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Washington: Wa-08

Tue, 07/29/2008 - 12:07

CQ: Burner sits on elite war chest

By Bryan Bissell, PolitickerWA.com Reporter

The Washington, D.C. based Congressional Quarterly came out with a ranking of the top ten congressional challengers in America based on the amount of cash they had on hand at the end of the second fundraising quarter.

Eighth Congressional District Democrat Darcy Burner sits near the top of their list, coming in third overall and second among Democrats with $1.2 million on hand. Her opponent, Rep. Dave Reichert (R-Auburn), had just over $900,000 in the bank at the last filing period.

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Wed, 07/23/2008 - 14:33

Still more analysts believe Reichert-Burner a tossup

By Bryan Bissell, PolitickerWA.com Reporter

Yet another national congressional ranking site has acknowledged the competitive nature of Washington's 8th District race between Rep. Dave Reichert (R-Auburn) and challenger Darcy Burner (D-Carnation). This time it is the left-leaning Swing State Project, who just yesterday moved the race from its "Lean R" category to a "Tossup", one of twelve in the country in that category.

Read their analysis below, which cites Burner's fundraising advantage and Obama's relative strength in Washington.

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Mon, 07/21/2008 - 18:56

DCCC to spend a million on Burner

By Bryan Bissell, PolitickerWA.com Reporter

After early reports on ad spending showed a gaping hole in the 8th Congressional District television markets, new numbers indicate that the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee (DCCC)has reserved nearly a million dollars on Seattle television stations in advance of this year's election.

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Mon, 07/21/2008 - 16:48

Educators endorse Reichert

By Bryan Bissell, PolitickerWA.com Reporter

The Washington Education Association, normally a firm backer of Democratic politicians, has broken with its normal trajectory and endorsed Rep. Dave Reichert (R-Auburn) in his re-election race against Carnation Democrat Darcy Burner, according to the TNT.

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Tue, 07/08/2008 - 15:07

Netroots come out in force for Burner in wake of house fire

By Bryan Bissell, PolitickerWA.com Reporter

Losing a home to fire takes a toll on nearly every aspect of one's life. When a high profile campaign for the U.S. House is part of that life, the price gets distributed on to thousands more people, whether they are active campaign volunteers, or merely constituents who passively miss out on normal campaigning. Such was the case last week when 8th District Democrat Darcy Burner lost her home to fire.

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Wed, 07/02/2008 - 19:53

Burner to remain in race after house fire

By Bryan Bissell, PolitickerWA.com Reporter

Darcy Burner, Democratic candidate for U.S House in the 8th Congressional District, made it official Wednesday that she would stay in the race despite the fire that destroyed her King County home Tuesday morning.

Her announcement is below, along with a statement from her opponent, Rep. Dave Reichert.

"After the fire that destroyed our home yesterday, Mike, Henry and I spent last night together at the home of close family friends in Redmond. For all of those who have been asking, thank you again for your expressions of concern.

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Tue, 07/01/2008 - 13:14

Burner's house damaged by fire

By Bryan Bissell, PolitickerWA.com Reporter

The Seattle Times is reporting that 8th District Democrat Darcy Burner's Carnation home was severely damaged by fire this morning.

Burner, her husband Mike, son Henry and their dog were not injured in the blaze.

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Tue, 07/01/2008 - 11:48

Rudy to raise revenue for Reichert

By Bryan Bissell, PolitickerWA.com Reporter

[img_assist|nid=1573|title=U.S. Rep. Dave Reichert|desc=|link=none|align=right|width=160|height=195]U.S. News and World Reports confirmed last Friday that former New York City Mayor Rudolph Giuliani, the failed 2008 Republican presidential candidate, will be hosting a fundraiser for Rep. Dave Reichert (R-Auburn) in New York. Reichert was an early supporter of Giuliani.

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Thu, 06/26/2008 - 17:46

P-I profiles Todd in WA-08

By Bryan Bissell, PolitickerWA.com Reporter

The P-I has a brief profile on little known and late starting candidate Richard Todd (I-Snoqualmie), who is running as an independent for U.S. House in the 8th District against Rep. Dave Reichert (R-Auburn).

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Thu, 06/26/2008 - 16:37

With the end of Q2 comes buzzer-beating fundraising outreach

By Bryan Bissell, PolitickerWA.com Reporter

With the end of June rapidly approaching, and with it the time limit for reporting monthly (for state offices) and second quarterly (for congressional races) fundraising figures, candidates across the state have appealed to their supporters for a last-minute surge in contributions to beef up their prospects for the coming home stretch.

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