Slog - Comments on Re: Rumors of a Poll in WA-08 http://slog.thestranger.com/2006/09/re_rumors_of_a_poll_2 It's true. Here's the memo on the poll, which was conducted by the Portland firm Grove Insight and found Dave Reichert beating Darcy Burner by only one percentage point (with a margin of error of +/- 4.9 percentage points). That means that Burner and Reichert are now in a statistical dead heat, at least according to this poll. I don't know much about Grove or its reputation, but a quick Google search shows it to be mostly affiliated with liberal candidates. Perhaps that will make this survey dismissable as a "partisan poll." But its findings are in line with those... Copyright 2007 Tue, 26 Sep 2006 10:50:13 -0800 Tue, 26 Sep 2006 18:21:58 -0800 http://www.movabletype.org/?v=3.34 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Comment by DOUG. From October 2004:

The Dave Ross for Congress campaign released the results of a new poll of likely voters today showing that Dave Ross, a Democrat, has a significant 10 point lead over Dave Reichert in the Eighth Congressional District race.

Ross - 47 percent
Reichert - 37 percent
Undecided - 14 percent

]]> DOUG. http://slog.thestranger.com/2006/09/re_rumors_of_a_poll_2#c469392 http://slog.thestranger.com/2006/09/re_rumors_of_a_poll_2#c469392 Politics Tue, 26 Sep 2006 11:10:28 -0800 Comment by Will in Seattle Yeah, but since some local WA districts are tossing money Darcy's way ...

]]> Will in Seattle http://slog.thestranger.com/2006/09/re_rumors_of_a_poll_2#c469404 http://slog.thestranger.com/2006/09/re_rumors_of_a_poll_2#c469404 Politics Tue, 26 Sep 2006 11:22:06 -0800 Comment by him I'd be surprised if Reichert loses. I'm voting for Burner, but only because I truly hate Bush and the GOP Congress that has so horribly mismanaged our national and foreign policies. Were there Dem's in control of Congress or the Prez, I might've voted for Reichert. I think most people like the job he did as Sheriff, and he'll get re-upped. Of course, I predicted Bush losing both times. (well, I was right at least once on that, I guess).

]]> him http://slog.thestranger.com/2006/09/re_rumors_of_a_poll_2#c469406 http://slog.thestranger.com/2006/09/re_rumors_of_a_poll_2#c469406 Politics Tue, 26 Sep 2006 11:24:48 -0800 Comment by MoTown I agree with him (Him.) Burner's task is not to get the Eastside (425) on her side, it's to get South King County and East Pierce County (253: big hair, trucks, megachurches and all) to NOT vote for Reichert and TO vote for her. It's a tough task, and she may not be able to do it. I hope she can, though.

]]> MoTown http://slog.thestranger.com/2006/09/re_rumors_of_a_poll_2#c469454 http://slog.thestranger.com/2006/09/re_rumors_of_a_poll_2#c469454 Politics Tue, 26 Sep 2006 12:17:26 -0800 Comment by Christian Reichert caught the green river murderer with his bare hands and ate his liver while he was still alive. Therefore, he is the best choice for Congress.

He's also very well hung and a Christian.

]]> Christian http://slog.thestranger.com/2006/09/re_rumors_of_a_poll_2#c469486 http://slog.thestranger.com/2006/09/re_rumors_of_a_poll_2#c469486 Politics Tue, 26 Sep 2006 12:48:25 -0800 Comment by Will in Seattle I disagree, Motown, I think Burner's task is to get people in the mushy middle to vote period.

And Reicherdt used to pal around with GRK, and had massive budget deficits ...

]]> Will in Seattle http://slog.thestranger.com/2006/09/re_rumors_of_a_poll_2#c469511 http://slog.thestranger.com/2006/09/re_rumors_of_a_poll_2#c469511 Politics Tue, 26 Sep 2006 13:14:32 -0800 Comment by mgj check out this new postcard mailer from the reichert campaign:
http://www.bubbleshare.com/album/69086.a8ca69637ef

]]> mgj http://slog.thestranger.com/2006/09/re_rumors_of_a_poll_2#c469657 http://slog.thestranger.com/2006/09/re_rumors_of_a_poll_2#c469657 Politics Tue, 26 Sep 2006 15:37:47 -0800 Comment by Gomez If the primary voting is any indication (and I understand that many abstain from uncontested races), Darcy Burner's got a bit of an edge.

]]> Gomez http://slog.thestranger.com/2006/09/re_rumors_of_a_poll_2#c469788 http://slog.thestranger.com/2006/09/re_rumors_of_a_poll_2#c469788 Politics Tue, 26 Sep 2006 18:21:58 -0800