Survey USA: GOP House district (WA-08) Dem gaining ground on GOP incumbent

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In an election for US House of Representatives in Washington State’s 8th Congressional District today, 09/30/10, incumbent Republican Dave Reichert defeats Democratic challenger Suzan DelBene 52% to 45%, according to this latest exclusive KING-TV poll conducted by SurveyUSA.

Compared to an identical SurveyUSA poll 4 weeks ago, DelBene is up 4 points; Reichert is down 2. Among moderates, Reichert had led by 4, now trails by 17, a 21-point swing to the Democrat. Among women, DelBene had trailed by 8 points, now leads by 3, an 11-point swing to the Democrat. Men and voters age 35 to 49 account for almost all of Reichert’s advantage.

Reichert, first elected in 2004, leads 10:1 among Republicans. DelBene, a businesswoman and former Microsoft VP, leads 5:1 among Democrats, 17% of whom cross over to vote for the incumbent. Independents break 5:4 Republican. Washington’s 8th Congressional District, first created after the 1980 census, never has been held by a Democrat.

www.surveyusa.com

[bigdarryl]

1. 17% OF democrats voting for the rethug they must be right wing dems

thats a lot of democrats supporting the rethug

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2. Picking up an R seat that survived 2006 and 2008 would be sweet.

Not realy likely at this point, but it looks like it's tightening up. Reichert is getting close to that 50% line.