Yet another analyst has upgraded WA-08 to tossup status, this time the liberal, yet cautious, Swing State Project:
WA-08 (Reichert): Lean Republican to Tossup
Of all the vulnerable Republican incumbents this year, we feel compelled to acknowledge that Dave Reichert is the first to lose a clear edge over his opponent, Democrat Darcy Burner. Reichert’s incumbency is less potent than other vulnerable incumbents in the Lean R column given his short tenure. Furthermore, he hasn’t been addressing his fundraising as seriously as other similarly-situated Republicans, allowing Burner to build a $1.25 million to $916K cash-on-hand advantage. In a tilt-Dem district (D+2.3) in a state and region where Obama is showing some early strength over McCain, Reichert is standing on shaky ground.
Add to that the million dollars in TV time the DCCC has already reserved, combined with the NRCC’s catastrophic money disadvantage (only $6 million in the bank as of June 30th) and Reichert better turn in some surprising numbers over the next couple months if he wants to stay competitive.
If Darcy wins, can we get a set aside to convert the Montlake Tavern into a National Historic Site?
Seems only fair?
NEA and WEA endorse Richert……
What? How’s that possible?
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Yay! We’re back in business!!
Someone went to a lot of trouble (and probably expense, too) to take down HA’s comment threads. It means the bastards read this blog. It means they don’t like our comments. It means they think we influence public opinion. And that makes us important — SO LET’S DO MORE OF IT!!!
If HA goes down again you can read Roger Rabbit’s commentary on Hominid Views.
We need a 60-seat majority in the U.S. Senate so we can pass legislation reversing the massive transfer of wealth from workers to owners that has occurred under the Republican dictatorship.
Oh!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! the Rabbit is still alive. Rabbit you must have lost your short term memory they claimed you did it!
Roger you already have complete contol in this state and blue collar job still leave this country.
8, 9 — Haven’t seen you for a while. When did you get out?
@1 Republicans keep telling us Darcy has no accomplishments. Yet these are the very people who worship money and tell us wealth is the only thing worth having and the sole measure of a person’s value to society. If Burner became wealthy as a result of her successful executive experience at Microsoft, then by their own yardstick, she is more qualified than do-nothing congressman Reichert, who was never anything more than a salaried government employee — which, to Republicans, by definition makes him a worthless loser.
klake did learn to turn off the CAPS while he was away.
This district is at a PVI of D+2. We should expect this district to fall to Democrats.