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From the diaries -- kos)
This Roundup Diary covers the period from 3:00 PM Tuesday, 9/12 to 3:00 PM EDT Wednesday, 9/13.
Today's Menu Includes:
101 Diaries Overall (Obliterating the previous high of 77!)
- 36 On House races
- With 27 covering individual Districts in 22 states
- 24 On Senate races
- Representing 11 different states
- 35 On Various election races
- Encompassing Governor, Secretary of State, Local, and more
- 6 General election-related diaries
Over 1,200 diaries served to date!
Volunteers still needed! - If you've dropped us a line in the past week please bear with us as we're "restructuring" things right now. (Incredible thanks to volunteers Nightprowlkitty, Alma, Sevah, suejazz, LandofEnchantment, dannyinla, randallt, edgery, cdale777 and newcomers mkrc98 and turbonerd42.)
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).
(3:00 PM, Tuesday, 9/12 to 3:00 PM, Wednesday, 9/13): (101 diaries)
(Alphabetical, starting from A)
House (36)
(AZ-08) AZ-08: Giffords Versus Graf by smokeymonkey - Extensive analysis of the Dem primary race as well as the race between Dem winner Gabrielle Giffords against Repub Randy Graf.
(AZ-08) AZ-8- Gabrielle Giffords (Dem) v. Randy Graf (Rep.) by Fitzmas Elf - Diarist gives us a sampling of the very conservative views of the Repub Randy Graf.
(AZ-08) AZ-8 is likely D pickup by hhesse - Gabby Giffords (D) won her primary easily, while her ultra-conservative, republican opponent Randy Graf, just eked out a win.
(CA-11) CA-11: "We All Live In Richard Pombo's District" by Emetbloom - How corrupt California Rep. Richard Pombo (R) anti-environmental policies affects virtually everyplace in America.
(CA-53) My Daily Donation | E-55 | $20 to Susan Davisby cmanaster - In this ongoing series diarist makes daily donation and announces it on DKos. Today's donee: local candidate Susan Davis (D).
(CO-06) Tancredo's ties to Conservative Hate Groups by Oreo - Republican Tom Tancredo seems to be hanging out with the same folks as George Allen, giving one more reason to get behind Dem challenger Bill Winter.
(CO-06) LTTE for Bill Winter by CO Democrat - Diarist would like feedback on his letter to the editor for Bill Winter (D), who is running against Tom Tancredo (R).
(CO-06) Tancredo Has Longstanding Militia Associations by Stagarite - Diarist discloses Tancredo's long association with militia groups and his extreme views.
(CT-02) CT-2: Joe Courtney's first ad links Rob Simmons & Bush, a lot by RBH - Contains a link to Courtney's first campaign ad.
(FL-25) Calderin (FL-25) gains national endorsements by Michael Calderin - Calderin, running against incumbent Repub. Mario Diaz-Balart, announces recent endorsements and invites readers to visit his website.
(GA-03) A Real Choice! by RagingDem - Highlighting incumbent Lynn Westmoreland's opposition to the Civil Rights Act, the diarist offers readers information on a better choice, Mike McGraw.
(HI-02) HI-02: Hirono leads in cash on hand in final weeks prior to Sept. 23 primary by raatz - Financials for each primary candidate show Mazie Hirono ahead, as diarist links to press releases, ads, and Hirono's campaign site.
(ID-01) (ID-01) Meet Larry Grant Party. by Green Zombie - Nice roundup and pictures, including pootie, of a Meet Larry Grant (D) Party. His opponent in the election is Bill Sali (R), who is far behind in the polls.
(IL-19) Will Obama help Danny Stover? by akudude6016 - In this insightful piece, diarist questions whether Barak Obama will support Dem Danny Stover, in his race against Rubberstamp Republican John Shimkus.
(IN-09) IN-09: Hill leads Sodrel by 6 points by BWasikIUgrad - Diarist points to poll and analysis showing Dem Baron Hill leading over Repub opponent Mike Sodrel.
(MN-05) History in the making MN-05 by Florida Democrat - Diarist praises Muslim Keith Ellison for his hard earned victory in the Dem primary.
(MN-05) MN:05: Our First Muslim Congress Member by Dale In Minnesota - Profile of primary winner Dem Keith Ellison.
(MN-05) MN-05: Ellison Wins DFL Primary by alphaaqua - Diarist reports on the win by Keith Ellison in Minnesota's 5th District primary.
(NC-08) Crashing The States: announcements for VA and NC! by hekebolos - Amoung other events, Crashing The States tour has a blogger meeting as part of their stop on the Larry Kissell (D) campaign against Robin Hayes (R).
(NC-11) NC-11: Taylor Pulls Millionaire Trigger; Shuler Commences Kicking Ass by GordonNC - Analysis of Dem Heath Shuler's outstanding fundraising acumen in his race against Repub Charles Taylor.
(NE-02) NE-02: A Campaign For Change by ptmflbcs - Diarist main in depth focus is the NE-02 race between Jim Esch (D) and Lee Terry (R), but links for all 3 district Dem candidates are included.
(NH-01) Big Upset Brewing in NH-01 Democratic Primary by Scoonie - Diarist provides early results of NH-01 primary, showing progressive Carol Shea-Porter in line to upset establishment-favorite Jim Craig.
(NH-01) Grassroots Defeats DCCC in NH 01 by KBowe - Carol Shea-Porter (D), the grassroots candidate, won the primary over the DCCC candidate, to move on to face republican incumbent Jeb Bradley.
(NH-02) Thank You to the Netroots by Paul Hodes for Congress - Thanks to the netroots from Paul Hodes as he gets ready for the general campaign against Charlie Bass.
(NJ-03) Rich Sexton on Colbert Report reruns TODAY by makr1964 - Dem Rich Sexton's interview on last night's Colbert Report will be repeated Wednesday, 9/13 at 1:30 and 8:30pm.
(NV-02) NV-02: Jill Derby within margin of error against Dean Heller by jedinecny - Detailed diary has newest poll showing Dem Jill Derby down only 8 points from Repub. opponent Dean Heller.
(NY-19) The sweet taste of victory: John Hall wins NY 19 primary by Randian - Diarist and volunteer for the campaign, takes a quick moment to celebrate John Hall's primary victory before gearing up to battle Repub Sue Kelly.
(NY-19) NY-19 We Have a Winner by afox - Diarist gives the results of the primary, John Hall, and urges help from the DKos community to rally around Hall and defeat Republican incumbent Sue Kelly.
(NY-25) NY-25: ABC Affiliate Pulls Anti-Republican Ad by redlami -Syracuse ABC affiliate pulls ad created by Majority Action critical of Repub Jim Walsh for his support of the Iraq War. Two other stations declined to pull the ad. Walsh is running against Dem Dan Maffei.
(OH-02) Cowards Cut and Run, This Time It's Personal by oaksmarts - fundraising appeal on behalf of Victoria Wulson, running against Jean Schmidt.
(PA-06) Gerlach Versus Murphy for PA 6th Congressional District by RichH - Diarist identifies Democratic challenger Murphy as a DLC Democrat and advocates support for Republican incumbent Gerlach.
(PA-19) PA 19 Update: Battle of the Op-Eds by KillsApathyDead - Diarist contrasts Democratic candidate Phil Avillo's Labor Day op-ed on economic issues with Republican candidate Todd Platts' op-ed about himself.
(TN-09) TN-09: A seat worth fighting for (Finally, 3 of 3) by Sidof79 - Third in an in-depth series, this one focusing on Dem Stephen Cohen's superior qualifications over his primary challenger Jake Ford.
(VA-11) Your Turn! by Pitin - Dem Andrew Hurst has won the primary and now gears up (in coordination with Jim Webb campaign) to unseat Repub incumbent Tom Davis.
(WI-08) WI-08: Kagen v. Gard in the General by wilco920 - Nice report on Steve Kagen (D) winning his primary to next face off against John Gard (R). Linky goodness included.
(House-Var) Taking Back the House State by State - THE HIGH PLAINS by ultrageek - Great rundown of congressional races in ND, SD, MT, ID, UT, and WY.
Senate (24)
(MD-Sen) MD-Sen: Cardin wins primary by Progressive Moderate - Diarist approves of Cardin win over Mfume in Democratic primary.
(ME-Sen) ME-SEN Chaffee RI win bodes well for Anti-War Democrat in Maine by jeanhaybright - Dem Jean Hay Bright believes her anti-war message will help her to win in her race for the Senate against Repub incumbent Olympia Snowe.
(MI-Sen) MI-Sen: Bouchard and Bush, BFF by kos - Mike Bouchard, Repub. challenger to Dem incumbent Debbie Stabenow, is featured with Bush in anonymously produced video.
(NJ-Sen, CT-Sen) Should We Be Worried About Connecticut and New Jersey? by theprogressivemiddle - Diarist asks whether we could win in states like Montana but still lose in New Jersey or Connecticut, with lots of responses by commentors.
(NV-Sen) NV-Sen: Jack Carter's opponent, John Ensign by Sarah R Carter - Jack Carter's daughter unveils a bit of Ensign's record.
(PA-Sen) Mara Liasson Pimping Bogus Santorum Story [UPDATED] by benheeha - Debunks a rumor that Casey is behind.
(RI-Sen) Lessons from Chafee - Now That's How You Do It by VaAntirepublican - Diarist quotes Political Wire story on how Chafee wooed state's "swing voters" and sees a lesson for Dem GOTV strategy.
(RI-Sen) Beyond Realpolitik: A contrarian take on Chafee by Jim J - Diarist points out that although Dems were hoping Laffey would win, it's better that Chafee proved the victor in the Republican primary.
(RI-Sen) Why Chafee's Win is Good News for Democrats! by Mikesco - Diarist gives analysis of why Chafee's win in the Republican primary is good for Dems.
(RI-Sen) Chafee & Lamont Win!. Second Antiwar Primary Win by Rozwadow - A brief diary on the strong anti-war message conveyed by the winners of the Rhode Island Senate primary, Lincoln Chafee (R), and the earlier win in Connecticut by Ned Lamont.
(RI-Sen) RI-Sen Primary Live Blogging Thread by Scoopster - Live open thread as the results roll in from the Rhode Island primary.
(RI-Sen) Strategy to victory in Rhode Island by Kerry08MN - Pointing out that a Chafee win in November would hand the Senate back to the Republicans, the diarist provides a strong case for supporting Sheldon Whitehouse.
(RI-Sen) Updated: Why I Want Chafee to Win RI by HairyTrueMan - Diarist (a native of Rhode Island) provides a long list of reason he supports Lincoln Chafee for Senator in Rhode Island.
(TN-Sen) TN-Sen: A Deeper Look by R o o k - Diarist takes a deeper look at the poll numbers showing Dem Harold Ford, Jr. 3 points ahead of Repub. Bob Corker.
(TN-Sen) BREAKING TN SENATE: Harold Ford Jr. Takes The Lead In Tennessee (Survey USA) by ChrisDJackson - New poll shows Harold Ford Jr. leading against Corker.
(TN-Sen) TN-Sen: Here's Your Narrative, Kos by R o o k - Bob Corker (R) has a lot of legal baggage that might make it much easier for Harold Ford Jr. (D) to win.
(VA-Sen) VA Sen: Key African American State Sen. endorses "macaca" by sliping through my fingers - Senior black legislator State Sen. Benjamin Lamberg gives George Allen (R) endorsement in his race against Dem Jim Webb.
(VA-Sen) VA-Sen: VoteVets Ad Against Allen by DemUnity- Brief diary linking to veterans' ad against George Allen in his race against Jim Webb.
(VA-Sen) Allen's Ethnic Rally -- Irony at work by Roland X - A clip from Allen's web site shows a link to a video from his "ethnic rally" and the words "empty content."
(VA-Sen) (Much) More Video from George Allen's "Ethnic Rally" by GregP - A reposting of a diary from RaisingKaine with link to a video from inside the building at Allen's "ethnic" supporters' rally.
(VA-Sen) Jim Webb can win by optimist - Plea and link for people to go donate to Jim Webb (D), in his 4 point contest with George Allen (R).
(UT-Sen) UT-Sen : Bringing the Democratic Party Back to Utah by mp - mp will be making a trip to DC with Pete Ashdown (D) to try to get money from the DSCC, and meet with the NEA and AFT. Ashdown is running against incumbent Orrin Hatch (R).
(VAR-Sen) New SUSA polls CT, TN by Ben P - New SurveyUSA polls show Connecticut Sen. Lieberman (CFL) with a 13 point lead over challenger Ned Lamont (D) and Rep. Harold Ford Jr. (D) with a 3 point lead over former Chattanooga mayor Bob Corker (R) in the race to fill Sen. Bill Frist's open Senate seat in Tennessee.
(VAR-Sen) Senate Election News by BooMan23 - Roundup of news in Senate races from Washington to Rhode Island.
Various (35)
(AZ-Gov) AZ: The GOP is losing it - more and more by The Crusty Bunker - Diarist shows absurdity of Republican extremist Len Munsil wining primary over Goldwater nephew in running against Dem incumbent Janet Napolitano.
(AZ-prim) VoteByMail and Diebold WARNING, w/poll for AZ by cyolland - Diarist's cautionary tale about experience with Diebold signature recognition machines when trying to vote by mail.
(AZ-Var) My experience voting today in AZ by redcardphreek - Notes from an AZ voting experience plus some comments on different machines.
(CA-Gov) Crime is legal. Web surfing is illegal. by Nowhere Man - Compares Republican judiciary committee member's illegal access of confidential information to Phil Angelides' campaign's web surfing and finding out about Arnold Schwarzenegger's improper racial comments.
(CA-SoS) CA-SoS: Debra Bowen, Our Fighter by juls - Introduction to California State Rep. Debra Bowen (D) and her race for California Secretary of State against incumbent Bruce McPherson (R).
(FL-LG) Florida LG Picks Expected Today by gatordem - Dem Jim Davis and Repub Charlie Crist expected to pick their lieutenant governors Thursday.
(FL-Gov) FL-GOV: Davis apologizes to Pitts and Lee for 1990 vote by SDorn - Diarist links to articles on Dem Jim Davis' apology over vote denying compensation for wrongful conviction, and speculates on how badly this will hurt voter turnout for Davis in his race against Repub Charlie Crist.
(IL-Var) Chicago Tribune notes a Blue Wave in Illinois by chipoliwog - Diarist provides a link to a recent article in the Trib that shows how Illinois is trending blue.
(MA-Gov) Guerrilla Vlogger: Mass. Heads to the Polls - Deval and Debate Round-up by mbair - History of race so far and analysis of why Dem Deval Patrick will become first Democratic governor in 14 years. (Democratic primary is next Tuesday.)
(MA-Gov) MA-Gov: crunch time for Deval Patrick by david blue - Diarist states his case for Deval Patrick as the best choice in the primary being held on September 19.
(MA-Gov) Let's Make sure we win the MA-GOV race by CM Foster - Diarist picks Chris Gabrieli as the one to vote for in upcoming MA Dem primary.
(MA-Gov) MA-Gov: Hope for Progressives Everywhere! by Ryepower12 - 2 new polls and general analysis.
(MA-Gov) MA Gov: Gabrieli Going Down Joementum Road by Frederick Clarkson - Governors democratic primary race heats up before the Sept.19th vote, as Chris Gabrieli goes on the attack against netroots candidate Deval Patrick.
(MA-Gov) MA Primary and Int'l Talk Like A Pirate Day coincide! by dmauer - Reminder of the Sept.19th primary between Deval Patrick, Tom Reilly, and Chris Gabrieli, with diarist posing the question of which one will remember to wear his eyepatch?
(MA-Gov) MA-Gov: The View from the Trenches...and Good News for the Netroots by The Angry Democrat - The diarist provides a view of the campaign from the perspective of a call-banker.
(MD-Lt. Gov) Democratic Rising Star: Jamaican-American Anthony Brown by stephdray - In-depth profile of Dem candidate Martin O'Malley's pick for Lt. Governor, in race against Repub. Incumbent Robert Ehrlich.
(MD-State) V-I-C-T-O-R-Y by wmtriallawyer - Diarist wins his bid for the Maryland Democratic State Central Committee. Congrats!
(MD-Var) Maryland Election Results Open Thread by ademption - Discussion about results from MD primaries.
(MD-Var) Questions of Race in Maryland...and Borat's anti-anti-Semitism by FischFry - Discussion of how the primary outcome, and racial breakdown might affect the elections in Nov.
(MD-Var) Maryland Primary Election Issues, Results, and Analysis by Sharon in MD - Latest election results and analysis of many primary races.
(MD-Var) Real Democrats Win in Maryland! w/ Bush-Ehrlich poll by MD Patriot - Latest election results from MD.
(MI-Gov) MI-Gov Jennifer Granholm On dKos Here by artichoke - Governor Granholm posts a diary here at Daily Kos (under the name artichoke! Heh).
(MI-Gov) MI GOV '06 - Granholm accused of "race baiting" by Stomp 442 - Noting Repub candidate Dick DeVos' quick retaliation for negative campaign ads, diarist shows some nasty robocalls are now accusing Dem Jennifer Granholm of insensitivity towards Asians, among other things.
(MI-Gov) Today @ 11:15: MI-Gov Granholm, live on Daily Kos by dkmich - Dem Governor Jennifer Granholm (D), in a hotly contested race with Repub Dick Devos, posts a diary and answers questions live.
(MI-Gov) MI-Gov: Michigan's ad wars. We've only just begun... by wizardkitten - Diarist relates the ongoing battle for the airwaves in the increasingly dirty Michigan gubernatorial race.
(MI-Gov) Michigan Democratic Party comes out swinging by Nazgul35 - Michigan Democratic Party and Gov. Jennifer Granholm (D) launches ads against gubernatorial challenger Dick DeVos (R) and the Republican controlled legislature.
(MN-SD-13) A small victory for a voter by esjay - Heartwarming story of diarist's daughter, wife of soldier in Iraq, who had trouble voting in Dem primary for Dean Johnson, and how she was helped to cast her vote against his "faux democrat" primary opponent.
(MN-Prim) Hope in turnout? Reaching conclusions from MN by evilpenguin - Diarist sees positive news in higher voter turnout rates for Dem primaries over Repub ones.
(NY-Var) New York Primary Results by DrSteveB - Diarist and commentors provide links to results for the primary, and discuss the various races as the results come in.
(OH-Var) Ohio political news roundup by G35Guy - Diarist compiles various Ohio news from Republican corruption to education and creationism.
(OK-Var) OK - 1 "We don't need no stinking primaries" by Tulsonian - Diarist complains about lack of choice on OK Dem primary ticket.
(TN-Var) 50 State(House) Strategy:Tennessee by ManfromMiddletown - This diary, the sixth in a series looking at the `state of the states', looks at the state races in Tennessee, providing demographic and state governmental structure information as background.
(TX-Gov) Kinky calls Katrina Evacuees "crackheads and thugs" by krazypuppy - In this four way governor race, diarist doesn't think Kinky Friedman (D) is funny, or the man for the job, but likes Chris Bell (D) much better.
(TX-Gov) TX-Gov: Why I'm Voting for Chris Bell by Phillip Martin -Diarist explains the tone of Bell's campaign as well as the progressiveness of the candidate in the Texas race against Repub Rick Perry.
(Var) High Props and Campaign Stops by Sarahkatheryn - Entertaining diary filled with facts and opinions on various races from RI-Sen to KS-AG to CA-SOS.
General (6)
GOP Leader Hosts Golf Fundraiser On Sept. 11 by phillyPete - Link to an article on the Sept. 11th GOP golf fundraiser.
An Election Day Carol by sitkah - Sweet, personal election story, about sitkah taking his 4-year old to the polls.
On $2.49 / gallon gas... by unbound - How the lowering of the cost of gas is tied in with the election.
More Horror Stories from MoveOn/GCI's Operation Democracy by little brudder - Extensive diary outlining GCI's egregious record in supplying MoveOn.org with grass roots workers.
State by state gas prices show GOP favoritism by jmart - Diarist points out the "coincidence" of lower gas prices showing up in battleground states.
E-Voting: Corrupted Machines Not Needed to Rig an Election by Steven D - Diarist shows how recent problems in the Maryland and Wisconsin primaries can suppress votes.