Keep fishing. How about taking a poll of the citizens in the 8th District? I think that'd carry a bit more weight.

Politicians generally don't spring out of thin air into the hearts and minds of constituents; word has to spread, and political publications can be important bellwethers of growing support.

I would have *expected* her to complete law school. ;)

Darcy Burner has yet to stand up on her own and answer the bell. She continues to hide behind her campaign managers, letting them do all the talking, getting whatever members of the press they can to say vaguely positive things about her, and, in lieu of being more specific, going as far as they can in citing how evil Reichert is. Of course, this worked so well for John Kerry (though, to Kerry's credit, at least he did the talking for his campaign).

I'm not a troll: I'm legitimately frustrated at how the Democrats continue to bang their heads against a brick wall they've tried and failed to run through time and time again, instead of looking for the gateway. The gateway is not money, nor is it painting Reichert as the walking antichrist. It's convincingly building up Darcy Burner herself as a strong, independently liberal candidate, and you can't do that by raising money, kissing her ass in the press and calling Reichert a demon.

Darcy Burner, not her campaign managers, not the media, needs to be the firsthand spokesperson for her campaign.

Why is it relevant? Maybe she was afraid it would show her as an opportunist, or someone who doesn't finish projects she starts. I dunno.

I don't know anything about her, except the Stranger has already anointed her as Saint Darcy, and stridently pushes her cause in agitprop fashion.

It's annoying.

Mr.neo-lefty troll: As far as building up Burner as "a strong, independently liberal candidate" its clear she has been doing that top to bottom with everyone she has been in contact with supporting the Democrtic party. I'm sure the electorate will also have no trouble believing she is "a strong, independently liberal candidate." The electioneering question is whether she can stand up and say she is not going to be misrepresented and at the same time avoid appearing to be a whiner or a bitch when she does it.

I think, in your insulated opinion, you seem to perceive fringe media coverage and journalists preaching to the choir as the electorate of WA's 8th Congressional District buying her en masse as a candidate.

And quite ironically, I'm being such a pedant about this because I DON'T want her to lose. But I'm seeing the Dems making the exact same mistakes with her that have cost them control of Congress for the last 10 years, and instead of learning from it, they're just skipping right back down the exact same road.

You can keep calling me a troll, but whether or not you and The Stranger wins whatever argument you seem to think you're having with me and other dissenting opinions, the fact remains that Burner still has a lot of character and persuasion related work to do. As it stands, all this is simply hand-rubbing chuckling in the fortress, over plans that may or may not work.