Slog - Comments on Boy Wonder http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/07/boy_wonder There's a bit of a buzz about former Stranger political writer Sandeep Kaushik. Although, Kaushik was hired away from us in summer 2005 to revitalize County Executive Ron Sims's office (which he seems to have done...have you noticed how bad ass Sims has been in the last year), Kaushik seems to be successfully transitioning into an up and coming political consultant. After trouncing the Seattle Times-backed estate tax repeal as the spokesperson for the anti-920 campaign in 2006 and then knocking down the viaduct rebuild as part of the No and Hell No effort earlier this year, Kaushik may land... Copyright 2008 Mon, 09 Jul 2007 11:12:21 -0800 Tue, 10 Jul 2007 13:33:01 -0800 http://www.movabletype.org/?v=3.34 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Comment by fnarf Um, $200? Is that a typo?

]]> fnarf http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/07/boy_wonder#c760184 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/07/boy_wonder#c760184 Politics Mon, 09 Jul 2007 11:18:01 -0800 Comment by fnarf Ah.

]]> fnarf http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/07/boy_wonder#c760198 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/07/boy_wonder#c760198 Politics Mon, 09 Jul 2007 11:37:00 -0800 Comment by Cato the Younger Younger I was never impressed with Darcy in the first place along with the fact she is a demonstrative loser in a campaign. Why should the Democrats think of nominating her again?

]]> Cato the Younger Younger http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/07/boy_wonder#c760233 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/07/boy_wonder#c760233 Politics Mon, 09 Jul 2007 12:19:41 -0800 Comment by Josh, wipe the brown from your nose Josh,
Looks like you'll be a reliable conduit for whatever Sandeep shovels your way.

Ask for a placement fee!

]]> Josh, wipe the brown from your nose http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/07/boy_wonder#c760247 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/07/boy_wonder#c760247 Politics Mon, 09 Jul 2007 12:38:06 -0800 Comment by Josh Feit @4,
I do love me some Sandeep.

]]> Josh Feit http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/07/boy_wonder#c760251 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/07/boy_wonder#c760251 Politics Mon, 09 Jul 2007 12:44:29 -0800 Comment by Gitai I think Burner's pretty impressive myself. I have a friend who's 64, and voted GOP every year til 2004, and after meeting Burner, was really anxious to hold a fundraiser in her own home. That and her narrow loss said to me that she just needed to get out among the people more.

]]> Gitai http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/07/boy_wonder#c760275 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/07/boy_wonder#c760275 Politics Mon, 09 Jul 2007 13:09:32 -0800 Comment by Gomez She's running AGAIN?

Don't Democrats ever learn?

]]> Gomez http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/07/boy_wonder#c760296 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/07/boy_wonder#c760296 Politics Mon, 09 Jul 2007 13:33:39 -0800 Comment by NapoleonXIV Who is this Darcy Burner, of whom you speak?

]]> NapoleonXIV http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/07/boy_wonder#c760301 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/07/boy_wonder#c760301 Politics Mon, 09 Jul 2007 13:37:26 -0800 Comment by SDA in SEA Darcy Burner tried, and failed. Next!

She gave it a good shot. But seriously, it wasn't good enough. Sheriff Dave shouldn't have been that hard to beat. He's got name recognition, but that's about it. He clearly isn't the brightest bulb in the box. He's got no respect or seniority in his own party, and has no significant legislative accomplishments of any kind. Democrats were taking over everywhere else in the country. His district is trending less conservative, and it is no longer a safe "R" seat. He should have been beatable, and Burner didn't manage it.

What makes anyone think she'll do any better next time? I'd like to see this district change hands, but I think the Democrats need to find a better candidate to do the job.

]]> SDA in SEA http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/07/boy_wonder#c760434 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/07/boy_wonder#c760434 Politics Mon, 09 Jul 2007 16:07:09 -0800 Comment by asdf Lots of candidates win on their second runs for Congress. Several of the Democratic House victors in 2006 first ran in '04.

A couple of points in Burner's favor: she doesn't have to start with 0% name recognition this time around, and '08 promises to be at least as good a Democratic year as '06.

And, the R's won't have the millions in soft money to dump into defending the 8th, given that they a) have ~21 Senate seats to defend nationwide, and b) have a couple of dozen House races in which they are now trying to unseat D's.

]]> asdf http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/07/boy_wonder#c760922 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/07/boy_wonder#c760922 Politics Tue, 10 Jul 2007 13:33:01 -0800