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From the diaries -- kos)
This Roundup Diary covers the period from 1:00 PM Friday, 9/22 to 1:00 PM EDT Saturday, 9/23.
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Today's Menu Includes:
58 Diaries Overall
- 19 On House races
- With 17 covering individual Districts in 13 states
- 15 On Senate races
- Representing 7 different states
- 18 On Various election races
- Encompassing Governor, Secretary of State, Local, and more
- 6 General election-related diaries
Over 2,000 diaries served to date!!!
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 (9/22 - 46 Days to Daylight) (with links to third 10 diaries in series, covering 9/12-9-21).
(1:00 PM, Friday, 9/22 to 1:00 PM, Saturday, 9/23).: (58 diaries)
(Alphabetical, starting from M)
House (19)
(MD-04) MD-04 Edwards, Summary of Events and Action Plan by ca democrat - In-depth summary of the voting problems in the MD primary race between Dems, Donna Edwards and Al Wynn.
(NE-03) Big News, It's a Race by phatass - Scott Kleeb (D) has a good chance to win in this district against his opponent, Adrian Smith (R). Many Repubs in this district are leaning toward Kleeb because of Smith's opposition to farm subsidies.
(NH-02) NH-02: Bass Would Regulate Bloggers, but Staffer Sockppuppets are A-OK by Republic Not Empire - Diarist ably points out the hypocrisy of Repub Charlie Bass' campaign in using taxpayer dollars to have staffer troll blogs supporting Dem Paul Hodes while Bass himself is all for stringent restrictions on regulating private internet political blogging.
(NY-03) Interview with Dr. Farouque Khan, branded an "extremist" by Peter King by stjohnixx - A must read rebuttal on Peter King's (R) relationship with Dr. Farouque Khan and the Islamic Center of Long Island. King is running against Dave Mejias (D).
(NY-20) Gillibrand vs, Sweeney: the pressure builds? by xaxnar - Here's a quick update on the NY-20 race in Upstate New York.
(NY-29) Kuhl: View My Records. Me: Let's Do It! by Ellicat - The district is red; therefore the wording encourages readers to check out congressman Randy Kuhl's (R) record. This research link heavy diary is useful for anyone interested in this race with Eric Massa (D) and other races as well.
(OH-02) Mean Jean - Caught Again! OH-2 Follies by calebfaux - Another diary on the plagiarism story surrounding Jean Schmidt (R).
(OH-02) OH-02: Jean Schmidt Plagiarizes Op-Ed by Vic Wulsin - Vic Wulsin, (D), shows how untrustworthy her opponent, Jean Schmidt (R) is by linking to three plagiarized op-eds that Schmidt took from Deborah Pryce (R).
(OH-18) OH-18: Momentum Building for Zack Space; Bob Ney's Hand-Picked Successor Worried by Zack Space for Congress - News from the campaign to unseat Bob Ney's handpicked successor, Joy Padgett (R).
(PA-07) Bad News for Weldon: Pentagon Refutes Able Danger by GarnetDonkey - Incumbent Curt Weldon (R) has the biggest achievement of his Congressional career shot down by the Pentagon; go Adm. Joe Sestak (D)!
(VA-11) VA-11: Tom Davis to Lobbyists - All Your Dollars Are Belong to US by 5oclockshadow - NRCC Chair Davis continues the same old same-old when he warns Republican lobbyists this week that the pay-to-play system is alive and well while challenger Andy Hurst (D) continues his campaign against incumbent Davis (R).
(VA-11) Tom Davis Freaks Out! (VA-11) by Pitin - Diarist (and outreach coordinator for Dem Andrew Hurst) finds incumbent Repub Tom Davis on the thin-skinned side when passing out flyers at Log Cabin Republicans event showing Davis' solid support for the gay marriage and gay adoption ban, among other egregious positions.
(WI-08) WI 8th CD Race - Attack Ads Fly by russw - Huge amounts of money are being spent on attack ads by both parties in the race between Steve Kagen (D) and John Gard (R).
(CA-46) "Global warming is baloney" by eph89 - More wingbatty rhetoric from incumbent Repub Dana Rohrabacher and profile of the better alternative, Dem Jim Brandt.
(CO-06) Tom Tancredo - doing everything this week to show us how ignorant he is by Oreo - Diarist talks about Mr. Tancredo's letters to the Pope Attorney General Gonzalez to protest Dog, the Bounty Hunter's detention. The diarist encourages support for Bill Winter (D).
(CT-02) CT-02: Courtney Hits Simmons On Sub Base Hypocrisy by DemFromCT - Video of Joe Courtney (D), on local TV, taking his opponent Rob Simmons (R) to task, and calling him a hypocrite, for saying he didn't do anything to help save the Groton sub base.
(ID-01) Round 2 in the Grant-Sali Debate by Red State Rebel - Description of the second debate between the two candidates. The correspondent describes how Larry Grant (D) did well against Bill Sali (R).
(IL-06) Are Lil' Petey's dishonest flyers taking their toll? by Markg8 - The diarist's experience from the sidewalks of his district where he is helping Tammy Duckworth (D) in her campaign running against Peter Roskam (R).
(IL-15) Gill Campaign Update (Il-15) by Gill for Congress 2006 - Updated campaign calendar and excerpts from the most recent campaign newsletter from David Gill for Congress (D).
Senate (15)
(MD-Sen) Don't Forget Who Pays Steele's Way by freedc - Diary notes that Michael Steele (R) is working hard on this campaign, but appearances aside, he receives funding from Trent Lott (R), Floyd Brown, Alex Castellanos and Conrad Burns (R- Mont).
(MD-Sen) Why Michael Steele Must Be Taken Seriously by Grand Poobah - Diarist believes Cardin (D) is going to have to change his strategy to attract black voters, in his battle with Steele (R).
(MD-Sen) Blue Steele counterattack ad an idea by fulcrum - Diarist gives us idea for Dem Ben Cardin to use in an ad responding to Repub Michael Steele's bogus "I'm a Democrat" strategy.
(MD-Sen) The Problem of Politics and Race by Big Tent Democrat - In-depth analysis of how race factored into the Maryland primary.
(NV-Sen) NV-Sen: Jack Carter within MoE (if barely) by jedinecny - Good news/bad news, in the latest Rasmussen poll for NV. Jack Carter (D) doing better, but so is John Ensign (R). Gov. race isn't looking good in this poll with Dem. Dina Titus down by 14 points of Jim Gibbons (R).
(PA-Sen) Polling Round-up: Casey Leads By 21?? PA-Sen by Desroko - Poll comparison. All of the polls show Casey (D) in the lead, but there are questions about the reliability and the numbers of all but the Keystone Poll from Franklin & Marshall College.
(TN-Sen) NAILED! Ford Hammers Corker for Crimes (Finally)! by R o o k - Report on new Harold Ford, Jr. (D) ad that shows how Bob Corker's ( R) construction company was raided and charged with hiring illegal aliens.
(VA-Sen) VA-Sen L'SHANAH TOVAH, GEORGE ALLEN by New Sweden - Satire on Allen (R).
(VA-Sen) Jim Webb's Historic Speech During Obama Rally! by djm4america - The text of Jim Webb's speech at Friday's rally with Senator Barak Obama, with poll and video link.
(VT-Sen) Lose/Lose questions for Republican candidates? by L Boom - Diarist proposes difficult questions to be put to Republicans on torture. The first place head start is in VT where Rich Tarrant (R) is running against Bernie Sanders (I).
(CT-Sen) Lieberman Raises Some $ ... and the P*nis Pump by USXpat - Humorous, if true story about a Repblican who is raising money for Joe Lieberman (CT-LIE), in his race with Ned Lamont (D).
(CT-Sen) Shocking: Joe Lieberman's Greatest Shame by ATalbot - Excerpts from a FireDogLake diary on how bad Mel Sember, chair of Scooter Libby's defense fund and new friend of Joe's, really is.
(Var-Sen) Updated Weekly Senate Rankings (MD and WA Tighten) by DemUnity - Ranking of all 2006 Senate races with some updates.
(Var-Sen) SENATE BATTLEGROUND MAP AND REPORT FOR SEPT. 22, 2006 by Republicus - Recommended diary analyzing the various contested Senate races -- with original graphic map.
(Var-Sen) Sunday morning Senate Roundup (a day early) by Ken in Tex - Extensive analysis of latest polls in Senate races, concluding that odds on Dems taking the Senate have improved this week.
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Various (18)
(MA-Gov) MA-Gov: Deval Patrick (D) surges to 39-point lead by daveweigel - WOW! Wonderful new SUSA poll is great news for Deval Patrick (D) in his race with Kerry Healey (R).
(MA-Gov) MA-GOV: Patrick with an early Monster Lead! by Woundweavr - Uplifting reminder of how Deval Patrick (D) beat the odds to be the Dem challenger against Kerry Healey (R), and the huge lead he now has according to the latest SUSA poll.
(MA-Gov) The Conventional Wisdom Was Wrong, Way Wrong by Frederick Clarkson - A description how Deval Patrick (D) came from nowhere to sweep all demographics in the Democratic primary. Early indications show that Patrick has a lead over Republican Kerry Healey.
(NY-SD-41) See NYBri's New Campaign Ads!! by Tom Ball - Fundraiser "Blograiser II", for Brian Keeler (D), Monday night 7:00 - 10:00 PM EST,and you're invited! The new ads will be premiering there.
(OH-Sen & Gov) More Than One Way to Skin a Cat by jre - Diarist takes on John Judis, TNR article on the Ted Strickland (D) - Ken Blackwell (R), Sherrod Brown (D) - Mike DeWine (R) races and the coattail effect.
(OH-Var) There's something in the air by BobcatJH - Diarist gives reasons for hope in this portrait of Dem candidates Sherrod Brown and Ted Strickland.
(PA-State) The Negatives of Negative Campaigning by State Rep Mark Cohen Dem PA - There are reasons to go negative in campaign, but Mark makes some strong arguments why it isn't always the best choice (and great discussion in the comment section).
(PA-Var) Re-evaluate and get hyped about the PA congressional races! by mhinds01 - Nice analysis of why the Dems could win big time in PA.
(SD-Gov) SD Gov. - Contest Every Statehouse by Dakota Dem - Nice introduction into the SD Governors race between incumbent Mike Rounds (R) and Dem. challenger Jack Billion.
(TX-AG) David Van Os: "Silk-Stocking Social clique. by Eternal Hope - Dem candidate for Attorney General in Texas, David van Os, insists that the Republican incumbent honor the rule of law for search & seizures. A novel idea?
(TX-AG) Is Texas AG The Next Katherine Harris/Ken Blackwell? by alaprst - More dirty tricks, this time from Repub Texas AG Greg Abbott, who's trying to purge voter rolls a la Katherine Harris in his race against Dem David Van Os.
(UT-Var) From One Utah - Death By A Thousand Cuts by emswebs - Comparing African method of bringing down elephants, two state Democratic candidates; Emily Hollingshead (Senate District 28) and Larry Daniel (House District 72) - just keep nicking away at incumbent Repubs Dennis Stowell and DeMar Bowman.
(AZ-AG) GOP Candidate uses Illegal Aliens in Commercial by Dour - Bill Montgomery (R), uses "illegal aliens" in his campaign against incumbent AG Terry Goddard (D). Diarist provides links to news coverage and a Goddard press release.
(CA-State) CA-InsComm: Poizner caught with his hand in the cookie jar by UTBriancl - Steve Poizner (R) running for Insurance Commisioner has been taking seemingly laundered money from the insurance companies, with links to full explanations. Poizner is running against Cruz Bustamante (D).
(CA-Var) Chevron Fights Clean Elections and Clean Energy by Yes on Prop 89 - Chevron brings its big bucks to CA to try and defeat good ballot initiatives
(CO-Var) CO Judge: SOS Broke Law, No Remedy by ohwilleke - Diarist notes the victory for opponents of voting machines did not come in time for this year's elections.
(FL-Var) New GOP Strategy: Refuse to Debate by poliblogist - Diarist links to a St. Pete Times story showing a GOP strategy to avoid debates, and then cites examples in Florida.
(Var) Is Rep Deborah Pryce a Plagiarist? by daulton - Diarist shows suspicious similarities in op-ed pieces of several Repub candidates.
General (6)
A Sad Week for Black Republicans by Avenging Angel - Rundown of some recent racial gaffes by Republicans.
Many Conservatives want Republicans to lose in 06 by Anna M - Washington Monthly has put together an interesting set of articles by conservative writers who want the Republicans to lose in November.
The Dirty Dozen: LCV Completes Its "Dirty Dozen" Target List of Incumbents by hilltopper - The League of Conservative Voters has released its full list of anti-environmental candidates that are up for re-election. Since 1996 over half of those that have made the list have been defeated.
Sherrod Brown running against Jim Webb? by la motocycliste - Current standings in Russ Feingold's Pick a Progressive Patriot contest.
Kos and Arianna -- It Is the Economy (Update) by Bonddad - Diarist disagrees with Kos and Arianna about the importance of the economy as a key issue for the midterms.
Bob Fitrakis speaking on the stolen election of 2004 by Renee in Ohio - Diarist attended Rainbow PUSH September Summmit and gives analysis of the summit along with transcript of elections fraud interview with investigative reporter and editor of Free Press, Bob Fitrakis.