"Second, the fact that Hobbs, an incumbent state senator who's liberal on social issues and conservative on economic issues, got just one vote, is proof that the Democrats don't quite get that the 1st, which is serious swing turf more suited to Hobbs' moderate position than Burner's liberal one."
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Care to back up that statement with some EVIDENCE, or are you just pulling sh*t out of your a**es again? Where is your EVIDENCE that Darcy can't win this district? Serious polling hasn't even begun yet, much less serious campaigning.

And can we please stop this boilerplate description of Kathleen Drew as "former Gov. Chris Gregoire aide?" It's only a partial description. Kathleen is, in addition, the former state Senator from the 5th Legislative District, the first Democrat of either gender elected to the Senate from the Eastside suburbs.

Yes let's stop the inaccurate boilerplate description. Drew was a policy advisor to Governor Gregoire on OCEANS (in the plural). She was a one term Senator who got elected in a fluke, and got clobbered on her reelection. She also has the distinction of being appointed to a sweet heart deal of a position in October, (after she announced her campaign) to collect a government salary for which she does absolutely nothing. I wonder how many hours she's clocked on that job, or how much time her husband has taken off from his job in Thurston Co. to go on an all expenses paid by the taxpayer "tribute to mediocre government workers tour" of the state. I wish she at least had the decency like Nickels to fake a belief that elections management should be nonpartisan. Nope, she glides around like a Sith Lord proclaiming she will get "progressives" (which is just a nice way of saying corporate interest groups who hide their objectives in populist language) elected. The idea that she could carry moderates, or any type of wide base is flat out ridiculous. If you are going to vote for a woman vote Kim Wyman. She is sane, actually qualified and has even stood up to the most radical policy elements of her base. She would eviscerate a lightweight like Drew in a heartbeat in the general. For Democrats the only chance to beat Wyman is somebody who can play on her turf, or has the name recognition to overpower her, like Kastama or Nickels. But heck, go ahead and nominate Drew the Cat Lady. I guess I'm just shocked the party would be so transparent about supporting a puppet. At least lie that you love while you're ****ing me.

Kim Wyman? Rhymes with Tim Eyman? We'll see who the "lightweight" is.

Ivan,

Burner couldn't win in the old 8th (which is way more Dem than the new 1st) in very good Democratic years (2008 had Obama on the ballot, and she couldn't beat Reichert). What makes you think that she can win in a swingier district this year?

On top of everything, she has the stink of losing on her - and spending time in DC in the interim doesn't help her image, imho.

All that said, if she's the Dem in the General election, I'll do everything I can to help. I'll do almost anything to keep John Koster out of Congress.

Meant to say that time in DC doesn't help her IMAGE. Stupid keyboard.

Reichert was not Koster. He had, and has, far fewer negatives. so I don't think much of your comparison. DelBene, Ruderman, and Hobbs, all for different reasons, are among the weakest and most uninspiring candidates imaginable, and I doubt that any of them could beat Koster. But Darcy can beat him.

"... is proof that the Democrats don't quite get that the 1st, which is serious swing turf more suited to Hobbs' moderate position than Burner's liberal one." ??? It seems like very lazy journalism to simply repeat that bit of 'conventional media wisdom' when the poll you cited in the previous paragraph completely contradicts it.

The poll says that self proclaimed moderates would vote 46%-Burner to 38%-Koster but they would vote 38%-Koster to 35%-Hobbs.

"but he stuck with the Democrats earlier this year when his Road Kill Caucus compatriots joined the Republicans during the budget coup."

He's a jackass, but not a dumbass. His Roadkill goals got moved along quite nicely by Kastama, Sheldon, and Tom, and at the same time Hobbs got to keep his name off of a debacle that is absolutely destroying Kastama statewide right now.

I'll give Kastama credit for the courage to go to events like this and the COPE convention and face the crowd, but I can't for the life of me believe that turned out the way he thought it would.

Kastama is the best in the race. He regularly works both sides of the aisle, in fact has been sitting on the other side, just for collegiality.

He is an honest man! Even though he is a politician. He is trustworthy for a job where trust has been the defining attribute under the last two secretaries.

Wyman may be ok, but carries the stank for being from Hazard (thurston) County.

The Geez