Dave Reichert does not raise money well because he is not for sale. He will never stretch the truth on his resume because his resume speaks for itself.

Two years ago, Darcy Burner’s qualifications were found to be deficient, so, instead of going out and working for the public, she found it easier to merely inflate her accomplishments. Meanwhile, Dave did many things for us, including helping to push through the Alpine Lakes Wilderness area. So, Darcy inflates her resume (she was not a MSFT “executive”) to try to impress and will say just about anything to get money. Next week will she claim a MS in traffic engineering or that she is a doctor, depending upon the audience or the political crisis du jour? Everyone knows that Dave Reichert is an honest cop and will not lie to impress people and will work hard for the people of Washington.

The one thing Darcy has done well is get money from special interest groups but, as the Times wrote earlier this year, Dave doesn’t like to ask for money pr even a cup of coffee, but Darcy stated "Feel free to buy another share of Darcy Burner, I'm not that expensive."
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2004415540_fundraising15m.html

Hello, I am Jim Vaughn, I was a former US Army Major and a candidate for US Representative in the primary. When the Top Two Primary was ruled constitutional, I could run as a Blue Dog Democrat without party endorsement. Blue Dogs are dedicated to a core set of beliefs that transcend partisan politics, including a deep commitment to the financial stability and national security of the United States. The Blue Dog Coalition has been particularly active on fiscal issues, relentlessly pursuing a balanced budget and then protecting that achievement from politically popular "raids" on the budget.

During my campaign, I studied Dave Reichert and Darcy Burner in depth. During my investigations, I discovered that Dave Reichert is a common sense, bi-partisan, middle of the road congressman. I also discovered that Dave and I are more alike than different. As a matter of fact, we agree on all the major issues and the only difference I could find was that I am pro choice and Dave is pro life.

When I came in a distant third in the primary, I was not about to tell the 5,051 individuals that voted for me to forget everything I stand for and vote for Darcy Burner because she is a democrat. As a result, I crossed party lines and endorsed Dave Reichert. Here are two reasons.

We have a huge budget deficit, a recession in full bloom and now an enormous trade deficit. The standard answer for the liberal Progressive Democrats has been to raise or create new taxes. But this not the answer. We need to run our government like a business. We must hold government agencies accountable for expenditures and accurate reporting.

An article in Real Clear Politics states that in 1956, defense spending dominated the budget at 60%; the Cold War buildup was in full swing and social services accounted for 20% of the budget. Now everything is reversed. Despite the war in Iraq, defense spending is only a fifth of the budget (22%); so-called entitlement payments to individuals are almost 60 percent -- and rising. There was $199 billion more for payments to the poor, including the earned-income tax credit and food stamps, among others… Bottom line is that we are paying three times more to fund entitlement payments than we are spending on the war in Iraq. Yet, we do not hear the liberal Democrats complain about these expenditures. Personally, I am tired of going to work each day and getting taxed to death (over 50 different taxes in our state) to pay for someone to sit at home and abuse unemployment, the welfare system and worker’s compensation.

In addition, if Darcy were to be elected (God forbid), the conservative and moderate views would not be represented. That is alright with me if I do not have to pay taxes. However, we all know that this would not be the case. Personally, I am not a fan of taxation without representation.Before I go to bed at night I pray the Dave Reichert is re-elected. I hope you will do the same.

Hello, I'm John Moltz. I'm not a surrogate sent by the Reichart campaign to troll various newspaper comment threads with mindless campaign drivel. I'm also not a surrogate send by the Burner campaign (although I do support her). I'm just a guy who can read.

Burner *does* have a degree in *both* Computer Science and Economics. This is not some craaaazy liberal plot. I, myself, have a degree in International Studies and Anthropology. Wacky, I know! What will the liberal colleges think of next to confound conservatives? Co-education?!

Clearly this story has been pushed by the Reichart campaign in an echo of the McCain campaign's ridiculous and false smears as they slide in the polls. Voters can decide whether this childish finger-pointing and jumping up and down is more important that Reichart's campaign finance violations.

Provided they get all the information.

Furthermore, Burner's campaign is heavily financed from small donors, not "special interests". Reichart's money largely comes from PACs. Why have people donating small amounts turned out for Burner? It's pretty simple. Because they're sick of Bush-style Republicans like Reichart running this country into the ground.

It turns out Reichert has been lying about *his* degree, saying he has a BA when in fact he has an AA:

http://www.horsesass.org/?p=9149

Once again, campaigns that should be all about issues have devolved into personal attacks. Both Burner and Reichert are good folks. They have different political philosophies. When campaigns get away from talking about those differences (and similarities), we all lose.