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courant.com - 11/5/2008

Shays Concedes -

— courant.com — "Tonight, we lost an election, but we didn't lose our souls," his wife, Betsi, told the crowd... at the Norwalk Inn. Shays, a 21-year incumbent, held off tough challenges in 2006 and 2005, but this year the Obama wave appeared to be taking a toll. With ... (more) Shays Concedes -

White House

Barack Obama

General David Petraeus

Jim Himes

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horsesass.org - 11/8/2008

Darcy Burner concedes

— horsesass.org — 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 ... (more) Darcy Burner concedes

White House

General David Petraeus

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youtube.com - 11/4/2008

Darcy Burner: Leave it All on the Road (video)

— youtube.com — Darcy Burner, Democratic candidate for Washington's 8th Congressional District, speaks for all the Orange to Blue challengers... on getting out the vote. (more) Darcy Burner: Leave it All on the Road (video)

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Darcy Burner concedes
HorsesAss.Org — ... I will write my own analysis later, but for the moment, I can’t disagree with Joan’s comments over at Daily Kos: ...

Sad News Overnight Thread
Open Left - Front Page — It isn't fun to report on bad news, much less on a weekend night after a big victory. However, there are two sad items to report: Darcy concedes: Darcy Burner has conceded in Washington's 8th congressional district. Darcy writes over email: "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 time and effort into the campaign, as well as the countless ...

WA-08: My Two Cents
Swing State Project — ... a lot of online sadness in the blogosphere over Darcy Burner's concession in the race in Washington's Eighth District, as well there should be. In any other district, I don't think I'd feel compelled to write add one more post-mortem, but my two cents might actually be worth three or four cents, seeing as how I spend a big part of my time in this district (I live in Seattle, but I spend eight hours a day slaving over a hot computer in Bellevue). One of the main contentions that I've seen elsewhere is that the Seattle Times threw the election with its last minute hit ...