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This Roundup Diary covers the period from 1:00 PM Monday, 10/9 to 1:00 PM EDT Tuesday, 10/10.
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Today's Menu Includes:
97 Diaries Overall
- 54 On House races
- With 35 covering individual Districts in 16 states
- 26 On Senate races
- Representing 10 different states
- 10 On Various election races
- Encompassing Governor, Secretary of State, Local, and more
- 7 General election-related diaries
Over 3,300 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)
Election Race Roundup (10/7 - 31 Days to Daylight)
Election Race Roundup (10/8 - 30 Days to Daylight)
Election Race Roundup (10/9 - 29 Days to Daylight)
(1:00 PM, Monday, 10/9 to 1:00 PM, Tuesday, 10/10): (97 diaries)
(Alphabetical, starting from K)
House (54)
(MI-11) (MI-11) Walk the walk, talk the talk: Tony Trupiano for Congress by IvyTodd - Democrat Tony Trupiano understands the problems of working families, and is picking up support in his campaign against Thad McCotter (R).
(MN-02) John Kline on the issues: "Congressman ZERO"?!? by georeeve - The ultimate stealth candidate, Repub John Kline, who hides his stands on the issues and won't debate his opponent Colleen Rowley (D).
(MN-03) MN-03: A Wilde Challenge! Help Raise $1K for Cable TV Buys by northcountry - Diarist aims to raise a modest $1,000 to help fund candidate Wendy Wilde's (D) cable commercial.
(MN-06) My Daily Donation | E-28 | $20 to Patty Wetterling by cmanaster - cmanaster asks us to join him by matching her donation to Patty Wetterling (D) running against Repub Michele Bachman.
(MN-06) MN-06: Wetterling gains on Bachmann by ER Doc - Diarist links to recent SurveyUSA polling which shows Democrat Patty Wetterling gaining ground against Republican Michelle Bachmann, includes a link to Patty Wetterling's campaign
(NC-08) NC-08: NRCC Clueless as Ever on Kissell by RANT - The NRCC makes a big deal about how little money Kissell had in the bank, but the DCC has continued support for Kissell (D) in his bid to unseat Robin Hayes (R).
(NC-11) NC-11: Charles Taylor's "I Heart Veterans" Ad - A Violation of VFW Bylaws? by WNCNN - The title speaks for itself. Taylor's opponent is Heath Shuler (D).
(NC-13) Brad Miller, NC 13, Receives Community College Member of the Year Award by momoaizo - Brad Miller (D) is recognized for his work for community colleges.
(NJ-07) NJ-07: Stender Cuts Gap in Half vs. Ferguson! (Netroots Race!) by MrLiberal - Incumbent Mike Ferguson (R) has been fined by the FEC and has taken DeLay dirty money while Dem Linda Stender has cut the gap in half!
(NJ-07) Pedofiles, Mistress Beaters, Power Abusers, Oh My! by nathanrudy - Mike Ferguson (R) running against Linda Stender (D) has taken over $65,000 over the years from the likes of Tom Delay, Mark Foley, Bob Ney and Randy (Duke) Cunningham and, so far, only $3000 has been returned or donated to charity.
(NY-03) Rep. Peter King, terrorist sympathizer by Cynicor - Peter King (R) speaks out against 'Islamic terrorism' but has past links with NORAID, a group that supplied guns and money to the IRA.
(NY-13) NY-13: See Harrison in Action (video) - this guy can beat Fossella! by from the puggle - Diairist links to video of a recent campaign speech by Steve Harrison(D) taking on incumbent Vito Fosella(R)
(NY-13) NY-13 Action Alert: Harrison-Fossella debate tonight! by romperstomper - Go see Steve Harrison (D) tonight in Brooklyn.
(NY-13) New York City Kossacks - are you lazy whiners or real activists (NY-13 by DrSteveB - A challenge to NY Kossacks to get active on behalf of Steve Harrison (D) who is running against Vito Fossella (R).
(NY-13) I Challenge all New York CITY Kossacks (NYC-13) by DrSteveB - Diarist issues challenge to Kossacks in the city where Vito Fossella (R) has agreed to FOUR debates with challenger Stephen Harrison (D).
(NY-19) (NY-19) CQ: Upgrade! 'Connections to Foley Put Kelly at Risk' by bobswern - Diarist links to a New York Times piece showing Sue Kelly's (R) campaign for re-election against Jon Hall (D) being damaged by her ties to the Foley Scandal.
(NY-19) NY-19, About that LA Times story and the new WashPost story ... by The Rogue - The Republican timeline of knowing about Foleys emails has been pushed back 5 years, to the time that Republican Sue Kelly was Chair of the Page Board. Kelly is running against Dem John Hall.
(NY-29) NY-29: Randy Kuhl is getting desperate by nequals1 - Randy Kuhl (R) is in favor of tax cuts - for the rich, Eric Massa (D) is his opponent.
(NY-29) NY-29: North Korea - Failure of Leadership by Eric Massa - The candidate gives a powerful statement on how we've gotten into the difficulties we are in with North Korea and what we can do diplomatically to change course. Massa's opponent is Randy Kuhl (R).
(OH-08) How Can We Ever Trust Boehner (OH-08) Again? by mortmeier - Diarist is Dem. Challenger against John Boehner (R), reports some serious ethical/moral problems that pre dated the Foley affair.
(OH-14) OH-14: LaTourette (R) admits he 's not doing his job by Hiram - Steve LaTourette (R) admits he has not done his job and that the Bush policies are not good, a plus for challenger Lewis Katz (D.
(PA-07) PA-07: Sestak Sinks Swiftboaters - Take the Pledge by joanneleon - Curt Weldon chose the wrong guy to swiftboat.
(PA-08) PA-08: From Netroots to Staffer on One Week by Luam - How a young almost postdoc has joined Patrick Murphy's (D) team. Murphy is running against Michael Fitzpatrick (R).
(PA-09) PA-9 Tony Barr Hopes to Unseat Bill Shuster in the 9th Congressional District of Pennsylvania by ePluribus Media - An interview with candidate Tony Barr.
(PA-10) PA-10 Senator JOE BIDEN agree/disagree but always interesting by jmorton - Sen. Joe Biden (D) comes out to stump for Chris Carney (D) in his effort to unseat hypocritical Don Sherwood (R).
(PA-Var) PA 6-7-8: Thanks! (But Keep Giving!) by Adam B - Latest diary in the funds appeal series for 3 key suburban Philly districts.
(TX-23) TX-23: Republicans Running as Democrats by ATexanButSane- Tomorrow at 10 AM, candidate Rick Bolanos (D) will hold a press conference to show how Henry Bonilla's (R) political machine is trying to dilute the vote in the Democratic primary.
(TX-32) TX-32 Pete Sessions weasles out of debate! by CoolOnion - Pete Sessions (R) leaves in the middle of a debate with Will Pryor (D).
(VA-11) Senator Edwards and Governor Kaine Endorse Andrew Hurst (VA-11) by Pitin - John Edwards and Tim Kain held a fundraiser for Andrew Hurst (D), who is facing incumbent Tom Davis (R).
(VA-11) (VA-11) Tom Davis Refuses to Listen To Fellow Republican From Virginia by Ambivalent Mumblings - How Tom Davis (R) running against Andy Hurst (D) is not listening to the wise men in his party on the issue of the failed policy in Iraq and is, instead, being a rubberstamp Republican.
(WA-08) WA-08 Burner-Reichert Debate Tonight 10/10@7pm by tedward - Announcement of a debate between, with information on TV and radio coverage.
(AZ-08) McCain backs Minuteman Candidate Randy Graf (AZ-08) by Duke1676 - In the race between Gabrielle Gifford (D) and Minuteman Randy Graf (R) for retiring Jim Kolbe's(R) seat, Graf has lost the help of the NRCC and the RNC but he got one endorsement from Senator John McCain, includes news accounts and campaign links.
(CA-11) NPR calls CA-11 "Up in the Air" by rflowers - How Foleygate has helped netroots candidate Jerry McNerney's (D) against Rep. Richard Pombo (R).
(CA-11) CA-11: This is a REAL RACE!! and some unrecongized Forecast Upgrades by URBriancl - How national forecasters have picked up that netroots candidate Jerry McNerney (D) has a real shot to unseat Rep. Richard Pombo (R.
(CA-29) Barbara Boxer Films Endorsement Commercial for Jill Martinez by martinezforcongress - Boxer was generous enough to appear at a V.I.P. pre-party for Jill Martinez and filmed a one-minute endorsement commercial in support of her.
(CO-03) John Salazar on his vote for the Torture Bill by benheeha - At least Rep. John Salazar (D) comes clean on why he supported the torture bill.
(CO-05) Send Jay Fawcett to Washington! Fundraising w/matching by by foot - Diarist offers to match funds given to Jay Fawcett (D), now even in the polls with Doug Lamborn (R).
(CO-05) CO-05: Fawcett's incredible poll showing by kos - New polls, analysis, Fawcett's (D) ads, and Lamborn (R) being crazy.
(CO-05) CO-05: 1st ind. poll shows Fawcett tied! by Phoenix Rising - Diarist links to the first independent polling in the race between Democrat Jay Fawcett and Republican Doug Lamborn, examines Lamborn's ties to Speaker Dennis Hastert, Focus on the Family's James Dobson and provides links to Fawcett's campaign
(CO-Var) CO-04, CO-07: M-D polls by kos - Split news on Mason-Dixon polls for CO-04 & 07.
(FL-10) FL-10 - The Story of Samm Simpson by jpfdeuce - Samm Simpson (D) needs our attention to make an impact against the incumbent Bill Young (R).
(IL-06) IL-06: Roskam hearts Hastert (w/ POLL) by Nathaniel Ament Stone - Peter Roskam, the GOP candidate in Illinois-06, is in love with Dennis Hastert.
(IL-06) Coming THURSDAY: IL-06 Smackdown by wystler - has the information for the upcoming debate between Democrat Tammy Duckworth and Republican Peter Roskam as well as a link to Duckworth's campaign
(IL-06, IL-08) (IL-06) (IL 08) The whole damn crowd will be there! by Markg8 - There will be a big ol' fundraiser on October 12, hosted by Dennis Hastert (R) for Republican candidates Peter Roskam and Dave McSweeney.
(IL-11) IL 11: Canvassing for Pavich by Frank Palmer - Details from last Saturday's shift canvassing for John Pavich (D) who is running against Jerry Weller.
(IL-13) IL- 13: Let's go for the Hail Mary! by Glaze72 - A call to support Joseph Shannon (D), running against Judy Biggert (R).
(IL-19) IL-19 Help Stover build his conversation with Howard Dean by dlstover - Howard Dean and the DNC show interest in Danny Stover's (D) race against John Shimkus (R).
(IN-02) IN-02: my first time at the Joe Donnelly HQ by exiled texan - Diarist was invited to attend a brief pep talk at the Joe Donnelly for Congress HQ in South Bend.
(IN-06) BREAKING NEWS: More Republican Sex News IN-06 by Congressional Candidates Wife - Diarist links to local TV news reports of some unusual behavior by a local republican and provides campaign links to Barry Welsh (D) seeking to Defeat Mike Pence (R).
(IN-09) IN-09: Race tightening, Sodrel's dirty money by BWasikIUgrad - The diarist gives us the current state of play in this race between Baron Hill (D) and Mike Sodrel (R) and asks for volunteers and money for ads to counter the huge money advantage for the Republican.
(IN-09 & MN-06) IN-09, MN-06: latest SUSA polls by kos - New polls in two House races.
(IN-Var) IN-02, IN-08, IN-09: NY Times Reports Clean Sweep! by RandyMI - Diarist points out some interesting tidbits about Indiana house races inside a New York Times article.
(House-Var) Tales from the Campaign Trail by Rep Earl Blumenauer - Report on how Earl Blumenauer (D) is stumping for various Northeast Democratic challengers.
(House-Var) Taking Back the House State-by-State: MAINE, NEW HAMPSHIRE, VERMONT, RHODE ISLAND, DELAWARE! by ultrageek - Great rundown of House races in the aforementioned states.
Senate (26)
(ME-Sen) My call to the DSCC - grrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr - ME Senate by ndawg - DSCC explains the decision to not financially support Jean Hay Bright (D).
(MO-Sen) Claire, Dems, _This_TP: "I want Habeas for Everyone" by fairleft - In the MTP appearance, Claire McCaskill (D) did not seem to stand up against Jim Talent (R) when it came to habeas corpus.
(MT-Sen) Tester/Burns Debate Comment Thread by suzq - Diarist brings the debate between Jon Tester (D), Conrad Burns (R) and Stan Jones (L) to DKos for discussion.
(MT-Sen) MT-Sen: WEEAAHHHHH! Dems with camcorders! No fair! by occams hatchet - Republicans are being embarrassed by home video posted on YouTube and Conrad Burns (R) is no exception.
(NJ-Sen) NJ-Sen: The most BIASED report EVER MADE! by ellinton - Diarist links to a recent WCBS news piece on the debate between Bob Menedez (D) and Tom Kean, Jr. (R).
(NJ-Sen) NJ-Sen: Kean outraged that he was caught on video being an ass by kos - Tom Kean's (R) response to being video taped.
(RI-Sen) RI SEN: Who's Accountable? We are! by CarlSheeler4U - A call to hold Congress accountable.
(TN-Sen) TN-Sen: Good vs. Evil by R o o k - Harold Ford, Jr. (D) is endorsed by the Chattanooga Police Department, in spite of Bob Corker's (R) claims that he cut crime by 51%.
(TN-Sen) TN-Sen: Latest DSCC poll by kos - Internal Dem. Poll shows Bill Ford (D) trending ahead of Bob Corker (R).
(VA-Sen) Allen's Polling: Going Negative Again? (VA - Sen) by davidfry - Is George Allen (R) attempting to impugn the family credentials of Jim Webb (D)?
(VA-Sen) ALERT! Webb/Tester Smokes Felix/Burns (Pix + Bonus) Al Rodgers - Diarist shows Webb & Tester taking down Allen & Burns.
(VA-Sen) Jim Webb discovers Virginia is for Hispanics too by chechecule - Criticism that it took Jim Webb (D) too long to begin outreach to Hispanic voters.
(VA-Sen) Please Webb campaign, run my ads! by blueintheface - Diarist has some suggestions for Jim Webb's (D) campaign to counter the smear ads of George Allen (R).
(VA-Sen) The Webb Campaign Fights Back by lowkell - Jim Webb (D) responds to latest ad by Sen. George Allen (R) accusing him of being hostile to women.
(VA/MT-Sen) VA, MT Senate Debates: Democrats Make it a Clean Sweep! by onanyes - Diarist watched Jon Tester (D) take on Conrad Burns (R), and James Webb (D) take on George "Macaca" Allen (R).
(VA-Sen) VA-Sen: George Allen has many secrets--can you figure this one out? by Vineyard Gal - In the Albemarle County Courthouse, there is a criminal file with George's name on it, number 471K dated 2/15/73.
(VA-Sen) I Quit My Job to Volunteer Full Time for Jim Webb by tokatakiya - One freelance writer's experience.
(VA-Sen) VA-Sen: Allen getting hit with stock story by kos - More bad news for Jim Allen (R).
(VA-Sen) Bloomberg: George Allen's Concealed Stock Options Worth $1.1 million by PM - Despite his claims to the contrary, George Allen's (R) concealed stock options were worth quite a bit of money. Allen is running against Jim Webb (D).
(VA-Sen) Allen Lied, Again. Options Have Time Value Until Expiration by KEVIN SCHMIDT STERLING VA - A former stock broker and commodities broker gives us the skinny on George Allen's (R) stock options. Allen is running against Jim Webb (D).
(AZ-Sen) Pederson's Pro-Choice Commercials by blogazblue - Jim Pederson (D) finally takes to the air to expose Jon Kyl's (R) record on choice.
(CT-Sen) DEANIACS: Kick Joe's Ass, please by Rayne - Joe Lieberman (I) has been dissing Howard Dean, so the diarist asks all Deaniacs to support Ned Lamont (D).
(CT-Sen) CT-SEN: How Does Defending Foley Cover Up Artists "Protect Kids?" by davidsirota - Asks how Sen. Joe Lieberman (D) cannot support calling out the House leadership for their coverup of Foleygate.
(CT-Sen) Lieberman Survival Shows Difficulty of Using Party to Topple Government by State Rep Mark Cohen Dem PA - Who is in charge?
(FL-Sen) Well, this is fun w/poll! by demkat620 - Katherine Harris (R) claims she is beating Ben Nelson (D) according to a straw poll, a Kossack begs to differ.
(Var-Sen) RNC targets OH, MO, and TN Senate Races by Terre - Republicans are pouring money into various Senate races.
Various (10)
(MA-Gov) Ma-Gov: Nasty Attacks Hypocritical (as Usual) by Ryepower12 - A diary highlighting Kerrey Healey's (R) negative ads against Democratic candidate Deval Patrick.
(MI-Gov) MI-Gov: More evidence of Granholm's resurgence by kos - New SurveyUSA poll shows Granholm (D) opening up a new lead over DeVos (R).
(MI-Gov) MI-GOV: Debate #2, and Dick Devos Has a Secret Plan! by devoshead - Humorous look at what should be in the debate tonight between Jennifer Granholm (D) and Dick DeVos (R).
(MN-HD-17B) Running on Ideas: HEALTH CARE REFORM (MNHouse-17B) by JK Minnesota - Democratic state House candidate Jeremy Kalin brings us news from the campaign trail.
(NM-Gov) Governor Bill Richardson on North Korea: Past is Prologue by ElPoliticoMayor - Gov. Bill Richardson's (D) criticism of the Bush administration for poor handling of North Korea.
(NY-AD-107) Keck for Assembly in the Living Rooms of NYS 107th!!! Help Please. by Princessprism - A plea for support for Kelly Keck (D), running against Clifford Crouch (R) in New York's 107th Assembly District.
(TX-Gov) Rick Perry: Dubya's Tongue-Tied Apprentice by TheTooleMan - Shows Gov. Rick Perry's (R) amazing lack of basic verbal skills.
(CA-Gov) Ahhhhhnold the Thug by Shayne Munger - Diarist calls the Gubernator as liar, thug, and sellout to the corporate crowd.
(CT-Gov) CT-Gov: "I Pray that I'll never be in politics so long as to give an answer like THAT!" by rlamoureux - Jodi Rell (R) almost endorses Joe Lieberman.
(Var) FOLLOWING THE POLLS: The Monday Edition by Steve Singiser - CNN has issued its polls for all the midterm election races.
General (7)
Election Scorecard for November 7, 2006 by PoliticAl2008 - Great rundown of what has happened across the country recently in various races.
Expand the Fracking Netroots Candidate's List, KOS, I'll give 5K by Aeolus - The diarist wants the "netroots" list to be expanded to increase the chances of a Democratic majority, and will match donations up to $100.
Thirty Days & Counting - Phonebanking Monday by aimeenikc - 30 ideas of what YOU can do to get a Democrat elected.
WaPo: Up to 30 Seats Possible by MLDB - The Washington Post has a story projecting as many as 30 seats for Democrats in next month's midterm elections.
Why Fiscal Conservatives Should Vote Democratic This Election by bonddad - A persuasive argument (with charts) that makes the case for voting Democratic for those conservatives who may still be on the fence.
This Wave is growing into a Tsunami by Ken in Tex - A roundup of some recent interesting polls and news stories that confirm the likely political tsunami that is building.
"ActBue.com and the 50-State Strategy"... or... by herenow - Diarist discusses how easy it would be for every liberal blog to put an actblue link on their front pages to raise money for all the Dem candidates.