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Tuesday, November 4, 2008

“I’m Feeling Pretty Good, Actually.”

posted by on November 4 at 13:15 PM

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Eastside Democrat Darcy Burner cast her ballot this morning in Redmond (photo of Burner at her polling place via NPI). Afterwards, she had time for a quick cell phone chat with the Stranger Election Control Board about her close, close race against incumbent Republican Congressman Dave Reichert.

Riding through unincorporated King County toward a Democratic phone-banking center in Issaquah, Burner told us:

I’m feeling pretty good, actually. The attitude of the voters I’m talking to is so excited for the opportunity to change our country. I’m getting just an enormous amount of positive feedback. I think it will be close, but I’m optimistic.

Like the Gregoire-Rossi contest, the Burner-Reichert race is a rematch, and one that’s gotten rough (and a bit loopy) in the final stretch.

A number of days in the last two weeks featured the Burner and Reichert campaigns sniping at each other over which candidate was riding on an inflated resume, with Burner being charged with falsely claiming an economics degree from Harvard (she has a Harvard degree in computer science with a special focus in economics) while Reichert was accused of claiming to have a Bachelor’s degree (when in fact what he has is a two-year Associate’s degree from a Christian college in Oregon). Burner downplayed the fracas, which was touched off by Republican operatives who leaked doubts about Burner’s Harvard degree claims to the Seattle Times.

I think voters are smarter than that. There are big issues at stake here about what direction we want to take the country. To avoid those issues is the sign of a desperate campaign.

As for the polls:

I’ve certainly liked the last few, which have shown me up.

They have, indeed, shown her up. But only slightly. In 2006, this race took days to settle out as all the absentee ballots had to be counted before there was a clear winner. That could very well happen again.

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1

I couldn't vote for Burner myself because I live in Wallingford, but I did convince my coworker to vote for her instead of Reichert.

I'm taking credit for at least a two vote swing. My coworker is married, maybe she convinced her husband to do the same. Maybe it's a four vote swing.

Go Darcy.

Posted by J | November 4, 2008 1:24 PM
2

See for yourself if you think Burner told the truth:

http://www.HarvardHoax.com

Posted by Mike Shields | November 4, 2008 2:17 PM
3

They pretty much called it for her Sunday.

Assuming people voted - which they did.

Posted by Will in Seattle | November 4, 2008 4:12 PM

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