horsesass.org - 11/8/2008
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Darcy issued the following brief statement:
“It is likely at this point that Congressman Reichert has won re-election, and while we will certainly ensure that every valid vote is counted, we accept the decision of the voters.
“I would like to thank the thousands of people who put so much ...
dailykos.com - 11/8/2008
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dailykos.com —
The Seattle PI has called the race in
WA-08 for Reichert . Republican U.S. Rep. Dave Reichert...
has won re-election in Washington's 8th Congressional District, defeating two-time Democratic challenger Darcy Burner in a close race. With almost 80 ...
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WA-08: Burner Concedes
groupnewsblog.net - 11/8/2008
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groupnewsblog.net —
Darcy Burner. 2008. Location/photographer unknown. My heart is
breaking. Darcy has given everything she is and has...
to win. We lost in the last ten days because Corporate Media manipuated the voters . Period. Full Stop. Darcy was ahead by FOUR ...
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Why Darcy Burner Lost the Washington 8th Congressional ...
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And the lights dim a bit…
Upper Left —
Darcy: It is likely at this point that Congressman Reichert has won re-election, and while we will certainly ensure that every valid vote is counted, we accept the decision of the voters.The classy gesture you'd expect from Burner, but she was robbed, plain and simple, by the conjunction of a front page smear in the Seattle Times and the likely criminal line of credit extended by Reichert's media buyers, allowing him to broadcast the smear in the closing days of the campaign. Darcy will be fine, I'm sure. Smart, ...
Excusing Away Burner's Mistake
Sound Politics —
Excusing Away Burner's Mistake Darcy Burner's netroots base will probably never let us hear the end of their earnest insistence that it was those rotten, corporate bastards at the Seattle Times who defamed Burner and thus manipulated the race in favor of Dave Reichert. Timeout: let me pause for a minute to savor the schadenfreude of liberals complaining about treatment received from the MSM as harmful to election prospects. [chuckle] Ok, back to the post. This blogger believes the lameness of that excuse speaks for itself given the facts of the matter. Nonetheless, I refer ...
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