It's official Dave Ross running for Congress in the 8th

[Darkamber]

Just heard it on the radio..KIRO's am host, Dave Ross will be running for Congress in the 8th district.

Dave is a moderate Democrat and I think will give us a very good chance to change Dunn's seat to a Democrat.

I'm going to miss him big time on the radio, but I hope we can do everything we can to get him elected and add one more Democratic voice in the House.

[benburch]

1. Is this the same Dave Ross...

... that does the daily commentary spot on CBS radio network?

If so, this is awesome news. He has his head together!

[RobertSeattle]

2. Yes

He does have a Dem primary opponent so he has that hurddle too.

[Darkamber]

3. Yes...that is him. He does the CBS daily commentary...

And yes...there's already another democrat in the race. Ross was approached by the Democratic party chairman to consider running. They did a test and found his name recogniation very high.

If he's voice is lost to the radio, I hope we'll get him the house.

[geniph]

4. He has two primary opponents,

Heidi Behrens-Benedict (who is a sweet lady, but NOT an impressive campaigner, and who runs every single solitary time) and Alex Alben (who is a little bit too centrist for my taste) are both running. I prefer Ross to either one, from what I've heard of his positions. However, this seat is not a gimme, even with Ross' name recognition; Dave Reichert is running for this seat as a repug, and after the capture of the Green River Killer, he's very much a golden boy right now.

[jono]

5. Here's a link to the LBN story

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=102&topic_id=572521&mesg_id=572521

[kvnf]

6. interesting

I guess this guy has the one thing Alben doesn't: name recognition. But still, everyone and his cousin has jumped on board with Alben already, in terms of endorsements, so what are Ross's chances?

I really think we can win the 8th. It's gone D in the recent presidential elections, and Bellevue elected a Democrat to the state House recently. If we bust @$$, we can win it!

I know nothing about Ross, though. What I've seen from Alben so far I really like. His website is really good...I like what he says about the issues. I think he's got the right mix to win over there.