ve just stopped reading Cynical’s posts. They never add to the conversation. He never has anything constructive to say.
Goldy–
Frankly, I could give a damn who wins that race. I do believe it will be very close…depending upon how McCain does in Washington. If O-blah-blah wins by more than 10 pts., Reichert is in trouble. Just my opinion…no “internals” Goldy.
Plus this is not changing the subject!
I see a close parallel between a challenger (Mahoney & Burner) and close associates (his aide & her boytoy!)
Where is that KLOWNstein sense of humor?!!
blue john–
Instead you read wonderful Progressive posters like Rog Rabbit & Steve talking about goat f*cking??
Ok bj, we understand your preference.
Cynical,
This should make your day:
YOU ARE A GOAT FUCKER!! You fuck goats. (That is what happens when you can’t get a woman.)
Your ramblings here are nothing more than juvenile entertainment. When you graduate from high school and get that AA degree from your local community college, come on back and post a coherent and concise sentence or two.
You are nothing more than a dishonest liar. Typical Republican. You swore you would stop posting here and you stay away for far too short of a while, then resume posting with an increased lack of intelligence, humor and humanity.
Fuck you, Cyniclown, and the horse you rode in on.
My Left Foot spews:
Cynical,
This should make your day:
YOU ARE A GOAT FUCKER!! You fuck goats. (That is what happens when you can’t get a woman.)
Your ramblings here are nothing more than juvenile entertainment.”
MLF–
You are hilarious!!
How does it feel to punch yerself in the nuts…you nut!?
Cyniclown,
I see that the meaning of the post went directly above your over inflated head.
I would like to say that I feel sorry for you. No way other than this blog to try and build your self esteem and ego.
No one (not even you) believes your wild tales of huge profits in the market. If you did as well as you say, well, you would be off on some island in the middle of Caribbean enjoying your millions. That is why this blog is not populated with millionaires, they are all enjoying their money, not here bragging.
My experience is that mature people with money remain silent about their good fortune. People with ego deficiencies have a need to brag and boast. You are world class at the latter.
You have a nice, delusional day, Goat Fucker.
PS
Why did you lie to the public? You said you were going to never post here again and yet, amazingly, you are posting here again. Lying is in the Republican DNA and you can’t help it?
Great news. Go Darcy!
Everyday and in every way, people are rejecting the Limbaugh-loving stooges of the greed heads.
I’d like to think this was true, but the source of the poll makes me somewhat cynical.
What this poll shows is that the national sentiment regarding the economy, which some would think we were immune to here, is probably going to be a factor here. When your stock market portfolio loses 30% in just a few weeks, that’s going to make people sit up and pay attention, and those that don’t have investments in the markets are already feeling the pinch.
Check out Dave’s grade when it comes to “middle class” issues:
http://themiddleclass.org/legi.....ichert-541
he got an F in 2005 and a C in 2007
Cyn:
Ahem.
Rasmussen, 10/2:
Not helping Gregoire.
# 15:
Not having access to the numbers, but judging just from the commercial count on TV I happen to come across, it appears that Rossi is outspending Gregoire about 4 to 1 on TV air time (including BIAW “independent” ads).
And the best he can do is stay even????? Man, it takes a TON of money to buy an election for a Republican, doesn’t it?
@6 “Instead you read wonderful Progressive posters like Rog Rabbit & Steve talking about goat f*cking??”
If you Republicans would just stop with the goatfucking and pedophilia, then maybe, just maybe, we’d quit calling you out for it. But just you can’t stop, can you?
Get with the program. “Baaa” means no, you perv!
http://buttons.cafepress.com/i...../209341556
Burner is sooooooooo unqualified to be a member of Congress that it is painful. Reichert is doing a great job for the District and will continue to do a great job for years to come.