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[Ediacara]

Voters have own minds in 8th District

By Warren Cornwall
Seattle Times Eastside bureau


Pat and Brent Sorlien of Bellevue are independent voters in
the 8th Congressional District, which promises to be a much-
sought prize this year for Republicans as well as Democrats.



The race for Jennifer Dunn's seat in Congress will probably come down to voters who care deeply about their favorite issues but don't identify with either political party.

Once considered a Republican stronghold, Dunn's 8th District east of Seattle has become an increasingly unpredictable battleground.

Candidates must court voters from the mansion-lined streets of Medina to trailer parks outside Auburn. They have to figure out how to woo white-collar tech workers as well as blue-collar machinists, latte drinkers and Wal-Mart shoppers whose votes hinge on very different issues.

Dunn, a Republican, has won easily here, but so has Democratic Gov. Gary Locke. Former Republican Sen. Slade Gorton took the 8th in 2000, but so did Democratic presidential candidate Al Gore.

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[Ediacara]

1. It should be pointed out right off the bat...

That Bellevue, Redmond, Renton, Issaquah, Mercer Island, Kent, and Auburn are densely populated, and seem to be the most Dem areas in the district, and the vast swaths of orange have almost no people living there. This really is a swing district, and IMHO, will be one of the surprise Dem upsets in November.

[bluestateguy]

2. Wishy washy mushy swing voters

Pat and Brent Sorlien of Bellevue are independent voters in
the 8th Congressional District, which promises to be a much-
sought prize this year for Republicans as well as Democrats.


Swing voters. Lovely. :eyes:

[Ediacara]

3. well now that Dunn, the fake moderate has quit

This district is fair game, and like I said, I think it will be a surprise Dem pickup in November.

[SoCalDem]

4. Boy-howdy..You gotta hand it to the republicans

They know how to win votes from the "empty areas" of almost every state..

For people who love to chop down trees, pollute water, and bury toxic stuff underground, they seem to always get the votes of ...trees, dirt and groundwater...

They DO seem to have a few problems when it comes to those pesky areas where people actually gather in large numbers :evilgrin: