Sunday Edition
Samples of Today's 14 Diary Collection:
[MA-Sen] A Message from Crossroads GPS by gmoke - Diarist recorded Crossroads GPS robocall attacking Elizabeth Warren (D), whose opponent is incumbent senator Scott Brown (R).
[MO-AG] Politics In Small Town Missouri by KaiMing - A political gathering in small-town Missouri hosted by the diarist's grandfather on behalf of Missouri Attorney General Chris Koster.
[SC-01] Tim Scott's vote for Ryan Budget proves he cares nothing about veterans by Jamie Sanderson - South Carolina congressman Tim Scott (R) is in favor of the Ryan Budget's $11 billion in cuts from veteran's programs. His opponent is Bobbie Rose (D).
Today's EDR covers rescued down-ticket election diaries published between noon on October 6th till noon on October 7th. This edition of Election Diary Rescue includes the following gems dug up by our miners.
Diaries: (14)
Senate: (3) posts, (2) states
House: (1) post
State: (5)
General: (5)
More diaries and information about this project beneath the
Orange Squiggle of Down-Ticket Power
EDR compiles, describes and links election related diaries for down-ticket races through the closing months of election seasons. Down-ticket means any non-Presidential race.
This group was formed by the producers of a front page diary series that rescued election related diaries in 2006, 2008 and 2010. 2012 marks the first election since Daily Kos was born that there is blog devoted to election coverage - Daily Kos Elections.
Election Diary Rescue is proud to be a part of this project.
EDR chronicles the passion, power and effectiveness of political engagement and shines a light on candidates and issues that might be missed during an action-packed election cycle. It gives quick access to races, hopefully inspires people to write about contests that interest them, and has become an archive for thousands of election related diaries over the years.
The Diary List for this project, founded by sidinny, links all the rescued diaries since 2006.
Format, Tag, Schedule
Diarists can help the EDR mining team by identifying the race in the diary title, for example: (FL-14) or (GA-Gov) or (NY-Sen). Using the "Elections" tag is also helpful. New this year, you can write your first sentence or two as the synopsis you would like to see in the EDR description.
EDR's schedule for mining diaries is noon to noon. Our publishing schedule is in the evening. That means for example if you post your diary at 12:00 pm (noon) on Wednesday, we will include it in the EDR list in Thursday evening's post. If you publish your diary at 11:59 am on Thursday, it will be in the diary collection for Thursday evening as well.
Senate
[AZ-Sen] Bill Clinton Stumping in Arizona for Carmona! by ThatPoshGirl - The Big Dog comes to help Richard Carmona (D), running against Jeff Flake (R).
[MA-Sen] A Message from Crossroads GPS by gmoke - Diarist recorded Crossroads GPS robocall attacking Elizabeth Warren (D), whose opponent is incumbent senator Scott Brown (R).
[MA-Sen] Latest poll: Warren up by 5 by firenze - A Western New England University Polling Institute survey of likely voters shows Elizabeth Warren (D) leading incumbent Scott Brown (R) 50% to 45%.
House
[WI-01] WI-01 Rob Zerbans First Ad to Defeat Paul Ryan + Redistricting, Act 10 News by Puddytat - Zerban (D) takes aim at some irrelevant Republican opponent.
State:
[MN-StHouse] Rising Star Alert - Ryan Winkler - DFL - MN by Intheknow - Diarist introduces Democrat Ryan Winkler (Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party), who represents MN State House District 44B. Keep an eye on this guy, diarist predicts he'll be Governor of Minnesota within a decade.
[MO-AG] Politics In Small Town Missouri by KaiMing - A political gathering in small-town Missouri hosted by the diarist's grandfather on behalf of Missouri Attorney General Chris Koster.
[NH-StHouse] Chatting with Jeanine ("Bake Sale" Notter) by TimothyHorrigan - First-term Republican state representative Jeanine Notter (Hillsborough-19) is known for making dumbfoundingly dumb pronouncements and hosting her own cable TV show, "Chatting with Jeanine."
[OR-Var] State of Oregon Elections: One Month Out by James Allen - Diarist has info on Oregon’s down ticket campaigns.
[SC-01] Tim Scott's vote for Ryan Budget proves he cares nothing about veterans by Jamie Sanderson - South Carolina congressman Tim Scott (R) is in favor of the Ryan Budget's $11 billion in cuts from veteran's programs. His opponent is Bobbie Rose (D).
General
Cowardice & Desperation: Voter Suppression in Ohio by anastasia p - While Ohio continues its battle over the shrinkage of in-person early voting opportunities, the Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law has released a study with hard numbers showing who is overwhelmingly disadvantaged by limiting such opportunities. You won’t be surprised to find out who it is.
Hackery by the NYT on absentee ballots by Dirk McQuigley - Despite a badly-framed New York Times heading suggesting voter fraud in absentee balloting, it turns out that there is a 20+% error rate that prevents 1 in 5 absentee ballot requesters to not have their votes counted. Diarist highlights how problematic voting by mail can be.
Nevada Online Registration Deadline Looms by SniperCT - The deadline for voter registration in Nevada is approaching. Those eligible to register must do so in person before registration closes on October 16.
Rep. Elijah Cummings Calls True the Vote a "Potential Criminal Conspiracy" by Vyan - In his appearance this morning on the Melissa Harris-Perry Show Rep. Cummings (D-MD) put True The Vote on notice. You are being Watched, by Congress, and they don't like what we see. He sent a Letter to True the Vote.
Thinking about voting absentee - you might want to reconsider by sewaneepat - Another diary on the NYT story about a 20% rejection rate for absentee ballots, double the rate for in-person ballots.
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