Reichert seat ranks 19th on The Fix's 'Friday Line'

U.S. Rep. Dave Reichert

The Washington Post's Chris Cillizza, whose "Friday Line" feature on his politics blog The Fix handicaps the U.S. House races most likely to change parties in the upcoming election every few weeks, today expanded from his usual top 10 up to 20 because of the current political climate.

"Democrats now appear well positioned to make double digit gains in the House -- 20 plus seats is not out of the question -- and, to reflect the widened playing field, The Fix is doubling the Friday House Line from 10 to 20 districts," Cillizza wrote.

That expanded jurisdiction allowed for one of Washington's top political races to get some Fix face time. The 8th Congressional District race between U.S. Rep. Dave Reichert (R-Auburn) and Democratic challenger Darcy Burner made it to 19 on Cillizza's list this week. Here is what he had to say about it:

19. WA-08 (GOP-held): Rep. Dave Reichert (R) is a very strong candidate but the demographics of this Seattle-area district are trending in the wrong direction for the incumbent. Democrat Darcy Burner came within 7,000 votes of beating Reichert in 2006 and is back for a rematch. Reichert could do everything right in the next five months and still lose. (Previous ranking: N/A)