(From the diaries -- kos)
This Roundup Diary covers the period from 1:00 PM Tuesday, 10/10 to 1:00 PM EDT Wednesday, 10/11.
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Today's Menu Includes:
87 Diaries Overall
- 50 On House races
- With 35 covering individual Districts in 19 states
- 15 On Senate races
- Representing 8 different states
- 18 On Various election races
- Encompassing Governor, Secretary of State, Local, and more
- 4 General election-related diaries
Over 3,400 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)
Election Race Roundup (10/10 - FOUR WEEKS TO GO!!!)
(1:00 PM, Tuesday, 10/10 to 1:00 PM, Wednesday, 10/11): (87 diaries)
(Alphabetical, starting from L)
House (50)
(MN-01) MN-01: Gutknecht Attacks Ads, Walz Camp Responds by jbnr51 - American Federation of State, County, and Municipal Employees spends some serious coin to help Tim Walz (D) defeat Rep. Gil Gutknecht (R).
(NC-08) My Daily Donation | E-27 | $20 to Larry Kissell by cmanaster - Today's donation goes to Dem Larry Kissell in his race against incumbent Repub Robin Hayes. Yesterday cmanaster and the Kossacks that have donated in this series surpassed $5000.
(NC-11) WSJ Front Page: NC-11 Taylor uses seat to enrich himself by davybaby - diarist links to a front page Wall Street Journal article examining the record of incumbent Republican Charles Taylor as he tries to hold off challenger Democrat Heath Shuler
(NH-02) NH-02: Dodd stumps for Hodes, hints at presidential ambitions by gregsarnowski - Christopher Dodd goes to Keene State college to support the candidacy of Paul Hodes (D), running against Charlie Bass (R).
(NH-02) NH-02: New Hodes Commercial. Perfect pitch for Northeast moderates? by keener - A new commercial put out by Paul Hodes (D) is very effective in his race against Charles Bass (R).
(NJ-05) NJ-05 Scott Garrett Fundraise For Disgraced Dennis Hastert by New Sweden - diairist reports some good news from Democrat Paul Aronsohn's campaign to defeat Republican Scott Garrett, with campaign links and news of a Garrett fundraiser to be attended by Speaker of the House Dennis Hastert(R)
(NJ-07) NJ-07 - "Ferguson grabbed her by the arm and pulled her towards him" by nathanrudy - Dem Linda Stender emailed supporters about allegations her opponent, incumbent Repub Rep Mike Ferguson was in bar tussle with a woman in Georgetown in 2003.
(NM-01) NM-01: NRCC Hires Rove-Connected Negative Phone Banking Outfit Here, Nationwide by barbwire - NRCC spends serious cash on negative phonebanking in support of Rep. Heather Wilson (R) against State Attorney Patricia Madrid (D).
(NV-02) NV-02: The Cowgirl Candidate by mcjoan - Jill Derby (D) has excellent Nevada, education, and experiential credentials.
(NY-03) Peter King's talk: THEY'RE ANYWHERE, THEY'RE EVERYWHERE, BUT WE'RE SAFER NOW! by Patience is Not a Virtue - Diarist attended a talk on the Stony Brook campus by Congressman and Chair of the Homeland Security Committee, Peter King (R-NY) this afternoon.
(NY-13) NY-13 daily paper columnist: "Throw the bum out" by apple badger - A columnist in the Staten Island paper calls for the ouster of Republicans and the election of "live, regular citizens"; in this race, Steve Harrison (D) is challenging Vito Fosella (R).
(NY-13) Harrison scores a Round 1 KO vs. Fossella in NY-13 by rhcpds7 - In the first of five scheduled debates, Steve Harrison (D) trounced incumbent Vito Fossella (R).
(NY-13) update: NYC 13th District -- Take Back Congress! by shellyshell - Diarist writes about the second of four debates between Stephen Harrison (D) & Vito Fossella (R).
(NY-13) NY-13: More Bad Press for Vito Fossella . . .Change is in the Air by from the puggle - diairst links to local press coverage of the debate between Democrat Steve Harrison and Republican Vito Fossella, with links to the Harrison campaign
(NY-13) NY-13 A campaign grows in Brooklyn, Debate Report by nytcek - News from the debate between Steve Harrison (D) and Vito Fossella (R).
(NY-19) Page scandal heading for Sue Kelly (Times Herald-Record) by beemerr - Revelations that Rep. Sue Kelly (R) served on the Page Board from 1999 to 2001. Help elect John Hall (D).
(NY-19) Sue huffs and puffs but still no responsibility. (NY-19) by MrMacMan - Diarist links to news accounts of Republican Sue Kelly and her ties to the Foley scandal. Democrat John Hall is the challenger in this race.
(NY-19) NY-19: Another Day, More Bad Press For Kelly. Writing Now On The Wall? by bobswern - Roundup of three local papers running stories about incumbent Repub Sue Kelly involvement in the Foley scandal. Support Dem John Hall's effort to win the seat.
(NY-19) NY-19: Sue Kelly still on the ropes.... by The Rogue - Susan Elan at the Journal-News reports on incumbent Repub Sue Kelly's involvement in the Foley scandal, in her race against Dem John Hall.
(NY-20) Going door to door for the first time by pierredude - The diarist went door to door in NY-20 to canvass for Kirsten Gillibrand in her challenge to John McSweeney (R).
(NY-20) NY-20: New website launched to expose Sweeney's corrupt record! by colin neal - The activist group, Expose Sweeney, has launched a new website in order to better expose Sweeney's (R) record.
(NY-25) Debate: Maffei 1, Walsh 0 by gwojtowy - A recap of last night's debate between Democrat Dan Maffei and Republican John Walsh
(NY-29) NY-29: Vote in the Massa/Kuhl Debate Online Poll by optimusprime - Argues for freeping a local poll about the debate between Dem Eric Massa and incumbent Repub Randy Kuhl.
(NY-29) There's no debating it, Massa supporters outnumber Kuhl fans. by Habebabe - Eric Massa (D) supporters drown out Randy Kuhl (R) at a recent debate.
(OH-02) OH-02: another safe GOP seat bites the dust! by lawyerDan - Congressional Quarterly have moved the race between incumbent Repub Jean Schmidt and Dem Victoria Wulsin from Safe Republican to Republican Favored.
(OH-14) OH-14: Why Katz (D) can win by Hiram - Reasons why Lew Katz (D) can beat Steve LaTourette (R).
(OH-18) OH-18: $1,624,477.62 Updated by DanD - This is the dollar amount that the NRCC has poured into OH-18 since late August.
(TX-23) TX-23 Rick Bolanos on the cost of "Winning at Any Cost" by AtexanButSane - In this diary, the Republican habit of winning no matter what the cost is examined.
(TX-32) TX-32 Will Pryor and Real Leadership by Whiskey Sam - Diarist makes the case for Will Pryor (D), who is running against Pete Sessions (R).
(WA-05) WA-05 New Goldmark Ad by fuzzex - Peter Goldmark (D) has an excellent ad out in his race to defeat Cathy McMorris (R).
(WA-05) WA-05 Goldmark Is Debating by Freebee - List of debates between Peter Goldmark (D) and Cathy McMorris (R).
(WA-08) WA-08: Reichert ducks the question on child strip search law by jasonbl - Dave Reichert (R) is evading a Kossack's questions on his voice vote on the Student Teacher Safety Act; Darcy Burner (D) is his opponent.
(WA-08) WA-8: Darcy by a Mile!!! by Mantix - In her first and only debate with incumbent Dave Reichert (R), challenger and ex-Microsoft manager Darcy Burner (D) hits hard, and with class, on the issues.
(WI-05) WI-5: Calling all Kossacks...okay really just the Cheeseheads by cheeseismoldymilk - James Sensenbrenner (R) has finally agreed to face Bryan Kennedy (D) in two debates.
(WV-02) WV-02: Incumbent Shelley Moore Capito (R) Admits Seat At Play by SLJ - Capito's (R) race against Mike Callaghan (D) isn't going so well.
(AK-AL) (AK-AL) Speech by Diane Benson by because - Diarist was able to meet Diane Benson & post the speech she gave in Fairbanks over the weekend.
(AZ-05) AZ-05: A good concert for a great cause! by afguy08 - Arizona native sons Jimmy Eat World and The Format are donating a concert on October 19th to Harry Mitchell (D), candidate for the House from the Arizona 5th.
(CA-04) CA-04 - The General, the Captain and a 500 Person Rally Bookend Bush-Doolittle Fundraiser by Charlie Brown for Congress - A diary from the Democratic candidate himself, running against John Doolittle (R).
(CA-04) CA-04: Doolittle: Corrupt, Ineffective Or Just Plain Nuts? by jedinecny - Which is it?
(CA-11) CA-11 Modesto Newspaper Switches from Pombo; Endorses McNerney by hilltopper - the Modesto Bee newspaper, which has always endorsed Pombo has endorsed McNerney.
(CA-11) CA-11: Richard Pombo Lied to His Constituents by Matt O - diarist examines news accounts of Republican Richard Pombo's links to disgraced lobbyist Jack Abramoff as he tries to hold off Democrat Jerry McNerney. Includes links to the news accounts, the McNerney campaign and recent polling
(CA-11) CA-11: NEW POLL and calling all NEW YORK KOSSACKS by senor wylie - Jerry McNerney (D) comes to NYC just as new polls show he's neck and neck with Pombo (R).
(CA-48) CA-48 Is ours if we want it. Steve Young is on fire! by CanYouBeAngryAndStillDream - Steve Young (D) is becoming a much more attractive candidate to voters if they learn about him.
(CO-05) CO-05: Hotline Highlights Fawcett, Republicans' Dilemma by BudMan - The national political newsletter Hotline brings good news to Jay Fawcett (D).
(CO-06) CO-06 (VIDEO) Sen. Feingold on Winter vs. Tancredo & 50 State Strategy by TakeBackTheHouse - Senator Russ Feingold came to Colorado to support Bill Winter's (D) run against Tim Tancredo (R); Feingold came early enough for a Town Hall meeting.
(CT-04) CT-04: Shays "It's not Chappaquiddick" by Craig Burnham - Now the GOP blames Ted Kennedy.
(FL-10) FLA-10: Another chance to see Samm for yourself by jpfdeuce - The diarist shows a video of an interview Simpson did with the Tampa Bay media.
(FL-15) FL-15, Bowman our latest October Surprise by IvyTodd - Info on Dem Bob Bowmans campaign. He is running against incumbent Dave Weldon.
(IL-14) Hastert is Campaigning by John Leasch - Candidate John Laesch (D) writes about Denny having to hit the campaign trail despite current troubles re: FoleyGate.
(IL-19) IL-19 Stover, Debates and the DCCC by dlstover - More news on the DCCC and the race between Stover (D) and Shimkus (R).
Senate (15)
(MD-Sen) MD Greens Helping Michael Steele by leeroxxor - Diarist reports on the effort of a third party in this senate race to help Michael Steele (R).
(MO-Sen) I Voted Today! You Can, Too. by davidkc - The diarist voted early in Missouri, where Claire McCaskill is running for Senate against Jim Talent (R).
(OH-Sen) University of Akron: OH senate now a tossup by olowakandi - The latest polls show Sherrod Brown (D) in a statistical tie with Mike DeWine (R).
(PA-Sen) PA-Sen: Inky defers to Santorum's nonsense by angryandy - Supposed liberal media highlights Sen. Rick Santorum's (R) attacks against State Treasurer Bob Casey, Jr. (D) as corrupt, despite the lack of evidence.
(TN-Sen) TN-Sen: Ford = Reagan??? by R o o k - Bob Corker (R) compared Harold Ford, Jr. (D) to Ronald Reagan after their first debate.
(TN-Sen) TN SENATE: VOTE FOR FORD IN POLL; CORKER CONTINUES TO LIE by ChrisDJackson - A detailed analysis of Republican Bob Corker's mendacity in the debate with Harold Ford (D).
(TN-Sen) TN-Sen: Ford Takes the Gloves Off, Tears the GOP A New One! by The Crusader - Diarist analyzes Democrat Harold Ford Jr.'s debate performance against Republican Bob Corker
(TN-Sen) TN Senate-Corker meltdown ends by olowakandi - Conflicting polls in the Ten. Senate race.
(VA-Sen) Health Care Debacle & George Allen by VA2CA - Diarist posts links to articles that show how out of touch Allen (R) is with health care in contrast to Webb (D).
(CT-Sen) CT-Sen HQ: Here We Come! (UPDATE) New Poll #s Show MUCH Tighter Race by ttgaris - The Ned Lamont (D) campaign insists that it is gearing up to go strong against Joe Lieberman (I) in November, including pictures.
(CT-Sen) New CT Senate Poll is a bit of good news by Ken in Tex - New poll from Courant/University of Connecticut shows incumbent Joe Lieberman (LIE) leading Ned Lamont (D) by 8 points.
(CT-Sen) Party line vote in conn? Can it help Dems? by The Professor - Discussion of party voting patterns in CT and their impact.
(CT-Sen) CT-Sen: Same Trick, New Dog by mcjoan - Lieberman tries to change his record on the war.
(FL-Sen) FL- Sen: Bill Nelson asks supporters to help House candidates by campskunk - Bill Nelson (D), running against Katherine Harris (R), has called for contributors to help put House candidates in the state.
(Var-Sen) Some stirring 2002 words from Joe Lieberman (plus cheeky poll) by Major Danby - At the time of the Senate AUMF debate, Joe Liebermann (CFL-CT) and Robert Byrd (D-WV) delivered opposing speeches. As both are running for re-election, diarist juxtaposes their words for voters' edification.
Various (18)
(MA-Gov) Willie Horton Lives! by manyoso - Lt. Gov. Kerry Healey (R) claims that a person who Deval Patrick (D) helped will be eligible for parole soon - as soon as he is 144 years old.
(MA-Gov) MA-Gov: Internal Healey poll shows Patrick's lead cut in half after attack ads by bluestatedude - Internal Republican polls suggest recent attack ads by Repub Kerry Healy may have cut Dem Deval Patrick's massive lead.
(MI-Gov) MI-GOV: Liveblogging Debate #2: Dick Devos vs. Jennifer Granholm by devoshead - Links to a livebogging post of the second debate between incumbent Dem Jennifer Granholm and Dick DeVos (R).
(NY-Var) Zogby NY Poll: Dems doing not so well with independents by green in brooklyn - Diarist posts the NY Zogby poll numbers.
(OH-Gov) OH-GOV: Ken Blackwell supporter posed as journalist @ post-debate press conference by ohdemvoter - Ted Strickland (D) accuses Ken Blackwell (R) of 'breaking faith' after a Blackwell supporter posed as a journalist to gain access to a media-only area.
(OK-Gov) ROVE in OKC; more protesters than supporters by Churchill - Diarist writes about Karl Rove's visit to help Ernest Istook's (R) run for Gov.
(OK-Var) Calling all Okies -- bring unregistered voters to this! by Andrew for Oklahoma - There will be a concert starring "The Flaming Lips" in Oklahoma City with Andrew Rice (D), who is running for Oklahoma State Senate and is a DFA candidate.
(OR-Gen) Weighing the consequences of knowledge (OR Measure 43) by The American Prophet - diarist examines the Parental Notification/Consent Law ballot initiative on abortion
(PA-Gov) Rendell Swann Debate -- LIVE THREAD. by Eternal Hope - Diarist had a live thread for the Rendell-Swann debate.
(RI-Sen & Gov) RI-Sen, Gov: latest Rasmussen by kos - has the latest polling in the matchups between Sheldon Whitehouse (D) and Lincoln Chafee (R) for the senate and Doug Fogarty (D) and Donald Carcieri (R) in the governors race
(SD-Gov) SD Gov - Jack Billion Beats Mike Rounds in Debate by SD Dem - In an admittedly unscientific "debate exit" poll, the diarist found more people supporting Jack Billion (D) who is challenging incumbent governor Mike Rounds (R).
(TX-AG) TX-Attorney General: David Van Os on Overhauling Child Support Enforcement by Faith Chatham - David Van Os (D) has plans to improve the child support payment system in Texas.
(TX-Gov) TX Gov: Bell gets new life by Texdude50 - Chris Bell (D) has just received a massive influx of cash in his race against incumbent Rick Perry (R), Kinky Friedman (I), and Carole Keeton Strayhorn (I).
(CA-Gov) CA-Gov, Hop on KO's Truck - grab the wheel by marchmoon - Kid Oakland highlights a multitude of reasons why we need to elect Phil Angelides (D) over Gov. Gubernator (R).
(CA-Gov) CA: Why Get out-the Vote for Angelides by Juan Pablo - It's simple: the record proves that Angelides will stand up for the majority of Californians and Schwarzenegger will stay wrapped in corporate money.
(CA-SoS) CA-SOS: How Robin Williams can help Debra Bowen by Sarahkatheryn - A plea for support for Debra Bowen (D), running against Bruce McPherson (R) in this race.
(IL-Gov) Bad Timing: Blagojevich (Gov - IL-D) fundraiser indicted by sheddhead - Some bad news for Blagojevich.
(Var) FOLLOWING THE POLLS: The Tuesday Edition (UPDATED) by Steve Singiser - Steve's daily roundup of nationwide polls.
General (4)
Help Minneapolis change the way it votes to Instant Runoff Voting by The Big E - Diarist is on the organizing committee of Instant Runoff Voting for the Minneapolis area that has built a grassroots campaign that needs help.
R's take Sec of State - Dem forfeits runoff by MFL - Yet another republican takes a Secretary of State position...without even a whimper from the National Dems.
The Fifty State to do List by khirkhib - A list of things that Kossacks can and should do to bring about a Democratic victory in all fifty states; the diarist asks them to step up.
5 Simple Steps to Take Congress Back - w/ Poll by teenvote - Rundown of some simple ways to help out with the midterm elections