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Wes Clark

July 8, 2008 - 1:09pm

Netroots come out in force for Burner in wake of house fire

By Bryan Bissell
Category: House
Tags: fundraising, Darcy Burner, Dave Reichert, Daily Kos, ActBlue, WA-08, WA-8, Wes Clark, house fire, netroots, David Goldstein

Losing a home to fire takes a toll on nearly every aspect of one's life. When a high profile campaign for the U.S. House is part of that life, the price gets distributed on to thousands more people, whether they are active campaign volunteers, or merely constituents who passively miss out on normal campaigning. Such was the case last week when 8th District Democrat Darcy Burner lost her home to fire.

Fortunately for Burner many of her constituents, along with well-wishers across the country, have banded together to help ease the campaign burdens she will undoubtedly face in the coming weeks as she and her family move forward with their post-fire lives. The campaigns financial burdens, at least.

Spurred on by calls from bloggers across the country, Burner has raised over $110,000 from more than 2,000 contributors on the fundraising site ActBlue since last Tuesday's fire.

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