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This Roundup Diary covers the period from 1:00 PM Wednesday, 10/4 to 1:00 PM EDT Thursday, 10/5.
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Today's Menu Includes:
93 Diaries Overall
- 53 On House races
- With 31 covering individual Districts in 18 states
- 16 On Senate races
- Representing 6 different states
- 19 On Various election races
- Encompassing Governor, Secretary of State, Local, and more
- 5 General election-related diaries
Over 2,900 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!!!)
Election Race Roundup (10/4 - 34 Days to Daylight)
(1:00 PM, Wednesday, 10/4 to 1:00 PM, Thursday, 10/5): (93 diaries)
(Alphabetical, starting from D)
House (53)
(DE-AL) Castle (R-DE) stroke severity covered up by local media by Delawareliberal - Incumbent Repub Michael Castle suffered multiple strokes and may be incapable or running against Dem Dennis Spivak, but the local media appear to be covering up the severity.
(FL-16) Florida Republicans maneuver to keep Foley seat (FL-16) by aschocken - Director of State Division of Elections Dawn Roberts is including information on Foley's replacement, Joe Negron in absentee ballots, and charges of electioneering are being made.
(FL-16) Signs noting Negron replaces Foley on ballot get OK by eeff - Repub Joe Negron has replaced incumbent Repub Mark Foley, and is allowed to post signs around polling places indicating the switch, as Negron attempts to defeat Dem Tim Mahoney.
(FL-16) Cheney Weighs In On "the Foley Thing," Elections by janis - Wisdom from the Vice-President.
(FL-16) Foley: the next GOP attempt to push back by FlyLeft - Get a jump on the next GOP maneuver to spin Foleygate.
(FL-16) Snark-GOP Scrambles For New Foley Excuses by arquebus - A hypothetical GOP press conferences gives excuses for Foley.
(FL-16) FL-16: Who is Timothy Edward Mahoney? by Nightprowlkitty - A look at the background and policies of Tim Mahoney (D), running against Joe Negron (R) in Mark Foley's former district.
(IL-14) Hastert Does What's Wrong by nanobubble - Repub Speaker of the House Dennis Hastert has refused to resign because it would be bad for Repub attempt to maintain control of the House. Hastert is facing Dem John Laesch in November.
(IL-14) Sustained Outrage: Hastert's Resignation Is A Good Start by raisin - Discusses the possibility of Hastert resigning today from either Speaker or from Congress altogether and not standing for reelection, with a rundown of Hastert's other negative qualities.
(IL-14) Hastert Opponent John Laesch (IL-14) up next on Ed Schultz by Aeolus - Ultimately it was that gut feel that John Laesch was exactly the guy who I would want representing me in Congress
(IL-14) John Laesch on Hardball by Downtowner - Diarist list the news org requesting interviews with John Laesch The name John Leasch is going to be in the news now.
(IL-14, IL-15) Obama to campaign for Laesch (IL-14) & Gill (IL-15) by Aeolus - Obama decides to go on the campaign trail.
(IL-19) Kos: Danny Stover (IL-19) Needs Your Help by grayslady- Diarist asks Kos to let Danny Stover do diaries without waiting the week after registration.
(IL-19) I am Danny Stover and I want John Shimkus's job by dlstover - Democratic candidate introduces himself to the dkos community.
(IL-19) IL-19 - Shimkus did nothing WRONG?! by MBell0 - Shimkus claims he did nothing wrong in the page scandal.
(IN-06) Welsh Outraged at Mike Pence Support for Hastert by benr - Dem Barry Welsh's strong response to Mike Pence's (R) support for Speaker Hastert.
(MO-07) Truman vs. Blunt: The Blunt-Foley Connection Continues by jkwriter - Jack Truman, Democrat running against Roy Blunt, House Majority Whip, brings home the Foley scandal.
(NC-08) Larry Kissell, NC-08 Accused of Politicizing Foley/Hayes Connections by The Southern Dem - Robin Hayes has finally found dirty money he can do without. He is donating the $4500 that he has received from various Mark Foley accounts to different charities that benefit children after being pressured by the NC Democratic Party.
(NH-01) NH--01, "stark (no not naked) contrast" by hannah - Exploration of the race between Dem Carol Shea-Porter and incumbent Repub Jeb Bradley, who is another Bush rubberstamper.
(NH-02) CrashingTheStates NH-02: Hodes, Bloggergate, and SPIDERS! by hekebolos - A look at the race in New Hampshire's 2nd district between Paul Hodes (D) and Charlie Bass (R).
(NY-13) Steve Harrison to Debate Vito Fossella on Staten Island, Monday October 9th! by Donkey Girl 32 - Come see Steve Harrison (D) debate Vito Fossella (R).
(NY-19) NY-19: Another seat in play due to FoleyGate! by Jordan LFW - Sue Kelly was Chairwoman of the House Page Board from 1999-2001 - what did or didn't she know about Mark Foley?
(NY-19)NY-19 Kelly in Trouble by The Rogue - Hudson Valley Rep. Sue Kelly(R) has become the latest member of Congress caught up in the who-knew-what-when cyclone swarming Washington in the wake of Rep. Mark Foley's resignation; her opponent is John Hall (D).
(NY-19) Sue Kelly Votes Against Disabled Vets by Paminator - A link to an advert emphasizing Republican Kelly's vote against benefits for disabled veterans; John is her opponent in the general election.
(NY-19) What do you mean Sue Kelly's 'major' labor support is a sham? (NY-19) by MrMacMan - Hudson Valley Building & Construction Trades Council have endorsed Sue Kelly (R) - but it's not new support; John Hall (D) is her opponent in the general.
(NY-20) Help A Candidate by yankeeliberal - The diarist highlights incumbent Repub John Sweeney's race against Dem Kirsten Gillibrand as important, as Bush refers to Sweeney as Congressman kickass.
(NY-20) John Sweeney's Aide Calls Protestors of Laura Bush RUDE! by adigal - John Sweeney's (R) campaign shows disrespect for democracy.
(NY-26) What is the deal with jack Davis by golo - Diarist is critical of Dem Jack Davis' characterizations of illegal immigrants and questions that tactic in his race against Repub Tom Reynolds.
(NY-26) NY-26: Reynolds is in real (electoral) trouble by kos - A recent poll shows that voters in incumbent Tom Reynolds's (R) district are upset about his handling of the Foley scandal; challenger Jack Davis (D) looks headed for victory in November.
(NY-29) NY-26: Reynold's underage human shields by kos - Excerpts from a local columnist show nobody's buying Reynolds surround-myself-with-kids trick.
(OH-14) OH-14: Katz (D) v. Latourette (R) notes by Hiram - Some great news from the campaign trail and a map of the district.
(OH-15) My Daily Donation | E-33 | $20 to Mary Jo Kilroy by cmanaster - Another day another donation from the diarist, this time the money goes to Dem Mary Jo Kilroy in her race against incumbent Repub Deborah Pryce.
(PA-06,07,08) PA-6-7-8: Help Win The House, Meet Hillary! by Adam B - Dems Lois Murphy, Joe Sestak, and Patrick Murphy take on incumbent Repub Jim Gerlach, Curt Weldon, and Mike Fitzpatrick, and are organizing a joint fundraiser, with Sen Hillary Clinton as the featured guest Friday 13th of October at Franklin Institute in Philadelphia.
(PA-07) PA-07: Of Dollar Signs and Yard Signs by GarnetDonkey - Joe Sestak (D) is outraising Curt Weldon (R) - but the race is far from over.
(PA-10) "Chris Carney is more smilier:" PA-10 Debate Report! UPDATE with Video! by benthos - A report on the recent debate between Chris Carney (D) and Don Sherwood (R).
(PA-10) PA-10: Sherwood and Carney debate by hartboy - Another report on the debate between Don Sherwood (R) and Chris Carney (D).
(PA-15) "We're 50% Red, 50% Blue... the Republican will win" by BleedingKnuckleLiberal - Intro to the race between Charles Dertinger (D) and Charles Dent (R), and some thoughts on its competitiveness.
(TN-07) (TN-07) It is Time For Change In District 7, and That Change is Bill Morrison by win7 - Diarist posts a recent letter to the editor in support of Democrat Bill Morrison's race to defeat Republican Marsha Blackburn, with links to ActBlue and Bill Morrison' s upcoming media appearances.
(TX-32) TX CD-32: No Word From Sessions On Foley Affair by alaprst - Rep. Pete Sessions' (R) strange no comment on the whole sad saga of former Rep. Mark Foley (R).
(VA-11) Rep. Tom Davis (VA-11) Refuses to Take Action on Mark Foley! [UPDATE] by Pitin - Challenger Andy Hurst (D) calls on Rep. Tom Davis (R) to take concrete steps in light of the scandal involving former Rep. Mark Foley (R).
(VA-11) VA-11: Tom Davis sends a fat check to Willie Tan, sweatshop owner in the Marianas by achamblee - Diarist examines Republican Tom Davis's links to Jack Abramoff, the Marianas Islands sweatshops and Bill Moyers PBS special report.
(WI-05) WI-5: Netroots important for Kennedy campaign by cheeseismoldymilk - Netroots donations are helping Bryan Kennedy (D) to get closer to Jim Sensenbrenner (R) in the polls.
(AZ-05) AZ-05: Mitchell (D) chicken or Hayworth (R) lies? You decide! by AstroCook - Hayworth (R) lies about the true reason for a cancelled debate.
(CA-04) CA-04 Photos Republicans Don't want YOU to see by AmericanRiverCanyon - Highlights a picture on Repub Rep John Doolittle with Repub Speaker Dennis Hastert on Doolittle's website. Dem Charlie Brown is fighting to take CA's 4th.
(CA-04) CA-04 For Charlie Brown, Republicans and Democrats Coming Out of Woodwork! by LindaR - Now even some Republican groups are working to elect Charlie Brown (D), running against John Doolittle (R).
(CA-45) (CA-45) "This Iraq thing will blow over" -Mary Bono by soyinkafan - Diarist details Republican Mary Bono's Iraq statements, with links to Blue America, campaign commercials, and Democrat David Roth's campaign
(CA-49) CA-49: Our World REALLY Can't Wait by JeeniCriscenzo - Jeeni Criscenzo, Dem candidate opposing Darrell Issa (R), urgently requests participation in today's World Can't Wait protests.
(CA-52) CA-52 Time to grow a pair Rinaldi! by Hannibal - The diarist tells John Rinaldi (D) to stop pulling punches against opponent Duncan Hunter (R).
(CO-05) CO-05, The Red State Paper isn't helping the Rs by tjlord - Republican newspaper turns on its own in Colorado.
(CT-02) Why Rob Simmons (R) Supports Torture...CT-02 by methodishca - Rob Simmons (R) admits to breaches of Geneva Convention on WHUS radio; Joe Courtney (D) is his opponent in the general election.
(CT-04) (CT-04) Take Back The House This Weekend by brookeb - Diarist describes importance of canvassing and urges everyone to come canvass for Diane Farrell (D).
(CT-04) Diane Farrell is kicking Chris Shays butt in the debate... by dvogel001 - Democrat Farrell questions Republican Shays' effectiveness in acting as a counterpoint to Presidential overreaching.
(House-Var) It's a lot closer than you think. by YoursTruly - Employing Zogby polls, diarist notes how despite all the bad news for Republicans, Democrats still cannot comfortably claim leads in enough seats to take back the House.
Senate (16)
(PA-Sen) PA-SEN: Rudy? by noweheredesign - Rudy Giuliani has turned up in a campaign ad for incumbent Repub Sen Rick Santorum in his race against Dem Bob Casey.
(TN-Sen) TENNESSEE-SEN: Corker tries to Pull Ford Into Race-Baiting Diversion by Eleanor A - Bob Corker (R) avoids real issues in his race against Bill Ford, Jr. (D).
(UT-Sen) UT-Sen: Liberty and Justice for All by pashdown - Dem candidate Pete Ashdown, running against 5-time incumbent Orrin Hatch (R), wants the familiar phrase from the Pledge of Allegiance taken more seriously in legislation on detainee treatment and immigration.
(VA-Sen) VA-Sen: Webb raises big cash in Q3 by kos - From July 1 to September 30, 2006, Webb raised nearly $3.5 million, bringing his cash on hand total to $2.7 million.
(AZ-Sen) AZ-Sen: Latest poll by kos - Polls show Pederson lagging, and his campaign doesn't seem ready to make up the gap.
(CT-Sen) CT-Sen: Joe-Lie--Asking Hastert to Resign "Too Partisan" by torridjoe - Joe Lieberman (CFL) balks at pressing for Dennis Hastert to go; Ned Lamont (D) and Alan Schlesinger (R) are Lieberman's opponents in the general.
(CT-Sen) CT-Sen: Torture, Heh, Heh by mcjoan - Joe Lieberman (I) makes a "joke" about torture; we need Ned Lamont (D).
(CT-Sen)would joe switch parties for a senate leadership position? by wahoo lon - A diary about whether Joe Lieberman (I) would switch parties if he prevails against Ned Lamont (D).
(CT-Sen) Why Lamont Is Losing and What Needs to be Done by CTReformedRep - Using her husband as a barometer for the CT Sen race between Sen Joe Lieberman (LIE), Ned Lamont (D), and Alan Schlessinger (R), the diarist suggests that Lamont needs to work harder to get the word out on his differences with Lieberman.
(CT-Sen) CT-Sen: Kennedy slams Lieberman, and polls by kos - Ted Kennedy has nothing but scorn for Joe Lieberman (CT-LIE) callling himself a "JFK Democrat."
(CT-Sen) CT-SEN: Lamont Endorsed By Major National Vets Group by davidsirota - Lamont, the only Democratic candidate for CT Senate, is endorsed by VetsPAC.
(Var-Sen) 5 nastiest campaign ads - Republican desperation edition by densityland - How Republicans are going negative in their attacks on Democratic senatorial candidates Claire McCaskill, Sherrod Brown, Jon Tester, Jim Webb, and Harold Ford, Jr.
(Var-Sen) New polls: Casey up 14 Menendez up 5 by Paleo - New polls bring good news in two Senate races. Dem Bob Casey has opened a double-digit lead over Repub incumbent Rick Santorum in Pennsylvania, and in New Jersey, Dem Robert Menendez is edging past Repub rival Tom Kean Jr.
(Var-Sen) New Senate Polls by fladem - A rundown of the latest polls from the CT, RI, PA, NJ, MD, VA, OH, TN, MO, MT, and AZ Senate races.
(Var-Sen) Zogby Senate polls by kos - Latest Zogby polls.
(Var-Sen) Reuters polls and Senate numbers unclear on control of senate by olowakandi - Dem Senate candidates are currently deadlocked in OH and TN and Dems lead in NJ, PA, MT, RI and MD, trail in MO and VA according to a recent Zogby/Reuters poll.
Various (19)
(FL-Gov) FL-Gov candidate Jim Davis announces property tax plan by ryan t - Dem Davis plans to reduce property taxon schools and repeal tax breaks for big business; Charlie Crist (R) is his opponent in the gubernatorial election.
(FL-Var) Florida republicans at it again with the ballot. by Rakkasan - Florida GOP tries to put signs inside of polling places.
(IA-State) Iowa HD 75 Update -- Momentum Democrat by nusslehustle - National trends filter down to the local level as it look set to be a close contest between Danny Carroll (R) and Eric Palmer (D).
(MA-Gov) MA-GOV Patrick getting "Willie Horton" treatment? by LEGION22 - Diarist links to Boston Globe story on Repub Kerry Healy ad attacking Dem Deval Patrick as supporting a rapist.
(MA-Gov) MA-Gov: Soft-on Rapists: Willie Horton Redux by Tracker - GOP accuses Deval Patrick (D) of being soft on crime using Willie Horton logic.
(MD-Gov) MD-Gov: Ehrlich Finally Agrees to Debate O'Malley by Sharon in MD - Insightful analysis in this diary about Incumbent Repub Gov. Bob Ehrlich finally agreeing to publicly debate Dem Martin O'Malley.
(MD-Gov) Gov-MD. Run & Hide! Run & Hide!!!! by Alegre - GOP Gov. Bob Ehrlich runs from his record and refuses to debate opponent Martin O'Mally.
(MD-Var) MD Sen& MD Gov : Race and Politics by baltimoremom - Discussion of race and politics in Maryland.
(MI-Gov) MI GOV Call To Action: Will Michigan Newspapers Investigate New DeVos Scandal? by Interrobanger - If you haven't been following the MI Gov race the past few days, Dick DeVos (R-Amway) is trying to distance himself from a company he owns.
(CA-Gov) If Dems Come Home to Angelides, He Wins by Yosef 52 - Phil Angelides needs to garner more support from Democratic voters if he is to triumph against Arnold Schwarznegger (R) in the gubernatorial election.
(MI-Gov) (MI-Gov) Muhammad Ali Endorses Granholm by incaseofrain - Diarist links to Michigan State University's State News account of recent endorsement for Democrat Jennifer Granholm's reelection race against Republican Dick DeVos
(MI-Gov) MI-GOV: Google Shows Dick Devos a Little Love by devoshead - Diarist asks why google does not return his website "the disembodied head of Dick Devos" when Dick DeVos is included in the search enquiry. Incumbent Dem Jennifer Granholm is running to hold the governorship.
(MN-Gen) MN-All: Local Links to Foleygate by jbnr51 - Diarist brings the Foley scandal home to MN with quotes from 3 local candidates.
(NY-Gen) The New York state party's texting push by MBNYC - Diarist describes innovative new tool for New York voters.
(OH-Var) Blackwell is a TOTAL NUT! by daulton - Repub Ken Blackwell, a black man is busing around Ohio with Larry Pratt, a white supremacist, to drum up support for his campaign against Dem Ted Strickland. At the end is a plea for support for Dems Mary Jo Kilroy (OH-15) and Vic Wulson (OH-2).
(OH-Var) Ohio Republican "rats" scurrying to flee sinking GOP ship! by Frank J Ranelli - Ohio GOP leaders Mike DeWine and Deborah Pryce run from the GOP.
(VA-Gen) VA Paper: NOVA Commuters Can Vote Absentee by PaulVA - New voting rules allow commuters who travel and work more than 11 hours a day to vote absentee. Virginians should check this out.
(Var) Netroots Candidates Speak Out by mcjoan - The reaction of various netroots candidates to the Foley scandal.
(Var) FOLLOWING THE POLLS: The Wednesday Edition by Steve Singiser - A look at nationwide polls.
General (5)
Democrats have a shot at capturing the Senate by skywriter - Democrats are within striking distance of taking control of the U.S. Senate on Election Day, a series of new polls for McClatchy Newspapers and MSNBC showed Monday.
Today's Voter Actions In CA & WI by zappini - In Alemeda County California, they are insisting the Sequoia touchscreens not be used until they've been independently tested. In Wisconsin, they've petitioned to have the Diebold touchscreens decertified.
34 Days & Counting - What WILL YOU DO Today? by aimeeinkc - 34 ideas for helping to with the election for the Dems this November.
Polling: Electoral-Vote.com has the House flipping for the first time by lkh07 - Computer science guru predicts Democratic takeover of the House.
New Polls in Ten States! WE CAN TAKE THE SENATE! b R o o k - Extensive analysis of recent polls shows good news to this diarist.