Posted by Nicholas Beaudrot of Electoral Math
As Atrios points out, running for Congress is one of the most thankless and humiliating tasks in politics. It's even more thankless when you're running an uphill battle against an incumbent. But this year, the DCCC has done a phenomenal job recruiting quality candidates for just such races.
Out here in The Other WashingtonTM, Peter Goldmark, a farmer from a famous political family in the area, is going to run for Congress in the rural 5th CD, while already Darcy Burner and Randy Gordon have lined up to run in the suburban 8th CD. There are plenty of others out there; one of my favorites is David Harris, who's running against "Smokey" Joe Barton in the Texas 6th. If you've got your own, throwing them some scratch before the end of the quarter is a good idea. If you're looking for a "pet candidate" go check out the DCCC's list and throw them some scratch.
