There has been real question in this election cycle whether the National Republican Congressional Committee (NRCC) would be swamped by the efforts of the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee (DCCC). Fundraising results thus far have been brutally bad for the GOP ledger.
Now comes word that the NRCC is in for a $1 million of TV airtime in the contest between Dave Reichert and Darcy Burner. In theory, that matches the DCCC's previously announced commitment of a similarly sized ad buy.
Granted, both sides actually have to live up to those pledges. But it looks for now that the gap might not be as bad as first feared - at least in the 8th CD.
Posted by Eric Earling at September 01, 2008 07:33 PM | Email ThisBut what concerns me is that she appears to be the only one running. I see Darcy Burner posters everywhere. I got a 4-page glossy in the mail. She put out a good ad on TV recently, noting her brother's service in Iraq, claiming some sort of women's organization at Microsoft, saying she risked her life to have a child. This is all a bunch of rot. But I haven't seen a single poster for Reichert! When is Burner going to be counter-balanced here? I sure don't want Burner to win by sheer volume. What's going on?
Posted by: craig on September 1, 2008 10:49 PMIn fact, the leftist crickets have been chirping at an unbelievable rate since she was knocked on her ass by the Reichert campaign a few days ago.
But then, Obama and Burnout have so much in common....
Posted by: hinton on September 1, 2008 11:34 PMLocal maybe the real reaosn for this wierd choice.
Posted by: SeattleJew on September 2, 2008 12:05 AM