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From the diaries -- kos)
This Roundup Diary covers the period from 3:00 PM Monday, 9/11 to 3:00 PM EDT Tuesday, 9/12.
Today's Menu Includes:
68 Diaries Overall
- 19 On House races
- With 14 covering individual Districts in 11 states
- 21 On Senate races
- Representing 9 different states
- 23 On Various election races
- Encompassing Governor, Secretary of State, Local, and more
- 5 General election-related diaries
Over 1,100 diaries served to date!
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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 (9/3 - 65 Days to Daylight)
Election Race Roundup (9/4 - 64 Days to Daylight)
Election Race Roundup (9/5 - 9 WEEKS TO GO!)
Election Race Roundup (9/6 - 62 Days to Daylight)
Election Race Roundup (9/7 - 61 Days to Daylight)
Election Race Roundup (9/8 - 60 Days to Daylight)
Election Race Roundup (9/9 - 59 Days to Daylight)
Election Race Roundup (9/10 - 58 Days to Daylight)
Election Race Roundup (9/11 - 57 Days to Daylight)
(3:00 PM, Monday, 9/11 to 3:00 PM, Tuesday, 9/12): (68 diaries)
(Alphabetical, starting from W)
House (19)
(WA-05) WA-05, Local: Palouse Empire Fair, Colfax, WA by fuzzex - Diarist reports on the Whitman County Palouse Empire Fair, and stirring up support for Dem Peter Goldmark's race for Congress in a rural part of the state, as he battles incumbent Repub Cathy McMorris.
(CA-04) CA-04: (D) Poll shows competitive race by kos - In solid red country, polls show Dem Charlie Brown's numbers inching up against incumbent Repub John Doolittle.
(CA-04) CA-04 -- A previous "long-shot" race is now a statistical dead heat. by willy mugobeer - Recent poll shows "fighting Dem" Lt. Col. Charlie Brown closing fast on incumbent John Doolittle (R) in a very red congressional district
(CA-04) CA-04 NEWS you didn't think you were going to see -- Charlie Brown 9 points UP!! OMIGOD. by LindaR - New internal poll from the Dem Charlie Brown's campaign shows incumbent Repub. John Doolittle vulnerable if Brown campaign can get their message out effectively.
(CA-11) Dump Pombo Sept. 16! by Matt O - Details of specifics efforts and dates for which northern Californians can volunteer to help netroots candidate Jerry McNerney (D) defeat the truly odious Rep. Richard Pombo (R).
(CO-05) CO-05: GOOD News; Let's get ready to rumble by tjlord -The diarist points to a recent Whitman poll that shows Jay Fawcett (D) leading Doug Lamborn (R) 41%-28 with 28% undecided.
(MD-04) MD-04 Popular Black Conservative Supports Donna Edwards by andy k - Donna Edwards (D), gets a nod from conservative columnist Gregory Kane, in her primary fight against incumbent Al Wynn (D).
(MD-04) VOTING PROBLEMS IN MARYLAND by JOEL1954 - Diarist has to cast provisional ballot this morning because voting machine keycards never arrived.
(MD-04) (UPDATED) Maryland Primary Election Diebold Disaster by Sharon in MD - Diarist describes myriad problems today with voting machines and provisional ballots in Montgomery County in this recommended diary.
(MN-05) Newsweek's Hit Piece on Keith Ellison: Where Are The Names? by Phoenix Woman - Diarist takes exception to news magazine's article about Muslim candidate Keith Ellison (D) and lack for sources for the article.
(NC-03) Craig Weber, Candidate for NC's 3rd Congressional District (D) Answers Questions by Thomas Brock - Diarist's interview with Craig Weber (D), about his candidacy for in North Carolina's 3rd District.
(NC-05) Roger Sharpe's (NC-5th) Twelve County Tour by crowbar317 - Quotes from Roger Sharpe's (D) 12-county tour of NC's 5th District taking his candidacy against incumbent Virginia Foxx (R) straight to the voters.
(NM-01) Confessions of a Reluctant Madrid Supporter by liberaltruthsayer - Diarist urges Dem Patricia Madrid to get out there and counter the negative attacks on her campaign from incumbent Repub opponent Heather Wilson.
(NM-01) NM-01: Wilson Says She Probed Evidence, but Voted For War Anyways by fbihop - Repub. incumbent Heather Wilson tries to reform her support for the Iraq war, as she sees Dem c hallenger Patricia Madrid coming up fast in this race.
(NV-03) NV-03 Tessa Hafen Says: Replace Rummy Now by Tailspinterry - Diarist catches us up on the NV-03 race between Tessa Hafen (D) and Jon Porter (R), linky goodness on both candidates.
(NY-19) NY-19: A negative message from John Hall by OCgirl - Link to an audio recording going out to voters in the 19th District and paid for by John Hall's (D) campaign, attacking Judy Aydelott (D), his challenger in today's Democratic primary.
(NY-23) Strong Indications that Dean & Netroots Are Changing the Game by DrBob - Candidate Bob Johnson (D) running against John McHugh (R) diaries about why he thinks Howard Dean's 50 state strategy is working. He also asks for Kossack help with his campaign.
(OK-01) My Pal Al by Okie CD 01 - Profile of Dem Alan Gentges in his battle for Congressional seat in Oklahoma's first district against Repub "stay the course" incumbent John Sullivan.
(VA-11) Federal Spending Database + Tom Davis = Smoke Screen by Pitin - Repub Tom Davis, battling Dem challenger Andrew Hurst, throws a monkey wrench into legislation creating a searchable database of Federal spending.
Senate (21)
(HI-Sen) Realtors Spend OVER $600K for Ed Case in HI-Sen Race by Shliapnikov - Daniel Akaka (D) takes pac money, but Ed Case has taken far more in realtors money.
(MD-Sen) Cardin for Senate by FischFry - Diarist goes over the good points about both democratic candidates in the primary, Ben Cardin, and Kweisi Mfume, and how he came to his decision on which to vote for.
(MD-Sen) Maryland primary- I will not be voting for Ben Cardin by stormcoming - In response to another diary, stormcoming lets us know why he won't be voting for Ben Cardin in the democratic primary against Kweisi Mfume.
(MD-Sen) MD-SEN: New SUSA poll shows Cardin up 9% over Mfume by leevank - SurveyUSA poll numbers showing Rep. Ben Cardin (D) up by 9 points over former Rep. Kwesi Mfume (D) in the Maryland Senatorial Primary. Also numbers for Comptroller Race between incumbent and former Maryland Gov.William Schaefer (D) and two competitors.
(MD-Sen) Two black senate candidates - UNPRECEDENTED by ResponsibleAccountable - Diarist comments on racist overtones by MSM in discussion of MD Senate race.
(MO-Sen) Appalling Political Ad - And so it begins... by BillyPilgrim - "Independent expenditure" ad starts running in Missouri (where not so coincidentally in the MO-Sen race, Democrat Claire McCaskill remains ahead of Jim Talent (R)) sums up the horrid "Path to 9-11" in 30 seconds and lauding the "successes" of Iraq and Afghanistan.
(MT-Sen) Tester Kicked Conrad Burns Butt in Sunday's MT-Senate Debate by Hesiod - Diarist writes in detail about Jon Tester's (D) strong performance in his most recent debate with Conrad Burns (R).
(MT-Sen) Montanans to Conrad Burns: You're NUTS! by trifecta - Great report on how Conrad Burns' (R) Rovian-style smear tactics backfired at an event where he appeared with challenger Jon Tester (D), who defended himself with a long list of facts about Burns after the audience had roundly booed the offensive and false attack.
(NV-Sen) My Daily Donation | E-56 | $100 to Jack Carter by cmanaster - Diarist vows to make daily donation to various campaigns and announce it on DKos. Today's is for Nevada Senate candidate Jack Carter (D).
(NY-Sen) New York Senate Primary Poll by Upper West - The diarist asks how NY Kossacks are voting in the Senate Democratic primary tomorrow. The candidates are Hillary Clinton and Jonathan Tasini.
(RI-Sen) GOP Desperation Is Palpable in RI-Sen. Race by bink - NYT story says if Steve Laffey wins out over Lincoln Chaffee in today's RI Republican primary, the party will concede the race to the Dems in November.
(RI-Sen) RI SEN: Sheeler: Many, many thanks to all by CarlSheeler4U - Candidate and diarist Carl Sheeler sends out a thank you on primary day to everyone as he battles Sheldon Whitehouse.
(TN-Sen) TN-Sen. Corker likes Disney. by America08 - Report about Republican unease in the crucial Senate race in Tennessee that is bringing George Bush (at taxpayer expense) to Memphis on September 27th for a high priced luncheon to benefit Bob Corker (R) against Harold Ford, Jr. (D), who is now within 1% of Corker according to the latest Rasmussen.
(TN-Sen) TN-Sen: NETROOTS RALLY in Nashville by R o o k - Announcing a Netroots Rally in Nashville this coming weekend for Democratic Senate candidate Harold Ford, Jr.
(TX-Sen) TX Sen - Barbara Ann Radnofsky is within nine points! by Andy30tx - Copy of a press release from Barbara Ann Radnofsky's (D) campaign, citing a Zogby poll demonstrating that Radnofsky is closing the gap between her and her opponent Kay Bailey Hutchison (R) for the Senate.
(VA-Sen) New Mason-Dixon Poll: Va. Voters Wouldn't Vote for George Allen for Prez by PM - Short diary showing results of poll done for Virginian Pilot on Allen's chances for the Presidency in 2008.
(VA-Sen) George Allen Was Against Immigrants Before He Was For Them by BB10 - Sen. George Felix Allen, Jr. (R) attends diversity rally in Northern VA to try to downplay charges of racism which have followed him during his race against Dem Jim Webb.
(VA-Sen) WSJ Says Webb is Up 7 Points?!?! by ConsiderDetroit - Brief diary with predictions and mention of WSJ article reporting recent poll showing Jim Webb (D) up 7 percentage points over George Allen, Jr. (R)
(VA-Sen) Webb Pulls Away!!!! UP BY 7.5%! by Rob Waldeck - WSJ story puts Jim Webb (D) up 7.5% over George Allen (R).
(VA-Sen) Is The Allen Camp Desperate? by djm4america - Is George Allen (R) desperate to overcome his racial tag in his hot race with Jim Webb (D)?
(Var-Sen) Chances in the Senate have doubled this week by Ken in Tex - New odds on Dems picking up 6 Senate seats in November instead of just one, with a breakdown of figures on races that are closing fast to be toss-ups.
Various (23)
(WI-Var) Electronic voting comes to rural Wisconsin by und83 - Detailed description of diarist's experience voting in Wisconsin primary, approvingly citing there were manual and electronic voting machines available, with a paper trail for both.
(WI-Var) CHEESEHEADS! by leftilicious - Brief diary urging Wisconsin Democrats to come out and vote in today's primary.
(AZ-Var) AZ Attn Gen Challenges EPA by Dour - Arizona AG Terry Goddard (D) filed a friend of the court brief supporting the EPA's authority to regulate climate change pollutants from motor vehicle exhaust, joined by AGs in Iowa, Maryland, Minnesota and Wisconsin.
(CA-Var) Put a Kossak on the Council! by joeesha - Candidate for City Council, Huntington Beach, California, outlines two issues in his campaign, a proposed environmentally unsafe desalinization plant and poor laws not protecting displaced (and usually elderly) mobile home owners.
(CA-Var) $3,144,950 Manic Monday - We need public financing by Yes on Prop 89 - Detailed look at out of control amounts of money raised in California races in just one day and why voter reform, and passage of Proposition 89, is necessary.
(DC-SR) DC Primary: Vote Mike Panetta for Shadow Rep! by Hlinko - Diarist gives several reasons to support Mike Panetta for unpaid position of Shadow Representative for District of Columbia.
(Del-Sen&Hse) I'm voting in a primary today... by ixos - Diarist bemoans lack of party designation by some candidates in helping him decide for whom to vote.
(KS-AG) KS-AG: The GOP strategy revealed by kos - Incumbent Rep AG Phill Kline mixes money and church in his campaign to defeat challenger Dem Paul Morrison.
(MA-Gov) Model Dem Candidate on Energy and Environment? by Frederick Clarkson - Deval Patrick (D), candidate for Governor of Massachusetts, proposes to make alternative and renewable sources of energy the center of his economic program for the state.
(MD-Primary) ARRRGGGH! Make the Robo Calls Stop! by wmtriallawyer - Diarist rants on robo campaign calls and whether they have an impact or not.
(MD-Var) Maryland's Malfunctioning Voting Machines by TerranceDC - Diarist (and resident) voices his suspicions over the voting problems in Maryland.
(ME-Gen) Maine Jobs Through Education Initiative by Cliff Ginn - Describes 2007 Ballot initiative brought by Opportunity Maine to make higher education more affordable for everyone, and keep degree earners in the State after they graduate.
(MI-Var) College Republicans Play `Catch an Illegal Immigrant,' `Fun with Guns' by vawolf -As Michigan College Dems attend political rally with Rep. John Dingell, their Repub counterparts play variation of "tag," one pretending to be an immigrant and the others trying to "catch" him, as well as shooting up cardboard cutouts of Democratic leaders with BB-guns.
(MN-Gov) Becky Lourey gets moving 9/11 endorsement from Pioneer Press by mngovernor - State Senator Becky Lourey, a peace candidate for governor, whose son was killed in Iraq last year was endorsed by a major newspaper in Minnesota-The Pioneer Press.
(MN-Pri) The World Shakes: I Voted by evilpenguin - Diarist reminds us about the importance of voting.
(NY-AG) Mark Green for NY Attorney General by Eddie C - Diarist makes the case for Mark Green in today's New York primary against front runner Andrew Cuomo.
(NY-Gov) NY Kossacks: Let's Send Tom Suozzi to the Governor's Mansion Tomorrow! by Roatti - The diarist gives his reasons why Tom Suozzi should be elected over Eliot Spitzer in the Democratic primary.
(OH-SoS) Send-A-Sign To Ken Blackwell! by Jennifer Brunner for Ohio SOS - Dem for Ohio SOS gives novel proposal to demonstrate grassroots support, saying people all over the country are watching Ohio for signs of electoral shenanigans.
(OR-HD24) My "Far-Left" Blogging Becomes a Campaign Issue (HD-24 , Oregon) by Salvador - The diarist, Sal Peralta, who is running for the state legislature says his race is winnable and asks for contributions and help with a virtual phone bank.
(OR-HD39) My Race Ranked Among Oregon's Top-10 by Mike Caudle for State Rep - Diary about Oregon state legislative races, including Mike Caudle (D), who is challenging Oregon House Majority Leader Wayne Scott (R).
(TN-VAR) TN Republicans: blame Mexicans, not us by Sidof79 - Description of an invitation to a Town Hall meeting about illegal immigration organized by state Republicans and hosting a discussion panel consisting of state Republicans, with Diarist's great response to the enclosed survey.
(TX-Gov) Texas Gubernatorial Officially Competitive by Major Organ - Diarist reports a new Zogby poll in Texas showing gubenatorial candidate Chris Bell (D) has come to within 5% of Republican Governor Rick Perry, a pick-up of 6 points in less than a month in blood-red Texas.
(Var.) Super Tuesday primary predictions! by Nathaniel Ament Stone - nice roundup of Sept. 12 primaries around the country - AZ -8 (R), MD-Sen (D), MD-03 (D), MN-05 (D), NY-11 (D), RI-Sen (R)
General (5)
A Counter-Strategy by Airpower - A thoughtful diary about a counter strategy that the Democrats should consider employing on the issues of terrorism, immigration and turnout.
FEAR. NOT. by Devilstower - Diarist has a simple slogan for Dems to use to win the election.
New Senate and Gubernatorial polls for today September 11, 2006 by CO Democrat - A look at the 9-11 polls for Senate and Governor with projection figures.
Path to 9/11, a Distraction? by fbihop - Did the major lefty blogs miss an opportunity to to educate on the election races by having so many diaries on the movie Path to 9/11?
The Battle for Newark by Jay Elias -Detailed story of troubles for recently elected Newark Mayor Cory Booker illustrates diarist's point that when it comes to local elections, a "D" after a candidates name is not enough.