(From the diaries -- kos)
This Roundup Diary covers the period from 1:00 PM Monday, 10/2 to 1:00 PM EDT Tuesday, 10/3.
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Today's Menu Includes:
95 Diaries Overall
- 58 On House races
- With 33 covering individual Districts in 21 states
- 15 On Senate races
- Representing 7 different states
- 15 On Various election races
- Encompassing Governor, Secretary of State, Local, and more
- 7 General election-related diaries
Over 2,700 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 (10/2 - 36 Days to Daylight) (with links to fourth 10 diaries in series, covering 9/22-10/1).
(1:00 PM, Monday, 10/2 to 1:00 PM, Tuesday, 10/3): (95 diaries)
(Alphabetical, starting from A)
House (58)
(AZ-05) AZ-05: Hayworth Racist Too? by AstroCook - Diarist links to AZCongressWatch report on suspicion of racism behind Repub J.D. Hayworth's strong stand against illegal immigration. Hayworth is running against Dem Harry Mitchell.
(CA-04) CA-04 Doolittle a little nervous? by LindaR - John Doolittle (R) has more than a little explaining to do, but his office had no easy answers ready when the diarist called his office to ask about his support for Hastert; Doolittle had the bad taste to try to swiftboat straight-arrow Charlie Brown (R).
(CA-04) CA-04: Doolittle protecting sexual predators for 10 years by Dump Doolittle - John Doolittle (R) has blocked legislation that aims to outlaw Commonwealth of Northern Marianas islands as 'safe haven'; Charlie Brown (D) is his opponent in the general election.
(CA-04) CA 04: Why is today different from all other days for Charlie Brown? by espresso - As Bush comes to town to help Repub John Doolittle, diarist gives us three we can do today to help Dem challenger Charlie Brown.
(CA-11) (CA-11), A True Progressive Candidate by Shayne Munger - Extols the virtues of Congressional candidate Jerry McNerny (D), from CA-11, who is running against long-time incumbent Richard Pombo (R).
(CA-11) CA-11: McNerney continues to lead Pombo in Poll by UTBriancl - According to a Defenders of Wildlife poll, netroots candidate Jerry McNerney (D) continues to lead the anti-environmental Rep. Richard Pombo (R).
(CA-11) CA-11: McNerney leads in poll by kos - New Greenberg, Quinlan, Rosner poll has Dem McNerney ahead of incumbent Richard Pombo (R). Links for donating and volunteering for McNerney, and link for Charlie Brown (D) CA-04 included.
(CA-46) (CA-46), Rohrabacher (CA-46) on Foley-gate and pedophilia by ProgressiveDemFromOC - Documents the diarist's difficulties in getting an answer from Congressman Rohrabacher's (R) office on whether the Congressman supports Rep. Hastert's (R, IL-14) position in the Foley affair.
(CO-04)(CO-04), Paccione and Muskrat tied by CO Democrat - Includes the result of a poll by Strategic Services which suggests that the two candidates in the race, incumbent Marilyn Musgrave (R) and challenger Angie Paccione (D), are tied at 42%.
(CT-04) CT-4: Poll--Shays well under 50, Farrell in striking distance by BTP - Looks like a close race between Diane Farrell (D) and Christopher Shays (R), in this UConn Center for Research and Survey Analysis poll. Link for Farrell included.
(FL-13) (FL-13), FL-13: Tom Reynolds Came to Town Today--who stood with him? by JR - Describes the influence of PAC money and endorsements in this open race, between Christine Jennings (D) and Vern Buchanan (R), in the wake of the Foley affair.
(FL-16) FL-16: Foley Fallout (What the LOCAL voters are saying) by weelzup - Anecdotes of people in former Rep. Mark Foley's (R) district saying that this was the straw that broke the camel's back in their support of the Republican Party.
(FL-16) FL-16: Republican says Foley= Bush by RandyMI - A quote from Florida State Senator Joe Negron (R) had an eerily prophetic quote when he said that a vote for Mark Foley (R) is a vote for George W. Bush. Dan Mahoney (D) is the Democratic challenger in the district.
(FL-16) Foley Replacements wants Foley to give him $600K by RBH - Joe Negron (R) wants the Foley campaign to give him a chunk of change to "get him started".
(FL-16) Foley Scandal dKospedia Timeline by Lestatdelc - Diarist provides link to comprehensive, almost-completed dKosopedia timeline of Foley scandal events.
(FL-16) CREW asked FBI to investigate Foley last July by doorguy - Watchdog group asks for DOJ investigation into why the FBI failed to act on their July complaint about Foley. Commenters raise additional questions.
(FL-16) Media Knew of Foley E-Mail & Sat on Them! by Cannabis - According to the NYT, two Florida papers were tipped off a year ago about Foley's sexually explicit emails but failed to act. Additional information in comments.
(FL-16) DEFENDING FOLEY: Just Another Sludge Report by Steamboater - Diarist blasts Buchanan, O'Reilly and Drudge for seeming to side with Foley over his victims.
(IL-06) (IL-06) Worst People of the Week by Markg8 - Detailed look at the campaign of Democrat Tammy Duckworth running for the open seat vacated By Republican Henry Hyde, includes video link to Keith Olbermann naming Republican Peter Roskam (Tammy's opponent) being named Worst Person in the World!
(IL-10) IL-10: Did Rep. Mark Kirk Know about Foley? by patachon - Did Assistant Majority Whip Rep. Mark Kirk (R) know about Rep. Mark Foley's (R) follies, and when did he know it?
(IL-14) Dennis Hastert has to go, help out John Laesch if you can.... by NMDan - Diarist urges funding help for Dem John Laesch who is battling Speaker of the House Dennis Hastert.
(IL-14) IL-14 Telephone Poll - Denny Do Enough? - Help!! by jimijam - The Beacon News runs phone poll - diarist urges help in countering Repub swarm giving Hastert good numbers, asking people to call in and let them know if Hastert is doing enough to investigate the Foley scandal.
(IL-14) Another rat leaves the ship: Boehner turns on Hastert by dmsilev - ABC political blog suggests Majority Leader John Boehner has decided to try and save himself in the Foley scandal by laying the blame on Dennis Hastert.
(IL-14) "Hastert Stands by Handling of Foley Case" = GOP Rout by DTH - Diarist takes issue with Dennis Hastert's (R) arrogance, and refusal to resign.
(IL-14) National Review sticks a knife in Hastert by quaoar - Conservative National Review gets down on Hastert, and other Republicans and their handling of the Foley issue.
(KS-01) KS-01 Things are moving in Kansas. Mark Oct 6th by New Sweden - Itinerary for Oct. 6 fundraiser for Dem John Doll in his race against incumbent Repub Jerry Moran.
(LA-05) Critique this campaignwebsite: LA Predatorgate R's Democratic by ProgressiveEconomist - Incumbent Rodney Alexander (R) is being challenged by Dem Gloria Hearn, whose website needs some serious work.
(MN-03) (MN-03), MN 03: Wendy Wilde hits $50K Goal! (1st Democrat in over 12 years to do so) by northcountry - Reproduces a letter from third party candidate Wendy Wilde announcing that her campaign has topped $50K.
(MN-03) MN-03: Wendy Wilde is on the Air with Radio Ads today by northcountry - Brief diary reporting Dem Wendy Wilde is running ads on Air America and against incumbent Repub Jim Ramstad (with link to YouTube "have you had enough" ad for Wendy).
(NC-05) (NC-05), For Roger Sharpe, Money Isn't Everything by crowbar317 - Describes the relationship of the Sharpe (D, NC-05) campaign to PAC money and the methods the campaign will use to bridge the funding gap against incumbent Virginia Anne Fox (R).
(NE-03) NE-03: The Cowboy Candidate by mcjoan - "Cowboy Candidate Scott Kleeb (D) is a fourth generation rancher trying to unseat Adrian Smith (R) who is backed by the Club for Growth. Candidate Kleeb will be live-blogging on dKos.
(NE-03) My Daily Donation | E-35 | $20 to Scott Kleeb by cmanaster - Following mcjoan's article about Dem Scott Kleeb and his bid to win against Repub Adrian Smith, the diarist has donated today's contribution accordingly.
(NH-02) (NH-2), NH CD 2: Hodes campaign in disarray? by extratime40 - Confronts the rumor that Paul Hodes, the Democratic challenger in the race, has fired his media consultant.
(NV-03) NV-03: Hafen, Sen. Cleland Blast Porter's Broken Promises to Vets by tailspinterry - Diarist documents former Sen. Max Cleland's endorsement of Tessa Hafen to defeat incumbent Republican Jon Porter, blasting Porter's gross negligence in helping vets on healthcare legislation.
(NY-13) NY-13, Rep. Fossella (R) comes out against child predators, in 1999 by jonah in nyc - diarist examines the record of Republican Vito Fossella and provides links to Democratic challenger Stephen Harrison's campaign.
(NY-13) Candidate Blogs to Rid NYC of Its Last Republican Congressman by Stephen Harrison Candidate for Congress - Dem candidate Stephen Harrison writes in-depth diary on his race against incumbent Vito Fossella (R). Linky goodness included.
(NY-20) (NY-20), NY 20: The blog battle by devtob - Describes the influence of blogs in this race between incumbent John Sweeney (R) and challenger Kirsten Gillibrand (D).
(NY-26) NY-26 Jack Davis, Tom Reynolds' opponent, speaks out by Steve WFP - Jack Davis (D) asks searching questions of his opponent, Tom Reynolds (R).
(NY-26) NY-26, (NY-26) Tom Reynolds Local TV Interview Transcript (UPDATE) by Ellicat - Presents a transcript of a interview between NY-26 incumbent Representative Thomas Reynolds (R) and local TV news reporter Claudine Ewing of WGRZ in Buffalo, NY, which was aired on the station's evening news.
(NY-26) Laura Bush and Tom Reynolds by sean mykae - Diarist links to WSJ article on Laura Bush's plans to attend October 4 fundraiser for Tom Reynolds(R), member of the "Foley Five" and chairman of the NRCC, and her dilemma whether she attends or bows out of this event.
(NY-26) Reynold's Chief of Staff had been on the Foley "case" for years. by SON2007 - Kirk Fordham is incumbent Repub Tom Reynolds' chief of staff and the LA Times is reporting that Fordham "cleaned up" some of Foley's prior transgressions. Reynolds is in a tight race against Dem Jack Davis.
(NY-26) Tom Reynolds Hides Behind Children to Avoid FoleyGate Questions by trifecta - Diarist exposes Reynolds' latest tactic to avoid direct question concerning the Foley incident, which is to line up with 30 children in front of the press. Incumbent Reynolds is running against Dem Jim Davis.
(NY-26) NY-26: MUST SEE video of Reynolds press conference by Pogues Fan - Link to video of Repub Tom Reynolds, surrounded by children, as he gives his press conference. Reynolds is running against Jack Davis (D).
(OH-14) OH-14: Why the Akron Beacon Journal is SO wrong by Hiram - Diarist takes apart Akron Beacon Journal's endorsement of Repub Steve LaTourette over Dem. Lew Katz. Link for Katz included.
(OH-15) OH-15: Will Pryce fight for a FULL investigation? (updated) by Buckeye Hamburger - Mary Jo Kilroy (D) issues a blistering statement concerning former Rep. Mark Foley (R) in her race to unseat House Republican Conference Chairman Rep. Deborah Pryce (R).
(PA-10) (PA-10)Tell Don Sherwood to say NO to those who protect child predators by jmorton - Chris Carney's (D) calls on Rep. Don Sherwood (R) to immediately cancel his upcoming fundraisers with House Republican leaders in view of the events surrounding former Rep. Mark Foley (R).
(PA-12) Murtha's particular brand of corruption helps GOP by skeptic06 - From the NY Times, Incumbent Dem John Murtha has a small cohort of Dem House members that he bargains with for consideration from Repubs primarily around pork barrel legislation. Murtha is running against Repub Diana Irey.
(TN-07) (TN-07) No More Politics, It's Time For Truth by win7 - Diarist looks a Democrat Bill Morrison's attempts to get Republican Marsha Blackburn to debate with links to how you can help make the debate happen.
(TX-06) Joe Barton Denies Combating Autism Act of 2006 by David T Harris for US Congress TX 06 - Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Rep. Joe Barton (R) refuses to consider bill to fund a battle against autism.
(TX-14) TX-14 : Rep. Paul doesn't like the Constitution. by MaxKelly - Rep. Ron Paul (R) would amend the 14th Amendment to the Constitution to eliminate automatic birthright citizenship.
(TX-19) Tx-19: Be Afraid, Randy. Be Very Afraid. by Xpatriated Texan - Diarist reports on Repub Randy Neugebauer and the special interest money he's received in his race with Dem Robert Ricketts.
(TX-32) TX-32 Winning Elections The Amway Way by Whiskey Sam - Insightful and detailed report on Dem Will Pryor's efforts to unseat Pete Sessions (R). A must read! Links for Dem candidates for Gov, Sen, and districts 17, 21, and 32.
(VA-11) I Demand Representative Tom Davis Take Action re: Mark Foley by Hurst for Congress - Dem Andrew Hurst comes out swinging against opponent incumbent Tom Davis (R), about taking action in the Foley scandal.
(VA-11) Another Congressman Hit by Foley Scandal (VA-11) by Pitin - Diarist points us to Dem Andrew Hurst's diary (see above) because Hurst's diary scrolled off so quickly.
(VT-AL) VT-Rep. Congressional Candidate Fires Staffer After Plagiarism by cresmer - Congressional Candidate Martha Rainville (R) fires a staffer for copying policy statements off her website; she is facing Peter Welch (D) in November.
(WA-08) WA-08, Burner surprising by IvyTodd - Netroots candidate Darcy Burner (D) is making it a race against Dave Reichert (R), despite being perceived as the weaker Democratic candidate when compared to popular local talk show host Dave Ross.
(House-Var) John Murtha is a bad Democrat by lorax - Options on who could be Speaker of the House if the Democrats take over the House, and why Pennsylvania Rep. John Murtha (D) would not be a good progressive choice.
(House-Var) (Var House), ACTION: Support Opponents of GOP Leadership! (w.poll) by fink - Handicaps House races involving GOP leaders, in the face of the Foley affair.
Senate (15)
(CT-Sen) CrashingTheStates in CT: Lamont... + TERROR STOP 2!! by hekebolos - The CT leg of the CrashingTheStates brings us another wonderful, picture filled (despite camera mishaps), detailed account on races, voting machines and being stopped by the police again.
(CT-Sen) CT-Sen: Joe's Blog Incomprehensible. Litterally. by mrmatthew - Diarist excerpts and critiques garbled entry on Joe Lieberman's blog.
(CT-Sen) Lieberman: "I'll get to keep my seniority" by Paleo - Incumbent Sen. Joe Lieberman (LIE) claims that if he wins the Senate seat he will caucus with the Dems, and has been told he will keep his seniority in the Senate.
(CT-Sen) CT-SEN: "Dems for Joe" Is Actually "Lobbyists for Joe" by davidsirota - Lieberman is threatening to caucus with the Republicans if he wins against Dem Ned Lamont unless he is allowed to keep his seniority. Add to that that Lieberman is apparently in the pocket of a number of major lobbyists.
(CT-Sen) Add Connecticut to the list of Senate swing states by takeback - Sounds like Joe Lieberman (CT-LIE) might defect and caucus with the Republicans if he wins his election against Dem Ned Lamont.
(NJ-Sen) (NJ-Sen), NJ Sen: Some real blanks in Tom Kean Jr's positions by jfdunphy - Suggests that, on review, Republican challenger Kean's positions on many issues could use some fleshing out.
(NV-Sen) NV-Sen: Does John Ensign want to appease the Taliban? by jedinecny - Diarist suggests incumbent Repub Senator John Ensign's recent silence on Republican suggestion of making peace with the Taliban indicates implicit support of this ridiculous plan. Dem Jack Carter is running against Ensign.
(RI-Sen) RI SEN: The "17%" Conundrum: Issues vs. Partisan Politics by CarlSheeler4U - Diarist editorializes about the state of politics in Rhode Island and impact of the political dynamic on the Senate race between Incumbent Repub Lincoln Chafee and Dem Sheldon Whitehouse.
(TN-Sen) TN SENATE: Ford Has The Big Mo! by ChrisDJackson - In the Rasmussen poll, Ford leads Bob Corekr 48 to 43. While in the Mason Dixon poll, Ford is shown to lead 43 to 42.
(TN-Sen) TN-Sen: LEANS DEMOCRAT! by R o o k - Rasmussen switches the Tennessee Senate race from Toss-up to Leans Democrat in favor of Rep. Harold Ford, Jr. (D) over Bob Corker (R).
(UT-Sen) UT-Sen: Download and Print Ashdown Registration and Information by pashdown - The diarist, Utah Senatorial candidate Pete Ashdown has campaign posters, literature and voter registration available for download in his campaign against incumbent Senator Orrin Hatch (R).
(VA-Sen) (VA-Sen), Allen Won't Admit His Actions Were Wrong by Ambivalent Mumblings - Comments concerning incumbent Virginia Senator George Allen's (R) promise that he would like to make the race clean, with the observation that a recent staff shakeup announcement by the Allen campaign included an attack on challenger Jim Webb (D).
(VA-Sen) VA-Sen: Jim Webb's Heritage, George Allen's Hate by 5oclockshadow - The heritage and roots of George Allen (R) and Jim Webb (D) are compared and contrasted in this repost diary.
(VA-Sen) George Allen and the Manipulation of Gas Prices by tokatakiya - Diarist reports on Repub George Allen's involvement with, and votes for, energy industries.
(Var-Sen) Just talked to the McCaskill and Ford campaigns about Foley by takeback - Call Claire McCaskill's (D) and Harold Ford, Jr.'s (D) campaigns to tell them to issue statements condemning Rep. Mark Foley (R).
Various (15)
(CA-Gen) Come support CA Democrats Oct 4 - see "Iraq For Sale" by santamonicadem - Fundraiser showing the movie Iraq For Sale to support California's progressive statewide and congressional Democratic candidates.
(CO-Gov) CO-Gov: Protected Public Lands: Ritter gets it - Beauprez does not by environmentalist - Congressman Bob Beauprez (R) seems to be annoying the hunters in the state of Colorado with his promotion of development for oil and gas of public land; Ritter (D) is getting the message that conservation is the answer.
(FL-Gov) Do we have the balls to do it? by denim - Diarist gives hard-hitting suggestions for Democrat Jim Davis to defeat Republican Charlie Crist in the race to succeed outgoing Republican Jeb Bush
(GA-Gov) MUST READ by Howaboutthetruth - Diarist tells how Repub Gov. Sonny Perdue got $100,000 tax cut, and urges all vote for Dem Mark Taylor to get corruption out of the Governor's office.
(IA-Gov) (IA-Gov), IA Gov: Debate Tonight by kmthurman - Presents a liveblog by the author on the IA Governer's race between Secretary of State Culver (D) and U.S. Rep Jim Nussle (R), with commentary.
(MA-Gov) MA-Gov - Debate tonight by sighclub - Link to live audio of the second debate between four candidates, two Dem Deval Patrick and Repub Kerry Healey.
(MD-Var) MD- What's up with Al Wynn and Julius Henson? by nickshepDEM - Dem Albert Wynn (MD-04) possibly has some shenanigans in mind that could hurt Dem. Martin O'Malley's run for Gov. Link for O'Malley, and email link to let Wynn know what you think.
(MD-VA-WV-Var) TV Campaign Ads in the DC Area by jiacinto - A look at the types of ads and funding running in various areas around DC.
(MI-Gov) MI-GOV: Michigan Gubernatorial Debate Update by devoshead - Timely notice of the Michigan gubernatorial debate between DeVos (R) and Granholm (D), time plus live blogging and broadcast information.
(MN-Var) MN-02 Kline, Kennedy, Bachmann all feed at trough of the four GOP leaders shielding pedophile member by georeeve - Republican candidates in Minnesota Mark Kennedy, John Kline and Michele Bachmann have received donations from GOP leaders caught up in the Foley scandal; Amy Klobuchar, Colleen Rowley and Patty Wetterling are their respective Democratic opponents.
(OH-Gov) Bush: Ken Blackwell is a nut by Renee in Ohio - Bob Woodward's new book documents President George W. Bush (R) calling the Secretary of State, now gubernatorial candidate Ken Blackwell (R) a "nut" during the 2004 election.
(SD-Gov) SD-Gov Watch Jack Billion's First Campaign Ad! by SoDak Dem - Links for Jack Billion (D) new ad on YouTube and ActBlue donation page.
(TX-Gov) Molly Ivins - Kinky? Hell no! by George - Molly Ivins endorses Dem Chris Bell.
(TX-Var) TX: The Burnt Orange Political Report by KTinTX - The Burnt Orange Political Report has looked at 207 TX races and this detailed diary gives lots of information and predictions.
(Var) FOLLOWING THE POLLS: The Monday Edition UPDATE FL-16 by Steve Singiser - A round-up of recent polls on various races nationwide.
General (7)
$upport Dean's 50-State Strategy by Steven Colangelo - Diarist appeals for Howard Dean's ambitious 50-state strategy in setting a long-term foundation for a majority party.
The 50-State Strategy, or, Why Boof Bonser and James Hanley Have Something in Common by noplot - Diarist discusses the benefits of a fifty state strategy, links to the challengers of "the Foley Five", and the Minnesota Twins.
37 Days & Counting- What did you do today? by aimeeinkc - The diarist offers a multitude of ways to help Democratic candidates between now and up until Election Day.
On Nov 7 can't we just refuse to vote via Diebold? by Marty McFly -Diarist makes impassioned plea to ensure that paper ballots will be available in the coming election.
Pre Foley, Pre Woodward, Poll Shows Dems ahead in key States and reasons why! by jmsjoin - Diarist collates latest Senate poll news from prior to Foley scandal and Woodward revelations, giving perspective on why the races are competitive.
ATTN fellow Professors: I registered 9 new voters in 15 minutes by Go Vegetarian - Diarist shares handout and method used to get young people to register and vote.
Breaking News: Thomas Mann - Brookings Inst... by dvogel001 - Moderate/conservative Thomas Mann of the Brookings Institute is predicting 30+ House seat pick ups for the Dems, and up to all 8 of the Repub Senate seats to switch.