But if you're hung up on voting for someone sane... we recommend that you vote for reliable-if-dull, liberal-if-ineffectual, would-some-damn-Dem-please-challenge-this-guy-in-a-primary-already, Congressman-for-Life Jim McDermott.
Jim McDermott
Downers Grove High School (Downers Grove, Illinois), 1954· Idolized baseball stars Andy Pafko and Jackie Robinson
· Most embarassing moment: Geometry teacher gave him a D
Stan Lippmann
Grassy Knoll High School (Dallas, Texas), 1963· Lost virginity during alien abduction
· Fought flouridization of water fountains
· Ran against "fascist" Tommy Jones for student council
OUTSIDE SEATTLE: There are a slew of incumbent Democrats west of the Cascades running for reelection. Rick Larsen up north, Brian Baird out of Olympia, and Adam Smith in the South Seattle 'burbs are running unopposed in their primary races; Norm Dicks in Tacoma has a D primary opponent of no consequence. All four of these D incumbents have out-raised their Republican challengers, and they all look like winners come November. Unfortunately, incumbent Jennifer Dunn from Bellevue--an R who voted against campaign finance reform, for presidential fast-track authority, against HMO accountability, and for the 1999 financial deregulation act that destroyed your 401 (k)--is also far outpacing her anticipated Democratic challenger for the general election, Heidi Behrens-Benedict, who is running unopposed for the D nomination. If Behrens-Benedict does well in the primary, she will be able to raise some money for the general election, putting her in a better position to challenge $1.5 million (so far) Dunn. If you live in Dunn's district, vote Behrens-Benedict.