From the diaries. mcjoan
For all the introductory stuff and links to previous diaries in this series, please look below the fold.
This Roundup Diary covers the period from 3:00 PM Thursday, 9/14 to 3:00 PM EDT Friday, 9/15.
Today's Menu Includes:
108 Diaries Overall (Yet another new record!)
- 40 On House races
- With 29 covering individual Districts in 20 states
- 34 On Senate races
- Representing 9 different states
- 27 On Various election races
- Encompassing Governor, Secretary of State, Local, and more
- 7 General election-related diaries
Over 1,400 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).
Election Race Roundup (9/13 - 55 Days to Daylight)
Election Race Roundup (9/14 - 54 Days to Daylight)
(3:00 PM, Thursday, 9/14 to 3:00 PM, Friday, 9/15): (108 diaries)
(Alphabetical, starting from C)
House (40)
(CA-04) CA-04: Charlie Brown (D) Hits John Doolittle (R) Hard on Abramoff, Forced Abortion and Sex Trafficking by dengre - Diarist has long held that Doolittle will be indicted for in the Abramoff scandal; here, the diarist shows how challenger Charlie Brown is using the link to hit hard at Doolittle and the diary also has a chart of all 64 incumbents linked to Abramoff.
(CA-04) Bush Coming to $hlep Doolittle - "but it will cost a lot - as much as we can get." by hiddengnostic - Both Charles Brown (D) and John Doolittle (R) campaigns claim that Bush is coming because the other guys campaign is in trouble. I know which scenario I believe.
(CA-45) (CA-45) What Barney Frank told us by soyinkafan - Although friends with Repub. Mary Bono, Barney Frank comes out to support the campaign of Dem David Roth.
(CA-52) My Daily Donation | E-53 | $20 to John Rinaldi by cmanaster - Again keeping with local theme, diarist makes his daily donation, this time to Dem John Rinaldi in his race against Repub. Duncan Hunter.
(CO-06) CO-6; Bill Winter: Extraordianry times call for Extraordinary Postage by TakeBackTheHouse - Bill Winter (D) starts getting some favorable media after Tom Tancredo (R) shows he's a nutball.
(FL-17) Kicking Some Serious Butt by Raging Dem - Diarist praises a floor speech given by Congressman Kendrick Meek (D), albeit to an almost empty chamber, with charts and graphs showing how the Republican Congress and Administration has brought record national debt and raised its own salary while keeping the minimum wage stagnant.
(FL-25) (FL-25) Calderin interviewed by Florida Progressive Blog by Michael Calderin - The diarist, candidate Michael Calderin's (D) campaign manager, provides a recent Q&A session of the candidate by Florida Progressive Blog; here a campaign reaches out to the Daily Kos community and apparently no one listened - read it now and find out about a Democrat running for Congress.
(FL-25) DeLay, Cheney and now Diaz-Balart by HybriDude - Details on cozy relationship between a lobbyist, Repub Mario-Diaz-Balart and his brother in a neighboring district in Florida and points out Dem candidate Michael Calderin is not beholden to corporate/lobbyist interests.
(HI-02) HI-02: "Hirono: GOP has taken country down wrong path" by raatz - Dem Mazie Hirono lays out her views in op-ed as she runs to win the primary on 9/23. Diarist includes many links to Hirono's campaign.
(ID-01) ID-01: Larry Grant's great month by Red State Rebel - Good news (and links) for Dem Larry Grant in his bid against Repub Bill Sali, including fallout from Cheney's visit in support of Sali.
(IL-14) Help Laesch beat Hastert by lulkind - The diarist, a fundraiser for John Laesch (D), outlines the low-cost but (hopefully) effective GOTV plan of the Laesch campaign and urges Kossacks to contribute.
(IL-14) Laesch for Congress commercials by John Laesch - The candidate/diarist gives us two videos to review, prepared by friends of the campaign: "Have you had enough" and "Land Deal" - it's not too late to check them out.
(IL- 15) Durbin Supports Gill (IL-15) by Gill for Congress 2006 - Senator Dick Durbin (D) gives David Gill (D), an important endorsement with link and Durbin's statement.
(IN-06) Mike Pence (R,IN) - Traitor by danarothrock - Diarist provides information on Mike Pence's (R) immigration policy positions.
(IN-06) IN-06 Open Source Polling w/Update by Barry Welsh - open source polling? Cool. Barry Walsh gives the update and some news from his race against Pence (R).
(KY-03) Barack Obama in Derby City by redmcclain - Highly detailed description (with pics) of 8,000-strong pep rally held by Louisville Jefferson County Democratic Party on behalf of several candidates including John Yarmuth, running for Congress in KY-03, with special guest Barack Obama.
(KS-02) KS-02 Ryun+SUV=Good Energy Policy?? by Sarahkatheryn - The facts about Jim Ryun's environmental record.
(KY-All) Taking Back the House State by State - KENTUCKY! by ultrageek - Report from the Kentucky front on various House races.
(NC-08) CrashingTheStates NC-08 Live Blogging by working for change - The CrashingTheStates gang livens up North Carolina's 8th District with fun blogging, Paul Hayes stalking, and lively chat.
(NC-08) Crashing the States in NC-08: Liveblogging coming soon! by hekebolos - News from the road as the crew from NCBlue and CTS head out for live blogging on the Larry Kissell (D) and Robin Hayes (R) race.
(NH-01) NH-01, Voters "out of touch" by hannah - Diarist analyzes Repub incumbent Jeb Bradley's charge against grassroots primary winner Dem Carol Shea-Porter (D), and comes to better conclusions as to who is really out of touch with mainstream voters.
(NH-01, NH-02) NH CD 1: DCCC's pathetic press release by extratime40 - Diarist is less than happy with DCCC's post-primary information release for two New Hampshire races.
(NJ-07) What's He Gonna Do? Put Them In Jail? by Linda Stender - Dem candidate Linda Stender points out fatal flaw in opponent Repub Mike Ferguson's support of making abortion illegal, with no exceptions, by Constitutional amendment. Includes action links.
(NM-01) NM-01: Wilson and the Washington Culture of Corruption by fbihop - Repub. Heather Wilson tries to pin her own corruption problems on Dem challenger Patricia Madrid as Madrid ably debunks the effort.
(NV-03) Action Item: NV-03 (R) Jon Porter using desperate mesaures to keep control by DemMarineVet - GOP complains that Dem candidate Tessa Hafen broke the law when she worked in VA as a Senate aid but still voted in NV. Funny, Ensign did the same thing.
(NY-03) NY-03: Peter King Starts His Smear Campaign by Dave Mejias for Congress - Dem candidate Dave Mejias lays out Repub. Peter King's smear campaign and asks for help, linking to his website.
(NY-20) NY-20 Sweeney's Hammer by xaxnar - This week's Metroland Magazine has an interesting article about Republican John Sweeny. Sweeny's Hammer by Chet Hardin details how Sweeney worked behind the scenes to derail the campaign of Eric Sundwall on the Libertarian line.
(NY-29) NY-29: Watch Eric Massa's First TV Ad by optimusprime - Links to Fighting Dem Eric Massa's new TV ad and extensive details of upcoming events in Massa's campaign against Repub. Randy Kuhl.
(OH-08) Boehner's Democratic Opponent by Gator - A personal story about Mort Meier (D), candidate for Congress in OH-08.
(OH-12) Great Fools and Dizzying Intellects. An OH-12 conundrum by bonobo - Is it a catch-22 for Dem Robert Shamansky on how he plays his opponent Patrick Tiberis (R) stance on Bush policies?
(OH-18) UPDATE: Bob Ney to Plead Guilty by kellogg - YES!! News about Bob Ney, Repug from OH who's pleading guilty in connection with the Abramoff case, and some links to press coverage.
(OH-18) Congressman Bob Ney by mdgarcia - After months of denying any wrongdoing, then resigning his seat, former Rep. Bob Ney (R) pleads guilty to conspiracy and making false statements. Warning: this description is longer than the diary!
(OH-18) Another guilty Republican by kos - Links to Washington Post article about former Rep. Bob Ney pleading guilty.
(VA-11) Knock, Knock! Time to Walk by achamblee - Reasons to get out and canvass, and alternatives if you can't. Info for Andy Hurst (D) VA-11 campaign against Tom Davis (R).
(VT-AL) VT-AL: Rainville's "Health Care Plan" - Recycled (& Rejected) Bits from the Bush Agenda by odum - Rainville (R) sends a press release with a health care plan right from Bush's state of the union address.
(WI-01) WI-01: A Primary Post-mortem and What it Means for All of Us by CA Pol Junkie - Overview of all the democratic primary candidates, and why Jeff Thomas, who got the nomination might not have been the best choice.
(AK-AL) Alaska declares war on the US? by skids - Diarist questions Don Youngs' (R) standing on global warming and pumping Alaskan oil. Young is running against Diane E Benson (D).
(Var-House) Updated Composite House Ratings by Pro Analysts by Superribbie - Continuing series with extensive ratings of house races.
(Var-House) A House update! IT'S VERY LONG! by Nathaniel Ament Stone - Great comprehensive numbers and analyses on House races all over the country.
(House-Var) SABATO: 20 House Races Change Ratings by Steve Singiser - Rundown on Sabato's numbers and odds for various house races.
Senate (34)
(CT-Sen) CT-Sen: Iraq - Why Bother? -- And an update from inside HQ by ttagaris - Tim Tagaris highlights Connecticut Sen. Joe Lieberman (CFL)'s hypocrisy, including missing of more than half the Senate votes on Iraq, and the current enthusiasm and substance of challenger Ned Lamont (D)'s campaign.
(CT-Sen) Lieberman is too Liberal! by awawisgi - Interesting strategy to promote Connecticut Sen. Joe Lieberamn (CFL) as a "liberal" to drive conservative Republicans and independents to the other challenger Alan Schlesinger (R).
(CT-Sen) The Lieberman Pledge by shpilk - Nightmare scenario has shpilk suggesting that we should ask Joe Lieberman (CT-LIE) to take a pledge to keep his Senate seat if he beats his opponent Ned Lamont (D) in Nov.
(CT-Sen) Why Those Missed Votes Matter, Sen. Lieberman by John Campanelli - Diarist points to all the votes Sen. Lieberman (R) has missed, and reminds us that when he ran against Lowell Weicker, Lieberman criticized Weicker for missing votes.
(CT-Sen) CT Sen: Lieberman (CFL-Ct) Submarines Lamont (D-Ct) by Richard Cranium - Election-year posturing by Sen. Lieberman (CFL-CT) keeps Electric Boat yard in Connecticut building new subs, but also helps protect endangered Republican Rep. Rob Simmons.
(CT-Sen) DAILY CUP OF JOE: Decrying Security Cuts, Then Skipping Every Vote On Security Funding by davidsirota - Today's installment in this detailed series looks at Joe Lieberman's lack of follow-up voting on funding earlier votes. Lots of linky goodness.
(CT-Sen) CT-Sen: Drawing blood by kos - Lieberman has problems dealing with his own voting record, Lamont pointing it out, and the eerie similarities to Lieberman's strategies back when he was first running for office.
(CT-Sen) Joe's macaca by kant - A picture is worth a hundred words (good thing, `cause the diary is brief).
(MD-Sen) MD-Sen: Steele running scared - turns down 'Hardball' debate. by nickshepDEM - Steele running scared - Michael Steele (R) refuses to debate Ben Cardin (D).
(MO-Sen) MO Sen: Court Strikes Down MO Voter ID Law by St Louis Woman - Diarist notes court decision is good news for Claire McCaskill (D).
(MO-Sen) Judge Strikes Down Mo. Voter ID Law by ten10 - Another look at the court decision and why it's a good omen for Claire McCaskill (D).
(MT-Sen) MT Senate: Tester (D) 52%, Sen Burns (R) 43% (Rasmussen by politicaljunkie2008 - New poll and some discussion.
(NJ-Sen) NJ-SEN: Menendez worst.ad.ever. by johnnyNYC - Brief diary with link to Dem Robert Menendez' new ad, which one Kossack thinks is, ahem, less than effective.
(NJ-Sen) NJ-Sen: The Awful Truth About New Jersey by goldberry - Insight into single most important issue for NJ residents in the Menendez (D) / Kean (R) race.
(NJ-Sen) NJ-Sen: Quid-Pro-Kean is Déjà Vu All Over Again by jmelli - Diarist points out questionable coincidences when it comes to Repub. Tom Kean Jr.'s family connections in his fundraising against opponent Robert Menendez (D).
(NJ-Sen) Sen-NJ: Tom Kean flies under the radar (UPDATED) by azizhp - Diarist shows Tom Kean, Jr running as a "stealth Republican," distancing himself from Bush while Dem Bob Menendez is now under federal investigation. (The diarist does not think a Kean win would necessarily be a bad thing.)
(NJ-Sen) NJ Sen: Don't worry by Doughnutman - Diarist reports very large percentage of 450 calls made in a night of phone banking come out as `Undecided' - which given the calls were into NJ's reddest county is a good sign.
(NV-Sen) Watch Sen. Mary Landrieu go after John Ensign by jedinecny - Diarist describes Landrieu's put-down of Repub John Ensign, who is being challenged in Nevada by Dem Jack Carter.
(NV-Sen) NV-Sen and Nevada and Jack Carter - New Flawed Poll by Nevada Blue - Diarist analyzes flaws in two different polls showing Carter behind Ensign.
(PA-Sen) (PA-Sen) Bridging the Religion Gap by Granny Doc - In a speech at Catholic University School of Law (his alma mater), Dem Robert Casey, battling incumbent Repub. Rick Santorum, makes a strong case for reclaiming the high ground on religion by Democrats
(PA-Sen) My Day with Bob Casey (PA-SEN) by BrodyV - Very detailed description of diarist's experience being Dem Bob Casey's driver as he spoke at Catholic University of America on his campaign against Repub Rick Santorum.
(PA-Sen) PA-SEN Santorum Attacks Get Under Casey's Skin by MySharona - Diarists take on the Casey (D) campaign, just going through the motions in his race with Santorum (R).
(RI-Sen) Now the real horserace begins... by Spamalot01 - Diarist provides a comparison between incumbent Lincoln Chafee (R) and his challenger Sheldon Whitehouse (D), noting that both men who share many positions have a good chance of winning.
(VA-Sen) Macaca - An Experiment by rooreed22 - Diarist reports on a question by a reporter delving into the origin of Sen. Allen's (R) use of the term `macaca.'
(VA-Sen) Introducing George "Macaca" Allen - The Dude Ranch Bully by Todd Smyth - Some more from Allen's racist history.
(VA-Sen) Cellophane Kicks My Ass by Paradox13 - One Kossack describes his day volunteering for the Loudon County VA Democratic Party and supporting Democrat Jim Webb for Senate - with pictures!
(VA-Sen) Save the Pony! by Todd Smyth - Action diary encouraging people to come out this Sat. and tell George Allen (R) what they think of him. Allen is running against James Webb (D).
(VA-Sen) VoteVets ad gets wide play by kos - Guess who wrote the powerful VoteVets ad being played against George Allen (R) in his senate bid against Jim Webb (D)?
(VA-Sen) Why Laxalt and Meese Criticized Jim Webb by PM - Laxalt and Meese support the Republican, any Republican and diarist shows how they've done this before.
(Var-Sen) Senate analysis: Dems in much better shape now than three months ago by dpinzow - Diarist handicaps 13 Senate races (PA, MT, OH, RI, MO, TN, VA, AZ, NV, NJ, MD, MN, WA) and calls the race for a Democratic majority in the Senate close.
(Var-Sen) Updated Weekly Senate Rankings (Hello Democratic Senate) by DemUnity - Highly detailed weekly rating of Senate seats shows more good news for Dems. A must read.
(Var-Sen) NEW RASMUSSEN POLL ON CT, & OHIO by JOEL1954 - Brief diary with latest poll numbers in the CT, OH and MT races.
(Var-Sen) Rasmussen: Brown (D-OH), Tester (D-MT) ahead!!! (plus CT poll) - by political junkie 2008 - Analysis of new Rasmussen numbers in various Senate campaigns.
(Var-Sen) Senate Report: bleak picture for GOP by kos - extensive analysis of numbers on battleground state senate races.
Various (27)
(CA-Gov) Governor, it's time to set a date ... by Angelides 2006 - Diarist urges us to let Repub Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger he needs to set a date for debate with Dem challenger Phil Angelides.
(CA-Gov) Hey Phil, Save the Chargers Game! by withthelidoff - Diarist urges Dem Phil Angelides to take a page out of Claire McCaskill's book and get a ballgame going on.
(CA-State) More Coverage of Allegations Against Reed; Reed Offers Defense by sjmayorwatch - San Jose mayoral candidate Chuck Reed defends his record and attacks opponent Cindy Chavez in this contentious and supposedly "non-partisan" race (Reed claims to be a "democrat," but has an awful lot of Repubs supporting him).
(CA-State) SF-Board: Jaynry Mak's $6 Million "Mistake" by RandyMI - In the local Board of Supervisors election in San Francisco, candidate Jaynry Mak `forgot' to declare in interest (as required) in $6 million real estate investment.
(CA-Var) Good news for opponents of California's Prop 90 by Drummond - Discusses signs that CA's prop 90, a bad eminent domain proposition, will fail.
(CO-All) Court case may stop electronic voting in Colorado for November elections by Oreo - Pending results of Denver court case, Dem leadership urges voters to use absentee ballots.
(CO-All) Democratic Party Warns of E-Voting Fraud in Colorado by Steven D - Analysis of story showing serious flaws in Colorado voting system and how Dems are urging voters to use absentee ballots in all races.
(CO-Gov) CO-Gov: Ritter (D) takes HUGE lead by kos - Newest poll on battle between Bob Beauprezs (R) and Bill Ritter (D) shows good lead for Ritter.
(CO-Gov) CO-Gov: Beauprez' Blue State Blues by Colorado Luis - Dem Bill Ritter leads Repub Bob Beauprez by 17 points and diarist anlyzes the reasons why.
(CO-Var) CO-Gov: Ritter (D) Opens 17 Point Lead by pacified - Latest poll shows huge lead for Dem. Bill Ritter in his bid against Repub. Bob Beauprez, also lots of links and goodies on House CO races.
(CO-Var) CO-Var - Repub SoS appoints unqualified voting machine "expert" by Oreo - Colorado's Republican Secretary of State Gigi Dennis appointed someone unqualified to certify Colorado's voting machines.
(FL-State) End of DIEBOLD? Florida county to decide by Sentryst - FL circuit judge rules that proposed referendum for verified paper trail of elections and random audits will be on the Nov. 7th ballot.
(GA-Gov) GA: Losing Democratic Gubernatorial Campaign Chair Endorses Republican. by gttim - Dem-turned-Repub state lawmaker Dan Ponder Jr. endorses Repub incumbent Sonny Perdue in general election over Dem nominee, current Lt. Governor Mark Taylor.
(MA-Gov) MA-Gov: 5 days left to help Deval Patrick win the primary by david blue - Update on the last few days of the Massachusetts gubernatorial Democratic primary race between netroots favorite Deval Patrick, self-funding Chris Gabrieli, and self-imploding Tom Reilly.
(MA-Var) MA-Gov: Thoughts on Patrick's gains, Gabrieli's implosion by Valentine - Diarist gives thoughts on the Dem candidates for Gov.
(MD-Gen) Maryland Election Day Fiasco - the Free State Blogosphere Begins Its Repair Work by tbrucegodfrey - Maryland bloggers respond to this week's election failures in three of Maryland's largest jurisdictions, resulting in a potential contest over the results particularly in MD-4.
(MI-Gov) (MI-GOV) Dick Devos is a Republican by devoshead - Many good links accompany this amusing diary exposing Repub. Dick DeVos' failure to mention his Republican affiliation in his race against Dem Jennifer Granholm (D), with lots of good links.
(MI-Gov) MI-Gov: Granholm hits 50 percent by kos - Short post on the new poll in the MI Gov race between Dem Jennifer Granholm and Repub Dick DeVos.
(MI-Gov) MI-Gov: New ad unveiled. Hard-hitting or too much? by STEVEinMI - Discussion of the new ad for Jennifer Granholm.
(MI-Var) MI-Gov, MI-Sen: New Poll Results! Good news for Granholm and Stabenow! by Jordan LFW - New poll figures to digest.
(MI-Var) MI-Gov: September 14 EPIC/MRA Poll Analysis by whogotthegravy - Analysis of new poll numbers in on the Gov. race Granholm (D)-DeVos (R), and Sen. race, Stabenow (D)-Bouchard (R), link to a more indepth analysis also.
(ND-Gen) An Appeal for Help to Promote Responsibility in North Dakota by rmgustaf - NDPeople.Org launched radio ads going after State House Majority Leader Rick Berg (R-Fargo) for giving tax breaks to oil corporations while opposing tax cuts for child care and education.
(OH-Var) 50 State(House) Strategy: Ohio (What turns blue when R 's turn red) by ManfromMiddletown - The 7th in a series of diaries looking at the states, this one focuses on Ohio providing the necessary background information to understand the state of this state.
(OR-State) Oregon religious group illegally advocating for OR House candidate by Carla - Detailed diary shows how, in the race for the open seat by Repub Everett Curry and Dem David Edwards, solicitation calls for Currey were traced back to a church organization in Canby.
(TX-Gov) Kinky Friedman: Worst Interview Ever by John McClelland - video link to Independent Texas gubernatorial candidate Kinky Friedman interview.
(WA-State) WA-State Supreme Court and Astro-Turf by stilwell - Links abound in this diary on how WA is being over-run with negative ads for judicial races in the upcoming Sept. 19th primary.
(AZ-Gov) Janet Napolitano new Campaign Commercials by Dour - Links to new campaign ads and some news coverage.
General (7)
LAST CHANCE to do something about our GOTV problem by mhinds01 - Detailed analysis and advice on actions Dems can take to make their GOTV efforts competitive with the opposition.
AP Poll Sept.11-13: Repubs in Trouble by edward3615 - Good news in this largely overlooked AP poll, taken shortly after Bush's 9/11 propaganda speech.
DFA Night School - Framing the Election w/ George Lakoff by Arshad Hasan - Detailed diary including lists and links for DFA Night School and learning how to GOTV.
Netroots Network is in Beta! Testers WANTED. by KimGrant - New Network for political info and activism is launched, but testers are needed to make sure the bugs are all cleared up.
Rove's Tidal Wave of Sewage: LTE's Are Our Levees by Rusty1776 - Diarist that has had multiple LTE's published, urges people to write LTE's to their local papers to counter the Rove election spin. A sample LTE by diarist included.
What Did You Do Today? 54 Days to Go. by delawaredem - Diarist lists some wonderful ways even the busiest Kossack can `campaign' over the next 7 weeks.
Electoral-Vote.com predicts 50-50 Senate by takeback - Diarist links to interesting electoral site and reminds us all who is producing these numbers.