(From the diaries -- kos)
This Roundup Diary covers the period from 1:00 PM Friday, 10/6 to 1:00 PM EDT Saturday, 10/7.
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Today's Menu Includes:
72 Diaries Overall
- 43 On House races
- With 33 covering individual Districts in 18 states
- 12 On Senate races
- Representing 8 different states
- 11 On Various election races
- Encompassing Governor, Secretary of State, Local, and more
- 6 General election-related diaries
Over 3,100 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 (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)
Election Race Roundup (10/5 - 33 Days to Daylight)
Election Race Roundup (10/6 - 32 Days to Daylight)
(1:00 PM, Friday, 10/6 to 1:00 PM, Saturday, 10/7): (72 diaries)
(Alphabetical, starting from G)
House (43)
(GA-01) GA-01,Of Censorship and Theme Dreaming by hannah - Repub incumbent Jack Kingston is giving the quotes to the Boston globe about Foleygate having run its course. Support Dem Jim Nelson.
(ID-01) ID-01 Spokane Review endorses Larry Grant (D) by kos - Conservative Spokane Review decries Repub candidate Bill Sali winning the primary and endorses Dem Larry Grant.
(IL-14) Hastert Must Go (LA Times Editorial) by trifecta - LA Times editorializes "(n)o, the Illinois Republican should resign because he's an unimaginative politician and an uninspired legislator. Unfortunately, these days that just makes him a typical congressional Republican." Help John Laesch (D) take down Dennis Hastert (R).
(IL-16) John B. Anderson supports Dick Auman (IL-16) - you should too by Anderson Republican - Diarist writes about John Anderson endorsing Dick Auman (D).
(IL-16) Hastert's Other Scandal by Steve G - Diarist points out Hastert's other scandal in using his position as Speaker of the House to enrich himself by securing federal earmarks for a highway to his house. Vote John Laesch!
(IL-18) IL-18 (Peoria, Northern Springfield) Support Steve Waterworth Against Ray LaHood by onanyes - Ray LaHood (R) has name recognition and money, but with work and some more $ Steve Waterworth (D) has a good chance.
(IN-06) IN-06 Crashing the States Filming and Crashing the Gates Campaigning by Barry Welsh - The Democratic candidate in the district diaries about his campaign and his participation in the film documentary being produced by Kossacks.
(IN-09) Rep. Sodrel, You are a Rubber Stamp in the Worst Way by trusty - Bert Sodrel (R) obeys the President, not the people; he faces a tough challenge from former congressman Baron Hill (D) who won 79% of the vote in the primary.
(MI-07) MI-07: Contrast Between Walberg and Renier by Lenawee Liberal - Diarist shows the difference in campaigning for money in MI-07.
(MI-08) Was: Dean's 50 state campaign - Should be - Where is Emmanual and Schumer? MI-08 by Suvro - Diarist examines Dean's 50 state strategy, statements made by Jim Marcinkowski (D) in his race against Mike Rogers (R) and links to the Marcinkowski campaign.
(MI-08) MI-08: Let's support the New York Times "Underdog" by jedinecny - Diarist links to NYT article about how DCCC ignores qualified and competitive candidates, in this case Dem Jim Marcinkowski, who's running against Repub Jim Rogers. With links to the article and Marcinkowski's ActBlue page.
(MI-08) MI-08 Campaign Trail is not for Wimps by xaxnar - Highlights NY Times article about the race between incumbent Repub Mike Rodgers and Dem Jim Marcinkowski and how lack of Democratic establishment support makes the fight difficult.
(MI-08) A little help here ... by danwalter - Another brief diary linking to the abandonment by the DCCC of Jim Marcinkowski(D) running against Jim Rogers (R).
(MI-09) MI-09: Joe Knollenberg - Defender of the Corrupt by Jordan LFW - Joe Knollenberg (R) is feeling the heat put out by the campaign of challenger Jill Skinner (D.
(NJ-07) NJ-07: Cruel, Mean, Obtuse and Arrogant by nathanrudy - A diary about Mike Ferguson's (R) opposition to stem cell research. His opponent is Linda Stender (D).
(NY-26) MoveOn's Going After the Head Honcho (Reynolds) by Alegre - Moveon.org decides to go after NRCC Chairman Rep. Tom Reynolds (R).
(OH-02) OH-02: Mean Jean Took More $$ from Hastert than Any Other House Member by Vic Wulsin - Representative Jean Schmidt (R) has closer ties to and more contributions from Hastert and other Republicans.
(OH-12) The Bush Factor - New Animated Shamansky (OH -12) ad. by Shamansky for Congress - Dem Bob Shamansky launches his newest TV spot, a hilarious animation calling Rep. Pat Tiberi (R) to task for his loyalty to George W. Bush. Includes YouTube link.
(OH-15) OH-15 Democrat Christian Radio Ad Slams Foley by progressivearlingtonian - Mary Jo Kilroy (D) has a strong commercial airing on Christian radio about her opponent Deborah Pryce's (R) ties to Mark Foley.
(OH-15) OH-15: Kilroy (D) radio ad by kos - The radio ad that Mary Jo Kilroy (D) is running on Christian radio stations against Deborah Pryce (R) is one that may burst the floodgates nationwide.
(OH-15) OH-15: Pryce Accuses Kilroy of "Gay Baiting" with Christian Radio Ad by progressivearlingtonian - Republican Deborah Pryce accuses Democrat Mary Jo Kilroy of "gay-baiting" in ad Kilroy ran on Christian Radio about the Foley scandal. Includes links to the ad and Kilroy's campaign website.
(PA-07) I want to help Joe Sestak (PA-07) --With Poll-- by casperr - The diarist wants to help Joe Sestak's (D) campaign against Curt Weldon (R), but needs some transportation to the district.
(PA-07) PA-07: Sestak Takes On Weldon by mariawells - The diarist reports on a debate between Curt Weldon (R) and challenger Joe Sestak (D).
(PA-08) Small Donation Campaign for Patrick Murphy by Ginny in CO - Diarist is Hot collared over the Swift Boating of Patrick Murphy (D).
(PA-10) PA-10: Carney and Sherwood debate VIDEO HIGHLIGHTS by hartboy - This past Wednesday, Democratic candidate Chris Carney and Republican incumbent Don Sherwood met for a debate at Bucknell University.
(TX-22) TX-22: Just Had Fundraiser With DeLay; Cancels with Hastert by gobacktotexas - Sheila Sekula-Gibbs (R) running against Dem Nick Lampson allows crook Tom Delay and prince of darkness Dick Cheney to raise money for her but cancels Dennis Hastert's appearance on her behalf.
(TX-32) Foley-Hastert Scandal Affects Texas Races: TX-32, Pryor-Sessions by tom 47 - Former page Will Pryor (D) takes Pete Sessions (R) to task for having no comment on Foleygate and standing in support of Speaker Rep. Dennis Hastert (R).
(VA-05) Virgil Goode (VA-05) applauds Hastert. by jem6x - Diarist posts Republican Virgil Goode's position on Speaker Denny Hastert, includes a link to the campaign of Al Weed (D) who is running against Goode.
(VA-11) Thomas Davis is killing Bush softly with his song? by John Boy - Incumbent Repub Rep Thomas Davis III is attempting to portray himself (falsely) as oppositional to Bush, in his race against Dem Andrew Hurst.
(WA-04) (WA-4) Seattle Times: Foley investigation highlights Doc Hastings by el ganador - Rep. Doc Hastings (R) is in hot water in this normally deep-red district due to his chairmanship of the House Ethics Committee - challenger Richard Wright (D) has a shot.
(WA-05) "We have made great progress in Iraq" says Cathy McMorris (R) WA-05 by passback - Peter Goldmark (D) may want to restate his opposition to the war, as he has spoken well on other issues, as this is a seat the Democrats can win.
(WV-02) WV-02: NRA gives Callaghan (D) an A by Carnacki - The NRA gave Mike Callaghan (D) an "A" rating, the same that it gave his opponent Shelley Moore Capito (R), but this former prosecutor is for universal medical insurance and the rolling back of the Bush agenda.
(AZ-08) AZ-08 is Done by pierredude - Diarist links to a CQ Politics article that discusses the NRCC's decision to pull funding from Republican Randy Graf in the race against Gabrielle Giffords (D).
(CA-04 & CA-11) (CA-04 and CA-11): Come Call for Brown, Come Canvas for McNerney! by Immigrant Punk - Jam-packed with information, links and inspiration, diarist asks for help canvassing in California for Dem Charlie Brown in his race against Repub John Doolittle and Dem Jerry McNerney facing Republican Richard Pombo.
(CA-11) CA-11: Defeat Pombo Day of Action TOMORROW by Matt O - Join the Defenders of Wildlife Action Fund Oct. 7 to canvass the Tri-Valley and Tracy areas.
(CA-11) CA-11: Receiving a personal note from the Candidate by The Lighthouse Keeper - Diarist posts the text of a personal thank you note received for a $25.00 contribution to the campaign of Democrat Jerry McNerney in his race to unseat Republican Richard Pombo.
(CA-45) (CA-45) Mary Bono's frantic spin re: Mark Foley by soyinkafan - Diarist links to news accounts of Republican Mary Bono's questionable response to the Foley scandal; Dem David Roth hits back and Bono whines.
(CA-50) Return Foley's Money - Call on Bilbray to do the same. by macromayhem - Calls for Rep. Brian Bilbray (R) to follow Gov. Bob Riley's (R) lead and return Foleygate funds.
(CO-05) Fawcett's opponent - Lamborn (R CO-05) - attacks Kos by tjlord - Doug Lamborn (R) attempts to "smear" Jay Fawcett (D) with an association with Kos, but Fawcett fights back hard in a debate.
(CO-06) BILL WINTER, CO-06: DUTY, HONOR, COURAGE! by Bill Winter - Winter, an Iraq war veteran and Fighting Dem, shares his hard-hitting speech yesterday at a fundraiser attended by Max Cleland. Bill Winter's opponent is Tom Tancredo (R).
(CT-05) CT - 05 Johnson's Half-Baked Deflection by m16eib - A brief diary quoting Nancy Johnson's (R) attempt to imply Dems may be involved in the coverup of the page scandal in Congress. Johnson is running against Chris Murphy (D).
(FL-16) Reynolds Begged Foley to Stay Even Though Seat Was "Safe" by Randy MI - Columnist Bob Novak reports today that Tom Reynolds, chairman of the Republican campaign committee, begged Mark Foley to stay and run for Congress even though he was considering a job in the private sector.
(House-Var) Geiger Counter: How Radioactive Have Hastert and Boehner Become? by oregondem - Republican House candidates are rushing to disassociate themselves from the House leadership.
Senate (12)
(NJ-Sen) Why Menendez (D-NJ) will win: undecideds will break for him by politicaljunkie2008 - Diarist breaks down the facts that lead to why Menendez will win.
(OH-Sen) OH-Sen: DeWine (R) Skipped Pre-9/11 Hearing Where Tenet Warned About Osama bin Laden by YellowDogSammy - Diarist highlights Michael DeWine's poor attendance record and general negligence on the Senate Intelligence Committee. His opponent is Sherrod Brown (D).
(PA-Sen) JEB! Comes out of the closet in Pittsburgh by JLongs - How Jeb Bush spent time in a subway supply closet to avoid protesters while he was campaigning for Repub Rick Santorum in his race against Dem Bob Casey.
(PA-Sen) Jeb Bush hides out in a closet - really by JoeWPgh - Jeb Bush, in Pittsburgh to fundraise for Repub Rick Santorum's, campaign against Dem challenger Bob Casey, was forced to take refuge in a supply closet when confronted by angry protesters.
(TN-Sen) TN-Sen: After Foley by R o o k - Diairst has some suggestion for what Democrat Harold Ford, Jr. needs to do now in his race against Republican Bob Corker
(TN-Sen) TN SENATE: Ford Has 5 and 10 Point Lead In New Gallup Poll by ChrisDJackson - Rep. Harold Ford, Jr. (D) pulls away from Bob Corker (R) in Tennessee open Senate race.
(TN-Sen) TN-Sen: The debate the Repubs don't want us to see by Sandy on Signal - Repub Bob Corker and Dem Harold Ford Jr. are set to debate three times in TN, with the first one on at the same time as the football game between Univ of TN and Univ of GA.
(UT-Sen) UT-Sen: Debate Scheduled Between Ashdown and Hatch by pashdown - Diarist posts information about the upcoming debate between Pete Ashdown (D) and Orrin Hatch (R).
(VA-Sen) George Allen's "Hitler Ad?" Allen Hits New, Lying Low Point. by lowkell - George Allen (R) steps up smear campaign on Jim Webb (D).
(VA-Sen) Hong Le Webb: From Vung Tau to Virginia by lowkell - In what is probably Hong Le Webb's first-ever public interview, she relates the fascinating story of her immigration from Vietnam, her creation of a new life here and her marriage with candidate Jim Webb.
(VT-Sen) Hilarious post on electoral-vote.com today by johnnyNYC - Rich Tarrant visits a church - read to find the humor.
(CT-Sen) Why has the blogosphere dropped Lamont ... by cmkay - Ned Lamont (D) is polling about 10 points behind incumbent Joe Lieberman (LIE) and is not receiving as much netroots attention as in the primary.
Various (11)
(MI-Gov) MI-GOV: New Stop DeVos (stopdevos.com) Video by cartwrightdale - New ad supporting Gov. Jennifer Granholm (D) over challenger Dick DeVos (R).
(NY-Gov) Spitzer will push for gay marriage in New York by Arbitraryusername - Diarist links to NYT article reporting Dem Eliot Spitzer (running against Repub Jeanine Pirro) has stated that he will work to make gay marriage legal in the state of New York.
(NY-Var) Desperate NY GOP by Kelk - The Republicans lack credible candidates for state and House offices.
(PA-State) On The Pennsylvania Campaign Trail by Casey Roncaglione - Candidate Casey Roncaglione (D) relates door to door campaign stories about his race against Mario Civera (R) for the PA state house.
(TX-Gov) Four Frogs in a Mudpuddle (TX Gov Debate) by Queer Texan - Diarist's assessment of Friday night's debate between the four candidates for Texas Governor.
(TX-Gov) Texas Governor's Race and debate last night by Lemming Herder - Rundown of four-way debate between Incumbent Rick Perry (R), Chris Bell (D), Carole Keeton Strayhorn (I), and Kinky Friedman (I).
(CA-Gov) CA-Gov: Arnold's advice for Mexicans (w/Poll) by UTBriancl - Diarist highlights racist statements by Arnold Schwartzenegger (R) with video links. He is running against Phil Angelides (D).
(Var) Who to donate to? (with Links) by Prarie Logic - Diarist links to 30 Democratic candidates that the NRCC has targeted and asks us to donate to them to counteract $8 million that Repubs are pouring in to defeat them.
(Var) Kickass Campaign Ads at the Local Level by FineBottledWater - The advent of YouTube and other free video hosting sites has made for some great truly grassroots campaign advertisements.
(Var) FOLLOWING THE POLLS: The Friday Edition by Steve Siniger - A wrap-up of all the races and the polls to keep us all on our toes.
(Var) More competitive races by kos - Diarist has a thing about polls, we think. This slew is from Cook Political Report, shows the numbers and kos gives his analysis.
General (6)
33 Days & Counting - What did YOU do today? by aimeeinkc - The diarist counts the many ways to help Democrats in the campaign, noting that Kossack cmanaster will match donations for certain candidates.
House: Republicans Spending to Save Their Lives RandyMI - The NRCC reported spending $7.8 million on Friday alone for an ongoing "independent expenditure" campaign that aims to boost the many vulnerable House Republican incumbents.
$7.8 Million in one day?? by awol - Linked NYT article reports huge sum dumped by NRCC last Friday on 30 Repub House campaigns, mostly for incumbents, mostly to counter Dems.
How 1 Geek can have an Impact on Elections by lightnessofbeing - Two weeks plus donated tech skills equals landslide victory for a Dem. Diarist asks, "What can you do?"
Beginner's Guide to Canvassing (Streetwalking!) by EricS - Handy introduction to what you need to street canvass, and some tips on how to go about it.
Where are NYC Kossacks most needed? by spitonmars - Diarist asks for Kossack help in determining which of several states he should volunteer in before the election.