Burner campaign surpasses $3 million

Darcy Burner has topped the $3 million mark in fundraising for her race against incumbent Dave Reichert in WA-08, according to the P-I's political blog.

Also, from a Burner campaign news release:

Before ending a rousing speech to nearly 200 supporters, Burner pointed out one more reason to feel optimistic about her chances.

"A long time ago, the Republicans announced that Reichert had raised enough money to put this seat out of reach of any challengers," Burner told the crowd. "They thought they could buy this seat. But I'm happy to tell you that about ten minutes ago, thanks to the thousands of supporters who have invested in this race, we passed the $3 million mark!"

So this "untested" candidate has put herself in the top five of all Democratic challengers in the entire country.