(From the diaries -- kos)
This Roundup Diary covers the period from 1:00 PM Thursday, 10/12 to 1:00 PM EDT Friday, 10/13.
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Today's Menu Includes:
100 Diaries Overall
- 56 On House races
- With 40 covering individual Districts in 23 states
- 22 On Senate races
- Representing 7 different states
- 16 On Various election races
- Encompassing Governor, Secretary of State, Local, and more
- 6 General election-related diaries
Over 3,600 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 10 diaries, covering 8/22-9/1).
Election Race Roundup (9/12 - EIGHT WEEKS TO GO!) (with links to 10 diaries, covering 9/2-9/11).
Election Race Roundup (9/22 - 46 Days to Daylight) (with links to 10 diaries, covering 9/12-9/21).
Election Race Roundup (10/2 - 36 Days to Daylight) (with links to 10 diaries, covering 9/22-10/1).
Election Race Roundup (10/12 - 26 Days to Daylight) (with links to 10 diaries, covering 10/2-10/11).
(1:00 PM, Thursday, 10/12 to 1:00 PM, Friday, 10/13): (100 diaries)
(Alphabetical, starting from N)
House (56)
(NC-08) NC-08: Larry Kissell Round-up! Poll Analysis, Fun Facts, and So Much More by Sam Spencer for County Commissioner - Larry Kissell (D) had a great day in the polls against Robin Hayes (R.
(NE-02) (NE-02) My Campaign for the U.S. House by Jim Esch - Democratic House candidate shows the ignorance of his opponent.
(NH-02) NH-02: Can't you Sandernista Bronx Taxi Drivers Take a Joke? by Republic Not Empire - Diarist brings quotes of Charlie Bass (R) telling us how he fells about out of staters.
(NH-02) NH-02: Paul Hodes YouTubapalooza by MissLaura - Diarist brings the latest YouTube links from Paul Hodes Campaign.
(NJ-07) NJ-49: Ferguson Cowardice Watch: Day 22 by ellinton - Mike Ferguson (R) again refuses to debate Linda Stender (D) who is a good candidate.
(NJ-07) NJ7: Analysis of Majority Watch Poll, Stender Tied by nathanrudy - Explanation of the discrepancy in polls of the race between incumbent Mike Ferguson (R) and Linda Stender (D).
(NY-03) King and Mejias (NY-3) in tight race (48% / 46%) by jpeskoff - Peter King (R) leads challenger Dave Mejias by only three points in a previously solidly red district.
(NY-03) Peter King is an Asshole! (Edition 16) (The OMFG Edition!) by pontificator - Another edition of the many reasons to support Dave Mejias (D) in the campaign against Peter King (R).
(NY-03) Peter King is an Asshole! (Episode 17): Debate Scheduled! by pontificator - Peter King (R) agrees to debate Dave Mejias (D).
(NY-13) NY-13: Grassroots Politics as Late Nite TV by msirt - Diarist provides a link to the Octobr 9th debate between Steve Harrison (D) and Vito Fossella(R)
(NY-19) Majority Action gets into more House races! by Take19 - Majority Action gets into the action in New York.
(NY-20) NY-20 - Sweeney - Abramoff - Marianas TIMELINE & using Jack's Hat as an Icon by NoMoreGOP - The diarist draws a timeline of John Sweeney"s (R) association with Jack Abramoff and the Marianas forced-labor/prostitution scandal.
(NY-20) NY-20: New hilarious web ad & CQ upgrade (UPDATE) by Team Slacker - Title says it all.
(NY-23) Republican Congessman Sums Up GOP on Iraq by DrBob - Dem Bob Johnson rounds up current action on the campaign trail against Repub John McHugh highlighting a new ad about McHugh's stance on Iraq.
(NY-25) NY-25: Maffei and the Empire State Strike Back by redlami - Dan Maffei (D) gains steam in New York.
(OH-15) OH-15: Blogging the Congressional Debate. by ArchTeryx - A Kossack's impressions of the debate between Mary Jo Kilroy (D) and Deborah Pryce (R).
(PA-10) Cancel Dinner, Mr. Bush--Don Sherwood is Going Down by velvetdays - Tuesday evening the Diarist attended a local meet & greet for Fighting Dem Chris Carney headlined by Joe Biden D-DE.
(PA-13) Raj - you're fired (PA-13) by Duke1676 - Diarist links to news accounts of the campaign by former Apprentice contestant Raj Bhakta (R) to defeat Allison Schwartz (D).
(TN-07) The Little Campaign that Could (TN-07) by autoegocrat - Polls are showing that the race between Bill Morrison (D) and Marsha Blackburn (R) is becoming competitive.
(TX-06) Congressman Joe Barton (R) TX Holding up Combat Autism Act by CTMET - Repub Joe Barton is holding up releasing funds for autism research in an attempt to reform NIH. Support Dem David T. Harris in his bid to unseat Barton.
(TX-21) John Courage picks up key endorsements - TX21 by SoniaS - John Courage (D) has picked up important environmental and Hispanic endorsements in his campaign to take Lamar Smith's (R) seat.
(VA-10) Baker says Wolf(R) wrong, Feder(D) now on top w/ Iraq in VA 10th by KEVIN SCHMIDT STERLING VA - The Iraq Study Group will rule out the prospect of victory for America in that country, which is bad news for sponsor Frank Wolf (R).
(VA-10) VA-10 Wolf caught scrubbing Bush from web site... by Loudoun County Dem - Diarist shows how Frank Wolf (R) is removing all references of GWB from his website.
(WA-05) WA-05 The Ad We've ALL Been Waiting For by peagreen - Tonight the Goldmark campaign has finally taken the gloves off, so the people can take back the 5th district House seat.
(WA-07) 'Baghdad Jim' McDermott in Baghdad, 2002, as never seen before by RonK Seatle - Diarist brings info on the release of "Iraq In Fragments".
(WA-08) WA-08 Darcy Burner & Oregon Legislature race needs your help by Lestatdelc - Diarist is campiagning for a blue West Coast to take back our country.
(WI-05) WI-05: F. Jim's running scared, with lapdog help by folkbum - Incumbent Repub Jim Sensenbrenner is running hard against Dem Bryan Kennedy in a the first close race in this heavily Repub district in years.
(WY-AL) I Saw Gary Trauner Tonight--Can Wyoming do it? by DrKate - A personal take on a recent campaign speech by Gary Trauner(D) in his race to defeat Barbara Cubin(R) for Wyoming's only House seat with links to the Harrison campaign
(AZ-01) Simon surges ahead of Renzi by donnatella - Ellen Simon (D) seems to have a strong lead against Rick Renzi (R).
(AZ-05) J.D. Heyworth Almost Ruined My Dinner by The Armchair President - J.D. shows up to an Arizona event and spoils it.
(CA-04) CA-04: Doolittle Dumps on Disabled Vets by Buddy Lee - The diarist reports on the debate between Lt. Col. Charlie Brown (D) and incumbent John Doolittle (R.
(CA-04) CA-04 - Doolittle's Policy on Iraq? "Insert text here..." by willy mugobeer - John Doolittle's (R) campaign is strangely silent on the Iraq issue.
(CA-04, CA-11) San Jose Mercury News calls for defeat of Pombo and Doolittle by fc3 - A California newspaper wants Republicans Richard Pombo and John Doolittle ousted from Congress.
(CA-45) (CA-45) Mary Bono turns to Denny Hastert for ethical advice. No, really. by soyinkafa - Links to news accounts of who Mary Bono (R) turns to for ethical advice in her race to defeat David Roth (D).
(CA-49) CA-49: A Tangible Difference by JeenieCrescenzo - Jeenie Crescenzo (D) talks about the special interest connections of incumbent Darrell Issa (R).
(CA-50) (CA-50th) More Phone Shenanigans from the R's by Granny Doc - Brian Billray (R) uses dirty tricks.
(CO-07) CO-7 Scandal: O'Donnell (R) Took CBS-Paid Panama Junket by Mogolori - Rick O'Donnell (R), running against Ed Perlmutter (D), has accepted a free trip from CBS, apparently as a reward for ad buys he made while working on a state commission. Unfortunately, he was also running for office at the time.
(CT-04) CT-04: Is Chris Shays Losing It? by mcjoan - See for yourself.
(FL-16) Mahoney, Dem. Candidate FL-16, Fraud Entanglement Charged by Limelite - Diairst examines Miami Herald news accounts of Tim Mahoney's (D) business dealings in Former Representative Mark Foley's district.
(GA-03) Lynn Westmoreland (R) vs Mike McGraw (D) debate -- MCGRAW! by mostconsiderate - A televised debate between Mke McGraw (D) and Lynn Westmoreland (R) showed McGraw to be the clear winner.
(IA-02) Holy Snikeys! Dave Loebsack takes the lead in IA-02 by rurallib - Blue Iowa?
(IL-06) (IL-06) Debate Blowout Duckworth vs. Roskam by Markg8 - Diarist provides a personal analysis of the debate between Democrat Tammy Duckworth and Republican Peter Roskam in the race to win retiring Republican Henry Hyde's seat
(IL-11) Pavich-Weller IL 11... A surprise? by laurenpatrizi - Diarist is looking for polling on IL-11 for encouragement and motivation.
(IL-14) IL-14 John Laesch's new commercial by Laesch for Congress - Dennis Hastert's opponent John Laesch (D) has a new ad.
(IL-14) IL-14: We can do this thing! by musing85 - The Diary is a linky pitch for John Laesch.
(IL-14) Why Hastert's sexual preference matters by Todd Johnston - Diarist writes about the question of what motivated Hastert to coverup Foley's misdeeds.
(IL-14) A Christian in the Democratic Party? by MNbluestater - Explores the role of Christianity in the context of the Repubs and links to Dem John Laesch's ActBlue page in his challenge against incumbent Repub Dennis Hastert.
(IL-14) Hey, IL14 Kossacks! by Erik the Red - Suggests creating a giant rubber stamp that says Hello Mr. Speaker for a local pumpkin day parade about the race between incumbent Repub Dennis Hastert and Dem John Laesch.
(IL-14) Il-14 Getting All Biblical on Hastert by Aeolus - David John Laesch (D) takes on Goliath Dennis Hastert (R).
(IL-19) IL-19: DNC says Shimkus Still Doesn't Get It by glamberson - John Shimkus (R) still leads challenger Danny Stover (D), but there are still undecided voters.
(MI-07) MI-07: Poll - Democrat Renier Competitive by Lenawee Liberal - Diarist reports the latest polling on MI-07.
(MI-09) MI-09: Alter Egos...Teaching 6th Graders About Campaigning by Jordan LFW - Elementary school kids meet Nancy Skinner (D) to learn about democracy, the environment and campaigning.
(MN-01) MN-01: Gutknecht Twists Truth in Attack Ad by jbnr51 - Recent attack ad from incumbent Repub Gil Gutknecht makes spurious claims about Dem Tim Walz's position on illegal immigration.
(MN-03) My Daily Donation | E-25 | $20 to Wendy Wilde by cmanaster - With 25 days to go, every dollar helps, and today's candidate is Dem Wendy Wilde attempting to unseat incumbent Repub Jim Ramstad.
(House-Var) AP: GOP Abandons 4 more house races by nathguy - The Republicans have pulled back from certain House Races in Ohio, South Carolina, West Virginia, and Arizona.
(House-Var) Ten of the Most Vulnerable Republicans in Congress by jonswift - The diarist lists the campaign issues of the ten incumbent Republican House members whose districts are likely to change parties.
Senate (22)
(PA-Sen) Santorum: PA would gain jobs from NAFTA; now he may lose his by pa2006voter - Diarist lists Santorum's 3 sides to NAFTA from the debate.
(PA-Sen) Tonight's Casey vs. Santorum Debate by stlseven - Diarist thinks Santorum is becoming unhinged, while Casey is calm, cool & collected.
(RI-Sen) Is Lincoln Chafee (R-RI) a Liberal? by rebop - Chafee's record (with a graph!)
(TN-Sen) TN-Sen: Corker attacks Ford over lobbying - using a lobbyist by FleetAdmiralJ - Corker (R) employs the age-old GOP strategy: attack your opponent for what YOU do wrong.
(TN-Sen) TN SENATE: The Real Record Of Bob Crooker (Criminal) Must Read! by ChrisDJackson - Bob Corker's (R) record.
(VA-Sen) Stop George Allen's Boilerplate Letters to the Editor by BB10 - George Allen's (R) campaign is offering copies of the same LTE to its supporters to send to their local paper.
(VA-Sen) The Latino Coalition is AstroTurf by Hiro - Diarist links to more evidence that the Latino Coalition is actually a Republican astroturf organization
(VA-Sen) Allen Linked to Shady "Non-Profits" Named in Senate Report by lowkell - Allen has ties to Americans for Tax Reform, Abramoff's money laundering arm.
(WA-Sen) Cantwell/McGavick debate on C-SPAN tonight by switzerblog - Maria Cantwell (D) debates challenger Mike McGavick (R).
(CT-Sen) Lamont the Populist vs. Joe Lieber-BUSH-man by fairleft - The diarist presents how Joe Lieberman is a close follower of Bush.
(CT-Sen) Ned Lamont - A Message for Change by Next Net Dem - The diarist challenges voters in Connecticut to get out the vote for Ned Lamont.
(CT-Sen) Finally a pro-Schlesinger Republican anti-Lieberman Web site! by EdwardsRaysOfSunshine - Links to a webpage presenting a pro Alan Schlessinger (R) stance over Joe Lieberman (LIE) as the right's candidate against Ned Lamont (D).
(CT-Sen) CT's Largest Paper Says Joe "Plays Loose With the Facts" by davidsirota - Hartford Courant has pointed out that incumbent Sen Joe Lieberman's (LIE) recent attack ads against Ned Lamont (D) are factually incorrect.
(CT-Sen) CT Editorial: Lieberman is running as a Bush Republican by scarecrow - CT press compares Lieberman's speech to GOP talking points.
(CT-Sen) Why I Am Not Pessimistic About CT-Sen by Big Tent Democrat - Why Lamont (D) can win.
(MO-Sen) MO-Sen Great new poll by Romaniac - Another look at polls that put Claire McCaskill (D) in the lead.
(MO-Sen) McCaskill up by 9% in Latest Missouri Poll by louisxiv - The diarist talks about the new numbers in Claire McCaskill's (D) race against Jim Talent (R).
(MO-Sen) MO-Sen : New poll shows McCaskill up by 9! by kann - A new Survey USA poll shows incumbent Repub Jim Talent down by 9 points to Dem Claire McCaskill.
(MO-Sen) MO-Senate: McCaskill up 9 points over Talent by Shadan7 - New polls!
(MT-Sen) He's a Taxer - MT Senate debate on C-Span by Cowqueen - Here's a live debate diary on Jon Tester (D) vs, Conrad Burns (R).
(MT-Sen) MT-Sen Tom Brokaw on Jon Tester by mmontanaman - Diarist links an article on Tester (D) written byTom Brokaw.
(MT-Sen) Conrad Burns solution for North Korea by Calvin1 - Conrad Burns (R) advocates using nuclear weapons against North Korea in a debate against John Tester (D).
Various (16)
(NY-State Sen) Brooke Ellison Kicks Butt by tg in ny - Introduction to and links to diaries about Brooke Ellison (D), candidate for State Senate in the 2nd district.
(OH-Var) Ohio Events by Renee in Ohio - Ohio events coming up.
(OR-Gov) OR-Gov: Harvest of Shame--Welcome to Saxton-ville by mcjoan - Saxton (R) runs against "illegal" immigration while forgetting about his own farm.
(PA-Var) Republican Thuggery in a Local Election by themann1086 - GOP tactics in PA.
(CA-Judges) CA Voting for Judges: Need Help by cloverdale - Diarist asks for information on CA Judges.
(CA-SoS) CA-SoS Absentee Ballot Postage SNAFU: Bowen Strikes Back by juls - Diarist writes about how the CA ballot is so big, extra postage might be needed.
(CO-Var) CO Var - More election blunders from Colorado now regarding Absentee Ballots by Oreo - There are glaring errors on absentee ballots sent out by the Denver Elections Board.
(FL-Gov) FL-GOV: Crist Outed by RandyMI - Independent gubernatorial candidate Max Linn said it is common knowledge in Tallahassee that Crist is gay.
(GA-Gen) Georgia's Taxpayer-Funded Voter Supression by aggressiveprogressive - In spite of the fact that a judge ruled a law requiring a government-issued passport to vote unconstitutional, Georgia's state board of elections still mailed out a letter indicating that an ID would be required.
(IL- State 91) Illinois Republican calls Democratic Incumbent a fatty (IL-State 91) by onanyes - A commercial for Daryl Dagit (R) calls incumbent Mike Smith (D) a fatty.
(MI-Gov) Twilight Zone Ads from Michigan by spartan68 - The diarist presents two ads - one for Mike Rogers (R), the other from Governor Granholm (D) against Dick DeVos (R).
(MI-Gov) MI-GOV: Dick Devos Wants ALL Your Money, Michigan by devoshead - Wealthy businessman Dick DeVos (R), running against Governor Jennifer Granholm (D), wants huge tax cuts that would benefit the rich.
(MN-House) Taking Back the House State-by-State: MICHIGAN! by ultrageek - Diarist examines the House races in Michigan, and best ways to win.
(Var) FOLLOWING THE POLLS: The Thursday Edition by Steve Singiser - Steve's daily roundup of nationwide polls.
(Var) ActBlue: Reward the Dems surging in the new blue wave by genocideisnews - The diarist has set up a page to donate to good ActBlue candidates.
(Var) 50-State GOTV and the BIG List of Candidates (w/links) by bluerevolt - The diarist provides a list of all races and candidates with links to donate or volunteer.
General (6)
55 dem reps can safely pay $2.5 million to DCCC for competitive races by sbwoodside - Diarist crunched the numbers from kos' leaked DCCC spreadsheet.
Election Fraud? What are the Odds? Better Than You Think by BonScott - Diarist examines possible election fraud in the upcoming midterms and takes a look at some of the Secretaries of State in charge.
Larry Sabato's Crystal Ball now shows Dems +22-25 seats in the House! by sog0124 - For the first time, Larry Sabato predicts Democrats will take the House and there are at least five Senate seats up for grabs.
L.A. Times: Now he's a victim of "character assassination" by sandlapper - Diarist documents how Howie Rich (L-Real Estate) is behind TABOR ballot measures in several states.
Polls, polls, polls by kos - And more polls.
Cook: Dems could pick up 7 senate seats by zenbowl - Charlie Cook has good news for Dems.