Race to Watch: Rick Larsen vs. John Koster Re-match
By Evan at May 11th, 2010.In a release sent out to reporters and posted on their website, the Koster for Congress campaign is finding good news in the latest bit of polling: Koster has closed on Larsen by 17 points since a December poll.
In another show of strength, Koster has already made it “On the Radar” with the National Republican Campaign Committee’s Young Guns program, an important first step to getting recognized as a top contender.
Aside from running before and coming close, Koster also has experience as a state legislator — and like Larsen — service as a Snohomish County Councilman under his belt.
Koster’s challenge will be to expand from his conservative base in north Snohomish and Skagit counties, into the more densely populated urban (read: more liberal) poles of Bellingham and Everett.
However, if Larsen runs this campaign cycle like he did in 2004, 2006, and 2008, that is as mere pro forma efforts, he could be in real trouble.
When matched against top GOP recruits in 2001 (Koster) and 2002 (Norma Smith), Larsen barely squeaked by with 50% of the vote. With incumbents dropping both left and right (pun alert!), a nationwide riptide could very well sweep Larsen out to sea.
Tags: Bellingham, Democrat, Everett, GOP, John Koster, NRCC, Republican, Rick Larsen, Skagit, Snohomish, U.S. Congress, Young Guns
Evan
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I’ve never seen an anti-incumbent mood like I see now. And it’s happening to incumbents in both parties. It’s a good thing. Mr. Larsen has been there too long now.
There’s never been a time that our need for fiscally conservative legislators has been more obvious. It doesn’t take more than a cursory look at the records of Koster and Larsen to decide which one fits that bill. Ignore the (R) or the (D), and do the right thing for our children’s financial stability.