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From the diaries -- kos)
This Roundup Diary covers the period from 1:00 PM Monday, 9/25 to 1:00 PM EDT Tuesday, 9/26.
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Today's Menu Includes:
84 Diaries Overall
- 29 On House races
- With 23 covering individual Districts in 16 states
- 30 On Senate races
- Representing 11 different states
- 21 On Various election races
- Encompassing Governor, Secretary of State, Local, and more
- 4 General election-related diaries
Over 2,100 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).
Election Race Roundup (9/23 - 45 Days to Daylight)
Election Race Roundup (9/24 - 44 Days to Daylight)
Election Race Roundup (9/25 - 43 Days to Daylight)
(1:00 PM, Monday, 9/25 to 1:00 PM, Tuesday, 9/26): (84 diaries)
(Alphabetical, starting from P)
House (29)
(PA-09) Shuster Shucks Yet Again w/poll by DvilleDem - Repub candidate Bill Shuster is trying to keep a low profile when it comes to dealing with issues, or meeting his opponent Dem Tony Barr at public speaking events.
(TN-07) (TN-07) Marsha Blackburn is quick to talk support for troops, but slow to vote for them by win7 - While Marsha Blackburn may be quick to spew words of gratitude to our brave men and women, her voting records speaks of another story.
(TX-32) (TX-32) Get to Know Will Pryor by Whiskey Sam - Diarist explains the generation of the TX 32 district as manipulated by Tom Delay, and introduces Dem Will Pryor, who's attempting to unseat incumbent Pete Sessions (R).
(VA-11) Now More Then Ever! Hurst for Congress 2006 by Pitin - Rundown of campaign finances, links, and top five reasons to vote for Dem Andrew Hurst over Repub Tom Davis.
(VT-AL) rcc wants Rumsfeld out? by pkjnew - Diarist wonders why Martha Rainville's RCC-suppored ads which ask for the ouster of Rumsfeld, fail to mention she is a Republican. The real democrat is, of course, Peter Welch.
(WY-AL) WY-AL: Republicans for Trauner launches by kos - Bad news for Repub Barbara Cubin as new Republican grassroots group comes out for Dem Gary Trauner, plus video of Trauner's latest campaign ad and contribution link.
(AZ-05) AZ-05 Hayworth attack ad on Mitchell by Dour - J.D. Hayworth (R) attacks Harry Mitchell on illegal immigration.
(AZ-05) Hayworth attack ad on Mitchell by Dour - Diarist describes a television ad for Harry Mitchell (D) on opponent JD Hayworth (R).
(CA-04) CA-04: Three down ... Doolittle to go by Charlie Brown for Congress - Ney and Cunningham have been taken down by the corruption scandals while Republican Doolittle is defiant in his role in all the corruption. Dem Charlie Brown has some thoughts on the subject.
(CA-11) CA-11 Voter Registration Gap Narrows by ortcutt - The diarist shows the changes in voter registration in California including the district where Jerry McNerney (D) is challenging incumbent Richard Pombo (R).
(CA-50) Billbray Lets The Troops Down by American Pundit - Diarist reports that when Repub Brian Bilbray voted to slash funding for head injuries in H.R. 5631, the chief of the VFW had something to say. Dem Francine Busby is the challenger in this race.
(CO-02) CO-06: Tom Tancredo is a Threat to National Security by pacified - Diarist links to and analyzes Rocky Mountain News story where Dem Bill Winter claims Repub Tancredo does his constituents no good in the area of national security by making inflammatory suggestions such as bombing mecca and praising the Pope's intemperate remarks about Islam.
(CO-04) CO-04:: Angie Paccione: America's most important issues by Angie Paccione for Congress - Explanation from Angie Paccione's (D) campaign why incumbent homophobe Rep. Marilyn Musgrave (R) is so vulnerable.
(CO-06) CO-06 - Winter playing hardball. Claims district may be target due to Tancredo's statement by Oreo - The diarist points out the tactic used by Bill Winter (D) to emphasize the danger posed by incumbent Tom Tancredo's (R) disparaging remarks about Islam.
(IL-06) IL-06: Cutting & Running Without Legs by BarbinMD - Highlights state Sen. Peter Roskam's (R) insensitive use of the term "cut and run" to allegedly highlight the position of paraplegic Iraq veteran Tammy Duckworth (D).
(IL-06) (IL-06) For your listening pleasure 1st Duckworth & Roskam Debate by Markg8 - Audio of broadcast debate between Tammy Duckworth (D) and Peter Roskam (R). Also, the diarist includes the audio of a Sen. Bob Kerrey (D) commercial.
(IL-06) My Daily Donation | E-42 | $20 to Tammy Duckworth by cmanaster - In his 15th contribution of this innovative series, cmanaster donation goes to Dem L. Tammy Duckworth opposing Republican Peter J. Roskam in Henry Hyde's old district, IL-06. The same matching rules apply--one dkoser to double the contribution, 10 to triple it.
(MN-01) Surprise! Republicans Choose Lobbyist Money Over Safety in MN-01 by Shef - Tim Walz (D) chooses Netroots cash while Gil Gutknecht (R) opts for special interest money.
(MN-01) MN-01: Tim Walz bio ad by kos - Link to Dem Tim Walz' latest TV ad and, more importantly, a link to contribute to this great candidate, who's running against incumbent Repub Gil Gutknecht.
(NC-11) Parallel Republican And Charles Taylor Alphabet by paleotek - Diarist offers up part two of an alphabet game linking bad Republican deeds to letters.
(NJ-05) Seriously, I want an honest discussion with you (Using NJ-05 as an example) by New Sweden - Diarist asks whether Kossacks will support any Democrat running for a Republican seat using the race between Paul Arohnson (D) and Scott Garrett (R).
(NY-19) NY-19: portrait of a key race in diaries + what you can do by mobilizer - A roundup of diaries showing that freshman Rep. Sue Kelly (D) is vulnerable to a challenge by John Hall (D), and how we can help John's campaign.
(NY-19) NY-19: RNCC is polling now (unconfirmed) by bobswern - When Dem John Hall's campaign puts out favorable poll numbers, Repub Sue Kelly's campaign is left scrambling.
(NY-19) NY-19: Great Local Piece echoes what we've been saying for days: Kelly = scared, and Hall can win! by Ruby K - Diarist gives analysis of local New York Journal news article which reads as though it could have been written by a Kossak - bad news for Repub Sue Kelly and good news for Dem John Hall.
(NY-25) NY-25: Poll shows Maffei is coming on strong by Pogues Fan - New poll shows Democratic challenger Dan Maffei closing on GOP incumbent Jim Walsh (R).
(OH-02) From the DCCC: Schmidt accused of plagiarism by stumpy - More on Repub Jean Schmidt's plagiarism story and more reason to vote for Dem Victoria Wulsin.
(OH-14) Katz (D) Needs Our Help Against LaTourette (R) by YellowDogSammy - Diarist urges us to give Dem Lew Katz some love in his fight against corrupt Repub Steve LaTourette.
(OH-15) Mary Jo Kilroy Needs Our Help To Defeat A Republican General by slw0606 - Plea for funds for County Commissioner Mary Jo Kilroy's (D) campaign to unseat 4th ranking Republican in Congress, Republican Conference Chair, Rep. Deborah Pryce (R) - the (R)s currently have a 20 to 1 fundraising advantage.
(OR-02) OR-2: Voisin Hits Hard on Bush Puppet Greg Walden by torridjoe - The diarist describes how Carol Voisin (D) has started speaking out strongly against opponent Greg Walden (R). Great web content showing that he is a Bush cut-out.
Senate (30)
(PA-Sen) PA-Sen: Green doesn't have the sigs (for now) by kos - A judge rules that Green Party candidate Carl Romanelli does not have enough valid signatures to be put on the ballot. The Green Party has been largely helped by the Republicans.
(PA-Sen) PA Senate: Casey by 12 by Paleo - Latest numbers in PA Senate race between incumbent Senator Repub Rick Santorum and Dem Bob Casey. The Quinnipiac poll heralds an end to the Casey slide and Santorum bounce.
(TN-Sen) BREAKING IN THE SENATE: FORD LEADS BY 6 IN NEW POLL by ChrisDJackson - The diarist reports the Berenson Strategy Group's latest poll shows Congressman Harold Ford, Jr (D) leading opponent Bob Corker (R) by 6 percentage points.
(TN-Sen) TN-Sen: Holy Shit! Ford Beats Corker on Terrorism! by R o o k - Ford is winning, and Ford is winning big!!! That's right, Harold Ford, Jr., is up by 6 points according to his latest internal polling.
(TX-Sen) TX-Sen: Kay Bailey Rubber Stamp Plays Hooky From Voters by alaprst - Kay Bailey Hutchinson is so afraid of Democratic challenger Barbara Ann Radnofsky that she heads for Arizona.
(UT-Sen) UT-Sen: The 4 District Plan and its Potential by mp - Diarist endorses Dem Pete Ashdown for Senate over incumbent Repub Orrin Hatch, and then goes into in-depth analysis of this possible redistricting plan for Utah.
(VA-Sen) Allen's teammate 'defenders': GOP operative, political appointment, corp benefactor... by tomVA - How two of Sen. George Allen's (R) alleged unbiased defenders that he never used the n-word are in fact a Republican operative and a Republican appointee.
(VA-Sen) BREAKING: AP Does Story on Allen, "N- word" by BB10 - Highlights the AP story concerning Sen. George Allen's (R) use of the n-word and subsequent updates highlight other diaries on this subject.
(VA-Sen) Frameshop: George Allen's "I Don't Remember" Defense by Jeffrey Feldman - Diarist shows that Sen. George Allen's (R) use of the phrase "I don't remember" to deny his use of the n-word is actually an admission that he did use the n-word.
(VA-Sen) I got your "ludicrously false" by Fred Woolsey - Diarist points out the humor in the fact that Allen denies using racial slurs in the '70s weeks after being caught on tape using them in the 21st century.
(VA-Sen) NYT Picks Up the Allen N-Word Story - With New Source by GregP - New York Times picks up the story of Allen's use of racial slurs.
(VA-Sen) Mu-mu-mu-My Macaca... by jryan86 - Song spoof of "My Sharona."
(VA-Sen) (VIDEO CLIP) Larry Sabato: (Allen) used the N-word by lokiloki - A reliable nonpartisan source calls George Allen a liar.
(VA-Sen) WaPo: "Allen Cut Head off Deer" (Update III) by kidneystones - Washington Post reports of Allen's college hate crime.
(VA-Sen) Frameshop: George Allen's "Only Nxxxs Eat 'Em" Incident (NYT) by Jeffrey Feldman - In further developments on the story of Allen's racist tendencies, a former graduate student in anthropology at UVA, Christopher Taylor, recalls Allen's racist language on his first meeting. Allen is being challenged by Jim Webb (D).
(VA-Sen) Attn MSM (and others): Salon letters a trove of Allen memories by ATL Dem - Diarist links to Salon's letters section and excerpts some reminiscences of Repub George Allen and his racism. More reason to vote for Dem Jim Webb.
(VA-Sen) George Allen Spit at Me by Coolwateroverstones - Diarist's anecdote recalling her days as a reporter and how Repub George Allen's demeanor towards her during an event she covered fits easily into his present negative image.
(VA-Sen) Song of the South: Allen, Race and Growing Up Southern by TexasDemocrat - Diarist gives anecdotes of growing up in the south to illustrate the kind of racism Repub George Allen is accused of (well he grew up in "southern" California, eh?).
(VA-Sen) What people are reading in the Virginia Pilot today on Allen by EdwardsRayOfSunshine - Diarist links to local paper Virginia Pilot reporting on latest Repub George Allen scandal in his race against Dem Jim Webb.
(VA-Sen) VA-Sen: Webb's new Iraq ad by kos - Strong on Iraq? Look at Dem Jim Webb's new TV ad, linked in this diary. And let's all get to work!
(VA-Sen) VA-Sen; NRSC hatchet job on Webb in full force in Richmond VA by John a Va Dem - Diarist reports on negative mailing campaign by Repub George Allen's campaign, trying to paint Dem Jim Webb as sexist and as thinking the Tailhook sexual harassment scandal wasn't a big deal.
(VA-Sen) VA-Sen CONTEST! Best Postcards from the Allen Campaign by New Sweden - Diarist's ideas of making a postcard detailing Repub George Allen's scandals (esp. the deer-head incident) and sending to all of Allen's sponsors.
(WA-Sen) Maria Cantwell and torture by converger - How Sen. Maria Cantwell (D) appears to be voting for political expediency instead of moral values on the issue of torture.
(CT-Sen) CT-Sen: The Long Wait For...This? by mcjoan - The diarist discusses Joe Lieberman's (I) major speech about his various stances on the Iraq war.
(CT-Sen) Dear Joe: About that speech... by spread the word IRAQ NAM - Diarist writes thoughts to Joe Lieberman in response to a recent speech.
(HI-Sen) HI-Sen: Akaka beats chase in Primary by kos - Markos describes how Akaka beat opponent Chase in the primary by a 54-45% margin in spite of marked differences in approach.
(HI-Sen) HI-Sen: Akaka vs. Thielen by scottmaui - Hawaii GOP announces who will run against Sen. Akaka.
(MD-Sen) MD Senate Poll: Cardin (D) ahead of Steele (R) 51%-40% by politicaljunkie2008 - Diarist links to new poll that shows Cardin ahead.
(MN-Sen) Minnesotans protest creatively? You betcha! MN-Sen by Kayakbiker - News and photos from a Minnesota antiwar protest.
(NV-Sen) NV-Sen - Carters, Carters Everywhere! by Sarah R Carter - More updates on Dem Jack Carter's campaign against Repub John Ensign, most important being Jack is getting better and ready to hit the campaign trail again!
Various (21)
(TX-Gov) Hands Across the Corridor - Stop the TTC by EquiStar - While this is an Independent Party event it is open to all Texas (well, anyone) who opposes the Perry Land Grab aka Trans-Texas Corridor.
(TX-Gov) TX-Gov: More Kinky-isms by kos - Candidate Kinky Friedman shows eccentricities that border on Buchanan-esque wingnuttery.
(WI-Gov) Cheney only draws 125 for Wisconsin's Mark Green by goofticket - Very few people show up for a GOP fundraiser.
(WI-Gov) WI-Gov: Green (R) still can't use his PAC money by TheBookPolice - An "activist" judge agrees with a ruling by the Wisconsin Board of Elections that challenger Rep. Mark Green (R) cannot used out-of-state funds in his efforts to unseat incumbent Gov. Jim Doyle (D).
(WI-Gov) McCain Feingold Act may prove worse for Mark Green-WI by goofticket - Repub Mark Green is being forced by Wisconsin state board of elections to forfeit federal campaign money he funneled into his state campaign against incumbent Dem Jim Doyle.
(AK-Var) FBI Seizes More Evidence from Stevens!! by LieparDestin - Diarist posts another in this series of stories about the Corrupt Bastards Club (a/k/a Republicans) in Alaska and State Senator Ben Stevens (son of Ted) in particular.
(CA-Gen) Sen. Barbara Boxer Endorses Cindy Chavez for SJ Mayor by sjmayorwatch - California Sen. Barbara Boxer (D) endorses progressive Cindy Chavez (D) in her efforts against Chuck Reed (DINO) for Mayor of San Jose.
(CA-Gen) CA-Lt Gov. I was just push-polled (?) by Tom McClintock by coigue - Push poll conducted by Tom McClintock (R) in his race against John Garamendi (D) for California's Lieutenant Governor position.
(CA-Gov) CA-GOV: Angelides would try to stop CA Nat'l Guard deployment to Iraq by dday - The diarist describes how candidate Phil Angelides (D) would prevent the California National Guard troops from overseas deployment to Iraq.
(CA-SoS) CA-SOS: Bowen Viability by Sarahkatheryn - Details state Sen. Debra Bowen's (D) race to unseat incumbent sec. Bruce McPherson (R), possibly the Democrats' best chance for a statewide victory in the California Executive Branch.
(CA-Var) CA: Prop 89 to limit corporate campaign cash by danswalter - Detailed analysis in this diary on campaign finance reform proposition with link to latest ad in support.
(FL- Gov) Fla.-ssacks* Arise! Jim Davis Needs our Help! by Limelite - The diarist urges action and notes campaign issues of Jim Davis (D) in the race against Charlie Crist (R).
(FL-Gov) The Strategy of Gladys Knight and the Pips by creepers - Diarist's take on Repub Charlie Crist's claim that voting for Dem Jim Davis means higher taxes.
(FL-Gov) FL-GOV: My $100 Donation to Jim Davis by meowmissy - Diarist explains her contribution to Dem Jim Davis in the Florida governor's race, analyzing the issues and providing informative links.
(MD-Gen) MD State Senate 34/35 by spuchuu - Democrats show life in deep red Harford County as William Kirby (D) outpolls incumbent state Sen. Nancy Jacobs (R) on primary election day by 2000 votes and Prof. Stan Kollar (D) also had a strong showing in his race against incumbent state Sen. J. Robert Hooper (R).
(MI-Gov) MI-Gov: DeVos Flees Cheney by raindrew - Dick DeVos (R) is unable to attend a Cheney fundraising event.
(MN-Var) MN: Interview with Andy Luger, Candidate for Hennepin County Attorney by jbnr51 - Meet Andy Luger!
(NH-Var) Vote in online poll to help this Kossack fundraise! by andyj2287 - Help this college-student-Kossack raise money for his campaign!
(NY-Gen) Tonight's Brian Keeler Blograiser - MEET SAM SEDER! by pontificator - Pimping for our own Brian Keeler (D) in his efforts to unseat state Sen. Steve Saland
(R), including his nationwide Blograiser.
(OK-Gov) Karl Rove is Coming to Oklahoma by deha - Puts in perspective Karl Rove's visit to prop up Rep. Ernest Istook's (R) in his increasingly desperate and ineffective campaign to unseat very popular incumbent Gov. Brad Henry (D).
(Var) Swing Districts by ArkDem14 - A look at all of the most closely divided, (by presidential results), districts in the United States, a brief background on their incumbents, and a short analysis of the current state of their races.
General (4)
Dems giving Republicans October Surprise!! by NMDan - Very brief dairy arguing for increasing small donations to further deflate the Republican war chest advantage.
Polls, polls, polls by kos - Latest house and senate polls and analysis.
Just in from Democrats.com: Paper Ballot Mandate 11/7 by ForFreedom - Diarist excerpts message from Democratic organization with action item on voting reform.
ACTION DIARY: Make Some Calls - Make A Difference by Alegre - Some things we can each do to make a difference in this year's election.