(From the diaries -- kos)
This Roundup Diary covers the period from 1:00 PM Tuesday, 10/3 to 1:00 PM EDT Wednesday, 10/4.
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Today's Menu Includes:
90 Diaries Overall
- 56 On House races
- With 35 covering individual Districts in 22 states
- 11 On Senate races
- Representing 5 different states
- 15 On Various election races
- Encompassing Governor, Secretary of State, Local, and more
- 8 General election-related diaries
Over 2,800 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).
Election Race Roundup (10/3 - FIVE WEEKS TO GO!!!)
(1:00 PM, Tuesday, 10/3 to 1:00 PM, Wednesday, 10/4): (90 diaries)
(Alphabetical, starting from C)
House (54)
(CA-50) CA-50, another push poll from Venture Data, Foley by Stoffell - diarist reports on a recent push-poll call received in the rematch of Dem Francine Busby and Repub Brian Billbray for Duke Cunningham's(R) seat.
(CA-50) Bilbray, Of The Virginia Bilbrays by American Pundit - Diairist takes a look at Republican Brian Billbray's record and links to a recent lawsuit Billbray filed to recover money he spent to have his children's college tuition paid for by the State of California. Vote Busby!
(CT-04) CT-04: 'Congresswoman Diane Farrell' Sure Has A Nice Ring To It by ollieb - Presents an excellent analysis of this race between incumbent Chris Shays (R) and challenger Diane Farrell (D).
(FL-13) "A Republican Icon" indeed (Cheney's Coming!) by JR - Republican Tom Reynolds has decided to defer to Dick Cheney when it comes to stumping for Repub Vern Buchanan in Sarasota. Diarist gives great alternative in profile of Dem challenger Christine Jennings.
(FL-16) I. did. not. have. sex. with. that. little. boy. by Patriot4peace - Diarist evaluates charges against Foley using Wikipedia entries for pedophilia and other terms.
(FL-16) Mark Foley may have a Boy Scout Problem by Walt starr - Diarist considers possible implications of Foley's having previously been a Boy Scout leader.
(FL-16) One Gay's Take on the Foley Scandal by davidkc - Important diary giving comprehensive and concise talking points about how this is not a "gay" scandal but a Republican one.
(FL-16) Frameshop: Don't Let Them Change Places! (UPDATED) by Jeffrey Feldman - Diarist points out importance of keeping dialogue on the Foley issue in its true place -- Congress -- not some rehab clinic.
(FL-16) A guide to FoleyGate by dmsilev - Diarist analyzes and posts graphic from Chicago Tribune, which gives a detailed timeline of the Foley scandal.
(ID-01) ID-01: Larry Grant says Foley cements case for change by Red State Rebel - Larry Grant (D), who is running in for the ID 01 open seat against Bill Sali (R), uses a range of recent corruption problems in Washington to stress the need for change in a letter on his campaign website, and diarist uses the opportunity to highlight Sali's complicity with embattled GOP leaders.
(IL-18) Rep. LaHood says Congressmen Can't Resist Sexy Teens! by dickius - Rep. Ray LaHood (R) suggest elimination of the page program because Congressmen can't control themselves.
(MI-02) Hoekstra can be beaten by kotos - Diarist urges voters not to write off Dem Kimon Kotos in his race against Repub Pete Hokstra, and shows the reasons why.
(MI-09) MI-09: I Only Voted with Bush 95% of the time! by Jordan LFW - Provides analysis of a debate between challenger Nancy Skinner (D) and incumbent Rep. Joe Knollenberg (R).
(MI-09) My Daily Donation | E-34 | $20 to Nancy Skinner by cmanaster - This diarist is staying true to the promise of donating each day until the election -- today's goes to Nancy Skinner's (D) attempt at unseating incumbent Joe Knollenberg (R).
(MN-01) Powerful Tim Walz ad by Terryus - A new advertisement for Tim Walz (D) is posted, and it is very good. Walz is challenging Gus Guknecht (R), who was an auctioneer before being elected in a weak election last term.
(MN-02, MN-06) Minneapolis Star Tribune Rips Hastert, House Leadership by guyermo - Minneapolis Star Tribune blames Foley scandal on Republican leadership, as diarist notes local effect of scandal on MN-02 (between Incumbent Repub John Kline and Dem Coleen Rowley) and MN-06 (between Repub Michele Bachmann and Dem Patty Wetterling).
(MN-06) That's one way to blame Foley on he Dems by kos - Link to Patty Wetterling's ad on the Foley scandal.
(MN-06) PATTY WETTERLING, CHILD SAFETY ADVOCATE, Needs OUR help/MN - 6 ( http://www.pattywetterling.com ) by MNbluestater - Diarist points out Dem Patty Wetterling's strong stand on the welfare of children and urges support for her in her fight against Repub Michelle Bachmann.
(MO-07) Truman vs.Blunt: More on My Opponent Roy Blunt and Foley by jkwriter - Diary from challenger Jack Truman (D) on how his opponent Majority Whip Rep. Roy Blunt's (R) PAC gave $4,999 to former Rep. Mark Foley (R).
(NC-05) NC-05: Roger Sharpe & The Environment - A Personal Story by StormBear - Diarist ties in personal experiences of natural beauty of the region to support of Dem Roger Sharpe's promise to protect endangered species, as contrasted with Repub Virginia Foxx's attitude of protecting corporations, donors, and the Republican party.
(NC-08) Robin Hayes Links CAFTA to Pedophilia in National Press, On Purpose by RANT - Diarist points out Repub Robin Hayes' incoherent screed against Dem challenger Larry Kissell, and Kissell's articulate response to same.
(NC-11) (NC-11) NRCC Does Charles Taylor's Dirty Work by GordonNC - An extensive diary about a mailer from Charles Taylor (R) and paid for by the NRCC which alleges that Heath Shuler (D) did not properly pay his taxes, and reveals the truth that the mailer could be a tactic to obscure the truth about Taylor's own problems with taxes and his own tax policy ideas.
(NE-02) Lee Terry NE-02 is very close to Mark Foley by Iowa Boy - Diarist links to Democrat Jim Esch's campaign press release demanding answers of Republican Lee Terry on the Mark Foley scandal.
(NJ-07) NJ-07: Mike Ferguson Always Willing To Look The Other Way by nathanrudy - Tracks money received by Rep. Mike Ferguson (R-NJ 07), who is opposed this year by Linda Stender (D), from Mark Foley.
(NM-01) Heather Wilson (R NM-01) & Foleygate: Stupid or Dishonest? by sap - Republican Heather Wilson's response to the Foley scandal is disappointing, to put it lightly.
(NM-01) NM-01: Why 2006 Is Different by fbihop - The diarist paints a picture of a very tight race for New Mexico's 1st between Incumbent Repub Heather Wilson and Dem Patricia Madrid.
(NY-19) Can we trust Sue Kelly? by westchesterdem - Points a link to a new ad on the website of John Hall (D), who is running against incumbent Sue Kelly (R).
(NY-19) Sue Kelly NY 19 by The Rogue - Sue Kelly (R) is for the war but voted to cut veterans' benefits; running against her is John Hall (D).
(NY-19) NY-19: Sue Kelly Was Page Board Chair (2000-2002) Before Shimkus by bobswern - Diarist links to Wayne Masden report (citing, but not linking to, other sources as well) indicating incumbent Repub Sue Kelly was the head of the page board between 2000-2002 and may have knowledge and info about previous Mark Foley behavior
(NY-23) Why is Chuck Schumer Appearing with a Republican? by BritVT - Diarist questions Sen. Charles Schumer's appearing with incumbent Rep John McHugh (R), who is being challenged by Dem Bob Johnson, and urges us to call Schumer's office to ask why he is campaigning against Dems.
(NY-25) NY-25: Wimpy Walsh Can't Be Quoted by redlami - Incumbent Repub Jim Walsh and Dem Dan Maffei agree to debate, with two stipulations from Walsh's camp: no audio or video will be allowed to be used for campaign ads and the TV station is supplying the moderator.
(NY-26) Local Reynolds Headline Roundup - "Rep. Reynolds squirms" by jted - NRCC Chairman Rep. Tom Reynolds (R) gets hit from all sides for his involvement in the scandal involving former Rep. Mark Foley (R).
(NY-26) NY-26: Outcry grows for Reynolds (R-NY) special counsel by Steve WFP - Various newspapers are calling for an investigation in how GOP Congressional leadership handled Foley allegations; Tom Reynolds is running against Jack Davis (D).
(NY-26) Tom Reynolds caught in OBVIOUS lie yesterday by local press. by Geekesque - Amherst Record asks Repub Thomas Reynolds why he didn't ask his chief of staff, Kirk Fordham, about Foley, as Fordham worked for Foley for about a decade.
(NY-26) Reynolds urged Foley to run AFTER he saw emails by kos - Robert Novak reports that Repub Tom Reynolds still backed Repub Mark Foley's run for office even after knowing of his unethical behavior.
(NY-29) Let's quit the blah, blah, blah and DO something! Massa in NY-29 by LuLu - Eric Massa (D), the "Fighting Dem" faces Randy Kuhl (R) and the diarist encourages donations to Massa's campaign.
(NY-29) NY-29: What is Randy Kuhl Hiding? by optimusprime - Randy Kuhl (R) is silent on the page scandal; his opponent is Eric Massa (D).
(OH-08) John Boehner Must Resign, Mort Meier for Congress, by Mort Meier by mortmeier - The diarist, who is also the candidate Mort Meier (D) tells about the failures of action and conscience of John Boehner (R) and describes his own platform on energy independence, education, taxation and election reform.
(OH-15) What did Pryce (OH-15) know and when did she know it? by Nedron - Diarist contacts Repub Deborah Pryce's office and gets runaround on whether Pryce knew of the Foley scandal. Includes links to contribute to Dem challenger Mary Jo Kilroy.
(OR-02) Rep. Walden (OR-2) Backs Hastert, Coverup! by torridjoe - Greg Walden (R) is silent on House leadership culpability in Foley scandal; his opponent is Carol Voisin (D).
(PA-04) PA-04: now on MYDD top 60 list by dark11starr - Introducing Jason Altmire (D) in his campaign to defeat Rep. Melissa Hart (R) in this majority Democratic district.
(PA-04) PA-04: Melissa Hart's response to Foleygate by dark11star - Diarist points out thunderous silence from Repub Melissa Hart on the Foley scandal and directs contributions to her opponent, Dem Jason Altmire.
(PA-10) PA-10: Sherwood (R) acknowledges extramarital affair in ad by kos - Repub Don Sherwood is reduced to playing defense in his race against Dem Chris Carney.
(PA-12) Limbaugh Endorses Murtha by MLDB - Dem John Murtha's plan for strategic redeployment of troops has been adopted by Rush Limbaugh and changed to mean lining the border of Iran, Syria, and Jordan with troops. Murtha is being challenged by Diana Irey (R).
(PA-19) PA-19 Update: Avillo Challenges Platt To Do The Right Thing by KillsApathyDead - Diarist points out Republican Todd Platts is awfully silent on the Foley scandal and Dem Phil Avillo calls him on that.
(TN-07) (TN-07) It Seems There Are Plenty of Fools in Congress by win7 - Diarist examines Republican Marsha Blackburn's response to the Foley scandal and provides links to Democrat Bill Morrison's campaign.
(TX-14) Meet a Real Texan: Shane Sklar (US Rep, TX-14th) by pinche tejano - An appeal for help for Shane Sklar (D) running against Ron Paul (R).
(UT-03) Chris Cannon has "Gaydar"? - Another Seat for Dems? by Clifflyon - Chris Cannon (R) has some pretty offensive things to say about gays and showing off his own bigotry; fortunately Christian Burridge (D) is a good candidate likely to pick up the seat.
(VT-AL) VT-AL: Rainville, Porn Films, and the National Guard by odum - Vermont political columnist Peter Freyne reports on investigation into Repub Martha Rainville's coverup of National Guardsman who provided home-made porn to other guardsmen. Dem Peter Welch is battling Rainville for Vermont's only House seat.
(WI-08) (WI-08) Better Know A Liar: John Gard Edition by bartlet - A Kossack dissects the dissembling of John Gard (R), running against Steve Kagen (D).
(WV-02) WV-2: Callaghan calls for Capito's resignation from Page Board by Ioo - Links to a lengthy blog post on a site called Specious Reasoning, which calls for the resignation of Rep. Shelley Moore Capito (R), who sits on the House Page Board and is running against Mike Callaghan (D).
(WV-02) WV-2 Mike Callaghan versus a GOP Mushroom by littlesky - Incumbent Shelley Moore Capito (R), who is being challenged by Mike Callaghan (D), has not clarified her position on the Foley scandal. In contrast, Callaghan has called for the Speaker to resign.
(House-Var) Fight the Foley Five DAY 2: $1000 and Counting! by The Cunctator - Introducing the members of the Republican House leadership implicated in the Rep. Mark Foley (R) pedophilia scandal, and their suddenly more relevant Democratic opponents.
(House-Var) Zogby's 15-seat polling by kos - Rundown and analysis of latest Zogby numbers.
Senate (11)
(CT-Sen) CT-Sen: Daycare by kos - Latest Ned Lamont ad is shown.
(ME-Sen) ME-SEN One Ringy Dingy, Two Ringy Dingies by jeanhaybright - Jean Hay Bright (D) is running against Olympia Snowe (R), and uses this diary to chastise Sen Chuck Schumer for not keeping Maine competitive with fundraising help.
(PA-Sen) PA-Sen: Court rejects Green Party's final ballot ploy by daveweigel - Diarist links to news article about the recent PA court ruling that ends the attempt to get on the ballot by Green Party candidate Carl Romanelli. Republican Rick Santorum had assisted and supported Romanelli's bid in his race to hold off challenger Democratic State Treasure Bob Casey, Jr.
(PA-Sen) PA-Sen: Greens are off the ballot by kos - In a one-sentence ruling, the effort by the Repubs to get Green candidate Romanelli on the PA-Sen ballot fails. Good news for Casey, not so good for Santorum.
(VA-Sen) African American, Anti-Allen Writer Receives Death Threat by lowkell - Hon. Carlos C. Campbell, former Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Economic Development under President Reagan, receives death threat for supporting Jim Webb (D) against Sen. George Allen (R).
(VA-Sen) G. Felix Allen-A Man For The 1970's! by mudslide - Sen. George Allen's (R) fundraising letter that tries to rehash the old and new boogeymen like Jane Fonda and Gov. Howard Dean (D).
(VA-Sen)(VA-Sen), (VA SEN) Jim Webb strikes back hard with Leadership - with video by Loudoun County Dem - Presents analysis of a new ad by Jim Webb's (D) campaign vs. George Allen (R), which highlights the work done by Webb to advance the career chances of Navy women.
(VA-Sen) George Allen is a Joke on Ethanol by tokatakiya - Diarist points out Allen voted against ethanol 14 times since 2005 and his present "rethinking" of that position is simply political posturing. In contrast, Dem Jim Web supports real energy alternatives.
(VA-Sen) Below the Radar: George Allen's Turnout Strategy by GregP - Links to a letter from the Fairfax County Times which may point to a tactic by Sen. George Allen's (R-VA) to squelch the GOTV effort of challenger Jim Webb (D).
(WA-Sen) WA-Sen: Libertarian Buys Into Debate; Weird Millionaire's Amendment by dgb - Libertarian candidate Bruce Guthrie lends own campaign $1m in an attempt to buy a place at the forthcoming debate; his opponents are Maria Cantwell (D) and Mike McGavick (R).
(Var-Sen) Top 10 Most Vulnerable Senate Seats as of Oct. 3 (Visual) by Republicus - A compilation of the ten Senate seats that are truly up for grabs in November, with a nice graphic included!
Various (15)
(FL-Gov) Fl-Gov: Perfect Storm Forming for Jim Davis by gatordem - A rundown of the latest news in the Florida gubernatorial election between Dem Jim Davis and Repub Charlie Crist, which is rapidly becoming competitive.
(MA-Gov) MA-Gov: Kerry Healey Cashes in on Big Dig by lale - Analyzing Repub Kerry Healey's incompetent performance in the debates, diarist also points out her latest ad in her fight against Dem Deval Patrick was funded by the very same major contractors who brought you the disastrous Big Dig.
(MD-Gen) My new (D) voter registration card came today by duck - Nominal Republican on Maryland's deep-red Eastern Shore changes party affiliation to Democrat after Shrub.
(MD-Gov/Sen) Maryland- This little blogger makes it into the Baltimore Sun. by nickshepDem - Baltimore Sun picks up on diarist's recent post speculating on strange recurring appearance of African American woman in gubernatorial candidate Bob Ehrlich and Senatorial candidate Michael Steele campaign ads. Martin O'Malley (D) and Ben Cardin (D) are challenging for governor and senator respectively.
(MI-Gov) Michigan Liberal Scoops The Major Media by Interrobanger - Dick DeVos (R) deliberately misrepresents his ownership of stock in a health care company that went bankrupt due in part to rampant patient neglect and abuse.
(MI-Gov) (MI-Gov) MetroTimes on Dick DeVos' Hidden Agenda/National Aspirations by Hector Solon - Diarist analyzes article in Metro Times from Curt Guyette lambasting Repub Dick DeVos on his ties to big money and the hypocrisy of his accusations against Dem Jennifer Granholm.
(NE-Var) Nebraska Campaign News 10/4/2006 by ptmflbcs - Comprehensive roundup of all recent Nebraska election news with links to the various campaigns, news coverage, and campaign commercials
(NY-Var) The Great opportunity for Democratic pickup in NY by jga150 - Diarist analyzes several races in New York, from Attorney General to House races and sees gains for Democrats.
(OH-Gen) I voted today in Ohio. It did not go so smoothly. by bonobo - Voting problems in Ohio... already.
(PA-Gov) Fred Phelps is coming to PA by demkat620 - Westboro Baptist Church, whose members disrupt funerals for soldiers killed in Iraq, has vowed to do the same at the funerals of the Amish girls killed at school shooting, in protest of Gov. Ed Rendell's signing into law a measure making protesting at a funeral a misdemeanor offense. (Rendell is running against Repub Lynn Swann.)
(SC-Gov) Another Republican uses a racist term, this time in South Carolina by jalby - Gov. Mark Sanford (R) uses word racial derogatory word "tar baby" during public meeting.
(TX-Gov) Texas Governor Election Quiz by stop kinky - Forget the SAT's, try this multiple choice quiz, where diarist tests your knowledge on the Texas governor's race and educates us at the same time to support Dem candidate Chris Bell.
(AZ-State) AZ- State Legislature Rep wants to bring back "Operation Wetback" by mexchewy - State Representative Russell Pearce (R) argues for more deportations of immigrants, touting the racist Operation Wetback as a model.
(Var) Rasmussen Premium Section: Anyone know FL, VT, NJ, and KS results? by Progressive Moderate - A request (with replies) for information on various election races.
(Var) FOLLOWING THE POLLS: The Tuesday Edition by Steve Singiser - A round up of recent polls nationwide.
General (8)
Register to Vote Link by Eric J in MN - If you're not registered to vote or have a family member or friend who isn't, click here to do so. Also contains the deadlines for voter registration.
Republican election wish list is out! by verasoie - The diarist has listed the seats that the Republicans have targeted for efforts at winning and which ones they are going to spend money on.
Smart money says: The House is lost by madhaus - The "Iowa Electronic Markets" allows folks to place "bets" about the results of the elections; the most recent line is that Republicans will lose the House. This is all presented with graphs illustrating the trends over the last election cycles.
Thirty Six Days & Counting - What Did You Do Today? by aimeeinkc - Suggestions to what we can do bewteen now and Nov 7 to help Democratic candidates get elected.
50 House Seats... Murtha thinks so by Peace to all - Rep. Jack Murtha (D) ventures that Democrats will gain 50 seats in the House in view of the Republican meltdown of the past week.
Take Action: No More Stolen Elections! by Uncensored Truth - Reminder that governors as well as legislators can help guarantee the use of paper ballots. Action from Repub governors of Florida and Ohio is especially urgent.
Heads up to expats-ballot r'cvd by Fruitcake - The diarist, a Georgian living in France received an absentee ballot, so all international Kossacks ought to be receiving them shortly.
What does your Robo-Republican- Representative say? by desertbug - Diarist questions his congressional representative about his support for Speaker of the House Dennis Hastert (R-IL) and suggests you get your own representatives on the record.