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New poll has Darcy up 47 to 40!
The Darcy Burner campaign has seemed awfully cheerful in recent days, and now we know why. A new poll conducted on behalf of the campaign by pollster Lake Research Partners shows Darcy now leading Dave Reichert 47% to 40% in the hotly contested race for Washington’s 8th Congressional ...
How the Seattle Times Is Trying to Take Out Darcy Burner
openleft.com — Emily Heffter at the Seattle Times just published a story Darcy Burner's claims of a Harvard degree... in economics aren't true .  The story is literally made up out of whole cloth.  Burner has a degree in computer science and economics from ... (more) How the Seattle Times Is Trying to Take Out Darcy Burner
 Harvard Professor Defends Darcy Burner (video)
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Harvard Professor Defends Darcy Burner (video)
youtube.com — Harvard Professor Harry Lewis sets the record straight on Darcy Burner's strong background in computer science and... economics. (more) Harvard Professor Defends Darcy Burner (video)
WA-08: The anti-Darcy barrage
WA-08: The anti-Darcy barrage
dailykos.com — Freaked out at the possibility of Darcy Burner winning her seat, a whole host of unsavory characters... have suddenly piled on: Third party groups are dumping hundreds of thousands into the district. Reichert's media buyer has given the candidate ... (more) WA-08: The anti-Darcy barrage
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Twists in the Reichert Race as Ballots Go Out
Sound Politics — ... issues that are drawing voters to Democratic candidates around the country. In the all-important race for campaign cash, Burner benefits from her blogosphere profile. She has raised $2.3 million, much of it from outside her district. Money from outside the district and issues that don't match it either. That makes for a fiery race, but not necessarily a winning one. Speaking of which, independent polling the race continues to indicate the race favors Reichert (yes, I'm not including partisan, internal polls because those usually include "messaging" questions, rather than ...

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