Sprint to the Finish
With primary day behind us, the campaign’s focus has already turned to the general election on November 4th. After months of preparation, it is now a sprint to the finish: election day will be here again in just a little more than 60 days.
All the things we did leading up to the primary now have to be done at a much quicker pace and on a grander scale. From here on out, every phone line will be in near constant use as our volunteers and field staff contact voters across the district. Our staff, interns and volunteers will be out knocking on thousands of doors to encourage people to turn in their absentee ballots and show up at the polls. There is more data entry to be done, labeling of campaign materials, and questions from voters to be answered. As you can see from these pictures, the primary was a very busy time at the Darcy Burner for Congress Campaign, and now it only gets more busy.
So the fun and hard work begins all over again! As you can see from the photos, we work hard but our team of dedicated volunteers has a good time doing it all. If you are interested, be sure to sign up to help us win in November. We need people to make phone calls, knock on doors, enter data, help with office work, prepare food and snacks, label mailings, put up yard signs, attend events, host fundraisers and so much more. We are open seven days a week and would love to have your help.
View photo gallery of primary election voter contact drive and election night party.
In The News
TPMtv Interview of Darcy at Netroots Nation
Talking Points Memo managing editor David Kurtz interviews Darcy at Netroots Nation. Their conversation ranges over the elections of 2006 and 2008 as well as her recent personal crisis. Topics for 2006 cover her near victory and the help provided to her campaign by national Democratic groups.
Grassroots participation in Democratic politics this year in addition to Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee assistance for her current bid provide sources for discussing the 2008 election. The exchange concludes with the fire that destroyed Darcy's home, including the upwelling of sympathy and offers of aid from her community bolstered by the support extended to her campaign to assure her election to the House of Representatives.
Recent News
Featured Topic
Darcy’s Five Principles
Darcy has articulated five principles that will guide her decisions when she is in Congress. She says that people can pretty much figure out how she will vote on any issues based on these principles:
- Government should treat everyone fairly.
- Hard work should be rewarded.
- Government should stay out of people's private lives.
- We should keep our promises.
- We should leave our children a better world than the one we found.
Campaign Log
- 08/14/08 – Thank You Student Volunteers!
- 08/12/08 – Darcy at King County Democrats Picnic
- 07/31/08 – 100 Days Left
- 07/07/08 – Burner Campaign Celebrates July 4th!
- View Entire Log
