Just got back from the WA-08 debate which was at 7:00 tonight in Bellevue. Darcy did extremely well. She was detailed, forceful, and made many powerful points. She backed up what she said very well. Reichert, on the other hand, seemed to lack substance and stumbled quite often. He did not use all his time on many questions. Reichert seemed to keep mentioning his experience as a Sheriff and his support of tax cuts. He did not make very many substantial policy points and he failed to fully answer the basic question about the panel he chairs - why aren't the 9-11 commission recommendations implemented 5 years after the event?
The debate will be shown tomorrow on Comcast channel 23 in the NW. I sat behind Reichert's wife. I am the guy in the red "Stop Global Warming" shirt sitting behind Mrs. Reichert, hoping I see myself on TV.
Darcy was wonderful, she answered questions about Iraq, Bush, protecting the Constitution, health care, and many others in excellent detail and with great poise. She had solid closure to each answer with a very powerful message in the last sentence. I wish everyone on DailyKOS could have been there, you would have been very proud.
This lady is a rising star and is a natural at politics. I see a very bright future for her after she beats Reichert on November 7th.
7:00 P.M. Wednesday October 11th channel 23
Here is the link, they have their own site.
http://www.tvw.org/index.cfm
You can watch over the internet, they stream it live.