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From the diaries -- kos)
This Roundup Diary covers the period from 1:00 PM Saturday, 9/23 to 1:00 PM EDT Sunday, 9/24.
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Today's Menu Includes:
58 Diaries Overall
- 26 On House races
- With 20 covering individual Districts in 15 states
- 16 On Senate races
- Representing 10 different states
- 12 On Various election races
- Encompassing Governor, Secretary of State, Local, and more
- 4 General election-related diaries
Over 2,100 diaries served to date!!!
This is an attempt to compile a fairly comprehensive listing of election-related diaries that have recently been posted. Most of them are House or Senate races but there are also some local ones, as well as the occasional 'general info' diary.
Reminder - If you are doing a diary on a specific race, particularly a House or Senate race, PLEASE, put the race number (or XX-Sen) at the beginning of the diary header. More diarists are now doing this and it is immensely helpful.
For all the introductory stuff and previous diaries in this series, please see:
Election Race Roundup (9/2 - 66 Days to Daylight) (with links to first 10 diaries in series, covering 8/22-9/1).
Election Race Roundup (9/12 - EIGHT WEEKS TO GO!) (with links to second 10 diaries in series, covering 9/2-9/11).
Election Race Roundup (9/22 - 46 Days to Daylight) (with links to third 10 diaries in series, covering 9/12-9-21)
Election Race Roundup (9/23 - 45 Days to Daylight)
(1:00 PM, Saturday, 9/23 to 1:00 PM, Sunday, 9/24): (58 diaries)
(Alphabetical, starting from N)
House (26)
(NC-11) NC-11: A Charles Taylor alphabet by paleotek - Help come up with an alphabetical list of reasons to oppose Charles Taylor (R) and vote for Heath Shuler (D).
(NC-11) NC-11: Meet Heath Shuler: Video Interview by GordonNC- Diarist posts link to YouTube interview of Democratic candidate Heath Shuler talking about his race against Charles Taylor (R).
(NC-13) Vernon Robinson is a Disgrace to Veterans by CarolinaDem77 - Vernon Robinson (R) runs negative ads against Brad Miller (D).
(NJ-11) "We Are The Leaders We've been Waiting For" - Tom Wyka by MrLiberal - Diarist tells of spending last Saturday with Tom Wyka, a Democratic activist running for Congress against Rodney Freylingheusen (R).
(NY-03) Peter King (NY 03) took contributions from Mosque he called terrorists. by Duke1676 - Repub incumbent Peter King shows his true colors, calling a local Islamic center "extremist" after taking their campaign contributions.
(NY-19) NY-19: The Nation article, the music and the DCCC... by bobswern - John Hall (D) is doing well against opponent Sue Kelly (R) despite little support from the DCCC.
(NY-29) (NY-29) Arrogant Kuhl Patronizes His Constituents by Ellicatt - Diarist explains the protest that was hidden in the Buffalo News. "I want it known clear across NY-29 that Kuhl views his constituents as ignorant."
(NY-29) NY-29: Photo Essay of Cheney's Visit by optimusprime - Diarist was one of about 200 people that came out to protest Dick Cheney when he came to raise $100,000 for Randy Khul (R). Eric Massa (D) could use our help to raise some more money. Link for donations included.
(PA -08) PA-08, Part I: Crashing The States by PsFighter37 - Crashing The States is documentary about the netroots - Endorsed candidates & PsFighters37's day with the crew filming in Bucks County.
(PA-Var) Crashing The States: Philly Phighting Dems!! BONUS SPIDERS! by hekebolos - Crashing the States stops in PA to talk to Fighting Dems Joe Sestak (PA-07) and Patrick Murphy (PA 08).
(TX-19) The Price of One Red Vote by Xpatriated Texan - Diarist excerpts blistering op-ed by Robert Ricketts (D) and urges a vote for him in his race against Randy Neugebauer (R).
(VA-03) Rep. Bobby Scott speaks out against Torture "Compromise" and Immoral Budget by beachmom - Diarist was pleased to meet and hear Rep Scott (D) speak out against torture and the deficit. Scott is running unopposed.
(AZ-08) My Daily Donation | E-45 | $20 to Gabrielle Giffords by cmanaster - Diarist gives daily donations to ActBlue candidates, sometimes matched by other Kossacks, Gabby Giffords (D) is today's focus.
(CA-44) CA-44: To Repeal the Bush Presidency by Louis Vandenberg - Diarist is the Democratic candidate hoping to unseat incumbent Rep. Ken Calvert (R); here he provides the full exchange had recently with The Hill> reporter and political analyst Charles Case.
(CA-46) Come on down to the Brandt BBQ Bash by ProgressiveDemfromOC - Head on over to the biggest party in town (Long Beach, CA) to support Jim Brandt (D) in his bid to unseat incumbent Rep. Dana Rohrabacher, Sunday from 12-3 pm.
(CO-04) CO-04: Marilyn Musgrave Entertains the Troops by BudMan - Diary on Marilyn Musgrave's (R) delusional beliefs about what is important to America
(CT-05) Why I Contributed to Chris Murphy (with Poll) by Liberal Thinking - Diarist describes Nancy Johnsons (R) lying ad that spurred a donation to Chris Murphy (D). Link to Angie Paccione (D) so you can help.
(CT-05) CT-05: Follow the Money (updated) by deacon - The diarist dissects the expenditures by the NRCC in the CT-05 race between incumbent Rep. Nancy Johnson (R) and challenger Chris Murphy (D), with some interesting findings.
(FL-16) FL-16 Tom Delay's hand picked Deputy Majority Whip by jnmorgan - Dairist gives us impressions of Tim Mahoney (D), running against Tom Delay prodigy Mark Foley (R).
(IL-06) (IL-06) Wet n Wild weekend picking apart Repub lies by Markg8 - Diarist attends rally at IBEW Union Hall, meeting up with Sen. Dick Durbin and Fighting Dem Tammy Duckworth, among others, and offers some fine investigative reporting to ably debunk Repub Peter Roskam's claim he will preserve Social Security.
(IL-14) Hastert Chosen Among the Most Corrupt by treesfieldssky - With friends like Tom DeLay, Bob Ney, Duke Cunningham, Speaker of the House Hastert (R) joins CREW's Most Corrupt list, and the voters of Illinois' 14th CD get ready to replace him with John Laesch (D).
(IN-06) IN-06 Jefferson Jackson Dinners and The Grass Roots by Barry Welsh - Dem Candidate Barry Welsh, running against Repub Mike Pence, gives updates on his campaign, notes he'll soon be part of the Crashing the States project, and tells what happened when heckled by an overzealous Dem at a speech recently.
(KS-01) Are You Bored, Got Nothing To Do? John Doll will get you goin'! by New Sweden - John Doll's (D) campaign against Jerry Moran (R) needs volunteers.
(MI-09) MI-09: Nancy Skinner invites you to a Liveblog Strategy Session Tuesday by Jordan LFW - Come liveblog with Nancy Skinner (D) as she disputes Joe Knollenbergs (R) attacks on her.
(House-Var) Part 3 of 3: Competitive Congressional Races by Mister Gloom - Info, and links, on 25 House races. Lots and lots of good info!
(House-Var) House Races That Need Money (Part 2) by pierredude - MN-02, Coleen Rowley (D)-John Kline (R), and NY-19, John Hall (D)-Sue Kelly (R) are both severely under funded and diarist asks for your support.
Senate (16)
(NY-Sen) Wrap It Up, Tasini! by JeffreyToo - Jonathan Tasini, who ran against Hillary Clinton in the Democratic primary for New York Senate, urges supporters to vote against Hillary in the general election.
(PA-Sen) Santorum Ad: Bank Paid Casey $70,000 to Get $11,000 from State by JPZenger - Incumbent Senator Ricky Santorum (R) reaches as hard as he can, and still can't find anything real with which to smear challenger Bob Casey (D).
(TN-Sen) TN-Sen: Taking the message to the Republicans by Sidof79 - Another day of canvassing, another day ringing doorbells on behalf of the Harold Ford, Jr. Senate campaign.
(VA-Sen) The perfectly good word macaca was already broken before I never said it by Lestatdelc George Allen twists in circles trying to explain his racist past.
(VA-Sen) Frameshop: The Forward, GoyFire, and Allen's "Honesty" Frame by Jeffrey Feldman - Diarist analyzes articles on George Allen's spin of his Jewish ancestry by both a Jewish magazine and a white-power publication and concludes, along with Peggy Fox, the questioner at the Webb-Allen debate, this issue should be framed as about "honesty."
(VA-Sen) Weekly Standard Goes Apeshit on George Allen! by lowkell - Recommended diary gives the full summary and reaction to The Weekly Standard's cover story on Sen. George Allen (R) by challenger Jim Webb's (D) netroots coordinator
(VA-Sen) George Allen's Macaca continues (Weekly Standard) by triplelutz - The Weekly Standard rips Repub George Allen over Macaca-gate, and also posts a summary from Lowell Feld (Jim Webb's netroots coordinator) along with a tip that Allen's campaign staff is about to undergo a major shake-up.
(AZ-Sen) How Jon Kyl is shooting himself in the foot by blogazblue - Diarist points out that Jon Kyl (R) is making a mistake running a negative campaign against Jim Pederson (D), since Pederson has no legislative record to attack.
(CT-Sen) CT-Sen: Lieberman, Rummy, Gonzales, and Torture by mcjoan - Now that Joe Lieberman (CT-LIE) is up for re-election against challenger Ned Lamont (D), his positions on Rumsfeld and torture seems to have changed.
(CT-Sen) CT-Sen: Saturday Night Funnies by mcjoan - This radio ad has been making the rounds, so you might have already heard it. If not, give a listen.
(CT-Sen) Washington Post Endorses Lieberman by LynnS - Diarist reports that the Washington Post will endorse Joe Lieberman (CT-LIE) over Dem Ned Lamont in Sunday's paper (note: WaPo didn't; the diarist was relying on E&P's heads-up dated 9/23 that is identical to their 8/10 post; something's going on at E&P?).
(FL-Sen) The "Joe Lieberman" of the South by DuvalDem - Diarist is unhappy that Bill Nelson (D) does not promote his Democratic affiliation in his election with Katherine Harris (R).
(HI-Sen) HI-SEN Akaka Wins - Case Concedes by Duke S - Daniel Akaka wins the Democratic Primary in Hawaii and his opponent Ed Case promises his help in the general election.
(MD-Sen) Steele could win - Black anger at Md Dems problem for Cardin by DrSteveB - Diarist points out that past actions by Democrats have soured many African-Americans on Democratic candidates and this could present a problem for Ben Cardin's (D) race against Michael Steele (R).
(MD-Sen) MD: Sen Why would black democrats support Steele? by baltimoremom - Diarist analyzes Baltimore Sun article on the notion of black voters going for Repub Michael Steele over Dem Ben Cardin because of the sense of being taken for granted by the Democratic party.
(MT-Sen) MT-Sen: What's Right with the Montana Press by mcjoan - While looking for an article on the Tester (D)-Burns (R) debate, this frontpager found a great article in the Montana Press that shows that, sometimes, journalists do the right thing.
Various (12)
(OH-Var) OH-Gov, OH-Sen: New Poll Results by jiffykeen - Diarist posts new Columbus Dispatch poll numbers in various Ohio races.
(OH-Var) Columbus Dispatch gives Strickland and Brown the lead in Ohio by dpinzow - Detailed analysis of new poll numbers reported by Columbus Dispatch showing why these Ohio elections are so important.
(PA-Var) PA Sen/Gov/Generic House: Temple-Inquirer Poll by accumbens - Latest poll results and analysis from various races in Pennsylvania.
(CA-Var) How the Farm Bureau Paints California Red: Propositions by elfling - In-depth analysis of Republican leaning weekly paper of the California Farm Bureau and its recommendations on Propositions 88 and 90 coming up in the elections.
(CO-State) Colorado Voting Machines: Judge Orders New Standards, Testing for Security by MatthewCA - Secretary of State for Colorado gets taken to task big time from the courts, with lots of work ahead to get ready for the Nov. 7th election.
(FL-Var) FLORIDA - PURPLE STATE ELECTION ROUND UP by gatordem - Diarist first provides a look-back at how Florida went from blue to red to purple, and then looks around the state at the chances of increasing the blue tint to the purple hue this year.
(HI-Primary) Hawaii Primary first printout - Akaka ahead by scottmaui - The first printouts from Hawaii's primary with mostly absentee ballots counted show Akaka up by 12 points; also included are links to other sites providing primary results information.
(MA-Gov) MA Gov - the Dem has a 40-point lead!!!, BUT by BlueStateDude - Diarist urges Dems not to be complacent about this race between Dem Deval Patrick and Repub Kerry Healey.
(MD-Gov) MD Gov- New Sun Poll by nickshepDem - A new Baltimore Sun poll shows Martin O'Malley leading Bob Ehrlich (R) by 6 points.
(MI-Gov) MI-GOV: Numbers make me sleepy (Michigan's Unemployment Rate over 16 years) by devoshead - Somewhat surreal diary highlighting creative graphic showing how Michigan unemployment rates correlate with who's Governor, and how Dem Jennifer Granholm fits into the picture.
(Var) Polls: N.J. Sen., FL Gov., and more by Paleo - Extensive report and analysis of polls on races New Jersey, Illinois and Florida.
(Var) UPDATE - 51 HOT RACES that Democrats can win in November by DanfromRaisingKaine - An update from the diarist's September 9th diary with new notes showing Republican vulnerability in races across the country.
General (4)
NYT: Officials Wary of Electronic Voting Machines by Mike McL - Quotes from an article today in the NYT about how state and local election officials are on to the dangers of Diebold and electronic voting.
Do the Democrats Have A Ground Game Like THIS One? by arubyan - Diarist shows what the Repubs are doing to GOTV and challenges Dems to match these strategies.
'NO REFUGE FOR REPUBLICANS' Blograiser 9/25 by opendna - September 25, from 6pm-10pm at the Blue Nile (438 E Broadway, Long Beach), and other fundraisers that will be happening for various candidates.
Dirty tricks in Ohio: More Blue! by Christopher Bair - On the heels of the "Steele Democrat" debacle comes Ohio Republicans also losing their "Republican" status and trying to look Democrat.