by Nicholas Beaudrot of Electoral Math
I can't really say I know why Darcy Burner has become such a netroots darling, but I am certainly not complaining, since she's awesome. Darcy represents a new generation of political leadership, and since she's not a career politician, she's capable of holding a conversation without immediately slipping into campaignspeak. She has a real commitment to civil libertarianism in an era that has almost none, and having worked in the tech sector understands the need to maintain the trust of average people that video recordings or telephone conversations will not be put to nefarious uses.
The GOP is going all out to protect her opponent, Dave Reichert, which will cost roughly $3 million dollars; money that they might spend defending lower-cost districts in the Midwest, Great Plains, or Mountain West. Reichert is holding a $500,000 fundraiser with George W. Bush next week.
