Buyblue is gearing up for the 2006 election campaigns. We will be following 18 Senate races and 30 House races in 2006. We'll be researching the corporate contributors to these races, and posting the data. This diary is an invitation to Kosacks to join the research gang.
Right now there are 231 Republicans, 202 Democrats, 1 independent, and 1 vacancy in the House. If the Democrats win 16 House seats, Nancy Pelosi will win the gavel of the Speaker of the House. Of the 30 races we'll be following 15 lean Republican, 7 lean Democratic, and 8 appear to be anyone's call. If the Democrats win 6 Senate seats they'll break the GOP hold on the Senate. If the Republicans win those seats they'll have total control of the Senate.
2006 could change the course of history, again. However, the amount of money being amassed and deployed to the 2006 races defies description.
The Senate races we'll be following:
Arizona
Florida
Maryland
Michigan
Minnesota
Missouri
Montana
Nebraska
New Jersey
Ohio
Pennsylvania
Rhode Island
Tennessee
Texas
Virginia
Vermont
Washington
West Virginia.
The House races we'll be tracking:
Arizona 08
California 50
Colorado 08
Connecticut 02
Connecticut 04
Florida 22
Georgia 08
Georgia 12
Illinois 06
Illinois 08
Indiana 08
Indiana 09
Iowa 01
Iowa 03
Louisiana 03
Minnesota 2
Minnesota 6
New Mexico 01
North Carolina 11
Ohio 06
Ohio 18
Pennsylvania 06
Pennsylvania 08
South Dakota
Texas 17
Texas 22
Utah 2
Vermont
Washington 08
Wisconsin 08.
Buyblue intends to play a useful role in the 2006 election cycle, by informing the public of the corporate contributions to these races, updating the information quarterly as the Federal Elections Commission supplies it.
If you'd like to take part in this significant research project, please choose one or more races that you'd like to research, go over to Buyblue.org, log on, and then email me via our Contact tab with your name and the race or races you'd like to follow. I'll set you up with a spreadsheet and instructions.
This work will last until the election in November. You'll be creating information that thousands of people will be watching. I look forward to working with you on this major research project.