(From the diaries - SusanG)For all the introductory stuff and links to previous diaries in this series, please look below the fold.
This Roundup Diary covers the period from 1:00 PM Friday, 10/13 to 1:00 PM EDT Saturday, 10/14.
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Today's Menu Includes:
77 Diaries Overall
- 38 On House races
- With 30 covering individual Districts in 17 states
- 12 On Senate races
- Representing 8 different states
- 19 On Various election races
- Encompassing Governor, Secretary of State, Local, and more
- 8 General election-related diaries
Over 3,700 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).
Election Race Roundup (10/13 - 25 Days to Daylight)
(1:00 PM, Friday, 10/13 to 1:00 PM, Saturday, 10/14): (77 diaries)
(Alphabetical, starting from O)
House (38)
(OH-18) Thank you, Bob Ney by skralyx - Diarist links to the New York Times coverage of Bob Ney's (R) guilty plea in the Abramoff case and his delay in resigning from Congress.
(SC-05) SC-5: Norman pays the price for endangered incumbents elsewhere by Christian Dem in NC - NRCC pulls out a big chunk of its ad buy, effectively hanging Larry Norman (R) out to dry against Rep. John Spratt (D) in one of the NRCC's few potential pickup districts.
(VA-11) Telling off Tom Davis (VA-11th District) by StarMalachite - the diarist tells of her grocery store encounter with Tom Davis (R) and how she let him know what she thought, and overhear others tell him they were voting for Andrew Hurst (D).
(VA-11) WaPo: Davis (VA-11) Runs from Bush Record by Pitin - Tom Davis (R) has voted with Bush 87% of the time; Andrew Hurst (D) offers a much better choice.
(WA-05) WA-05 Goldmark-McMorris race makes national news by peagreen - Peter Goldmark (D) presents an image of a "gun-totin'" Democrat who reflects the values of his constituents and is getting national attention.
(WA-05) WA-05: McMorris (R-WA) cuts and runs [UPDATED] by sowinso - How netroots candidate Peter Goldmark (D) is doing in his quest to unseat freshman Rep. Cathy McMorris (R) in this deep red district.
(WA-08) WA-08-onslaught of NRCC money by stilwell - NRCC dumps a cool half-million to prop up failing Repub candidate Dave Reichert with negative ads in nefarious hopes of stemming the momentum of Dem Darcy Burner.
(WI-05) WI-5: From Wisconsin... photo proof that the Republican party is falling apart by cheeseismoldymilk - Diarist writes about the shape of the GOP with a picture of it's birthplace.
(AZ-All) Taking Back the House State by State - ARIZONA!!! by ultrageek - The diarist spotlights good Arizona House races that should be won - and exhorts us all to donate!
(AZ-01) AZ-01 race - shiny new poll by ijk - Ellen Simon (D) is very close to unseating Rep. Rick Renzi (R), one of the 13 most corrupt Congressmen.
(AZ-01) Help Get Ads on the Air in AZ-01 by GregFromFlagstaff - Two ads Ellen Simon (D) needs to get on the air in her race against Rick Renzi, (R) one of the 13 most corrupt politicians.
(AZ-02) AZ-02: Franks Uses Taxpayer $ for Campaign by Blue Intrigue - Diarist receives a "letter" from Congressman Trent Franks (R) written on House stationery and no doubt paid for with taxpayer money that is nothing more than a blatant campaign ad.
(AZ-05) AZ-05 NRCC slimes its way into the race by Dour - The NRCC put out an ad attacking Harry Mitchell (D.
(AZ-08) CNN: U.S. Attorney in AZ Opens Kolbe (R-Az) Page Investigation by Richard Cranium - Diarist provides links to the news of a preliminary investigation into retiring Republican House member Jim Kolbe and his activities with congressional pages
(CA-11) CA-11: Thoughts from the Campaign Trail by Rep Jane Harman - Harman traveled to Stockton on Columbus Day to campaign with Democratic House candidate Jerry McNerney.
(CA-48) CA-48: Campbell Takes Cash From Howard Rich by beezling - John Campbell has been receiving Club for Growth funding in his race against Steve Young (D).
(CA-52) The Scandal Grows: New Details of Corruption in CA-52nd by Benjaminwise - New evidence of Duncan Hunter's (R) corrupt land deal comes out, making John Rinaldi (D) look more likely to win.
(CO-05) CO-05: Hefley Urges Republicans Not To Vote by Colorado Luis - Outgoing Republican Rep. Joel Hefley supports suppressing the Republican vote in this race between Repub Doug Lamborn and Dem Jay Fawcett.
(CT-04) Shays has an odd idea of what Sex is by Bloke - Rep. Chris Shays (R) thinks the things that were done to prisoners was not torture, but Bill Clinton's peccadillos were an impeachable offense.
(CT-04) CT-4: The wild, unexpected meltdown by Chris Shays by dpinzow - What in the world has happened to Christopher Shays?
(CT-04) Shame on Shays by Michael Alton Gottlieb - Scathing indictment of Repub Christopher Shays' remarks on Abu Ghraib, along with graphics and artwork. Dem Diane Farrell is the obvious reality-based alternative.
(CT-05) CT-05: Chris Murphy's Awesome TV Ad by terhuxtim - Chris Murphy (D) has put up an excellent TV ad showing Republican heartlessness, Nancy Johnson (R) is one of the prime figures behind the Medicare part "D" plan.
(FL-16) FL-16: Dems argue election-day notices are illegal by Kos - Republican officials in Florida want to post notices at polling places telling that Mark Foley (R) has been replaced on the ballot, the Democrats argue that this is "electioneering".
(ID-01) ID-01: Larry Grant Surging! by mcjoan - Larry Grant (D) continues to rise in the polls, while Bill Sali (R) puts out robo-calls and negative ads.
(IL-10) IL 10: Dan Seals Numbers Looking Good--Time To Open the Wallets Again by ebgill - The Melman Group is reporting that Kirk is at a 44%, but Seals is set to come on strong with some TV ads.
(IL-10) IL-10: Chicago New Radio Reporting Seals Leads Kirk by ebgill - Recent poll shows Dem Daniel Seals leading incumbent Repub Mark Kirk.
(IL-14) Hastert Pulls an OJ by OrangeClouds115 - Incumbent Repub Hastert's attempt at uncovering the coverup over the Foley scandal. Support Dem John Laesch.
(KY-03) KY-3 Out of nowhere! by voter in the ville - Dem John Yarmuth is running dead even with incumbent Repub Anne Northup, a seat she has held for a decade.
(MN-02) MN-02 Veterans support Coleen Rowley by georeeve - Veterans rallied to show support for Dem Coleen Rowley over incumbent Repub John Kline.
(NC-08) Sen Edwards and the serious side of Race Week. by Carolina Voice - John Edwards comes out swinging for Dem Larry Kissell in his race against Repub Robin Hayes.
(NC-09) Bill Glass for Congress by Bill Glass - Dem Bill Glass introduces himself to the community and requests that Kossacks write letters to the editor about his race against incumbent Repub Sue Myrick.
(NC-13) NC-13: I get ads from NewsMax by calipygian - Uncovers a smear operation against incumbent Dem Brad Miller about being soft on pedophiles in his race against Repub Vernon Robinson.
(NH-02) NH-02: So, I'm on the Phone with John Kerry, and... by MissLaura - Diarist actually did speak to John Kerry about the race between Paul Hodes (D) and Charlie Bass (R) and how Kerry will be in New Hampshire to speak at an event.
(NM-01) Wilson Lies for George Bush, Again! by Patricia Madrid for Congress - Dem candidate Patricia Madrid calls out Repub Heather Wilson's pathetic lie that she voted to go to war in Iraq not because of nukes, but because of its chemical weapons program.
(NY-19) NY19: EXPLODES! Trandahl, Crews, to testify; Kelly in bunker; 527's come in w/$500k! by bobswern - FoleyGate has become a major problem for Sue Kelly (R), and major $ from 527's comes in support of Democratic challenger, John Hall.
(NY-26) My Daily Donation / E-24 / $20 to Jack Davis / NY-26 by cmanaster - Another in this fantastic ongoing daily donation, this one to Dem Jack Davis in his race against ... yes ... Repub Tom Reynolds of Foley Fame. Diarist promises to match donations!
(NY-29) NY-29: Randy Kuhl Goes Krazy(VIDEO) by optimusprime - Diarist provides a video link to the debate between Randy Kuhl (R) and Eric Massa (D).
Senate (12)
(PA-Sen) Where Rick Santorum Learned Poliitcs by Jeff in PA - The Young Republicans at Penn State - Rick Santorum's (R) alma mater - behave really badly.
(TN-Sen) Tn-Sen: Polls & Ford's inspirational affect upon Tennesseans by Sandy on Signal - How Rep. Harold Ford's (D) campaign is energizing Tennessee Democrats.
(TN-Sen) TN-SEN: Here Come the Swift Boats - Ford "Discriminates Against Whites" by Eleanor A - Repub Bob Corker scrapes below the bottom of the barrel in new radio attack ads trying to paint Dem Harold Ford, Jr. as part of the all-powerful Congressional Black Caucus who will deny equal treatment for all citizens. Repubs are sinking a load of money into this race and diarist urges us to continue to contribute to Ford.
(UT-Sen) UT-Sen: Ashdown v. Hatch Debate Video by pashdown - Dem candidate Pete Ashdown links to video of his debate with Repub Sen. Orrin Hatch. Yes, powerful incumbent, who would ever run against him, Orrin Hatch. Great day for democracy!
(UT-Sen) UT-Sen : Pete Ashdown Debates Orrin Hatch by mp - Diarist provides a video link to the debate between Democrat Pete Ashdown and Republican Orrin Hatch
(VA-Sen) VA-Sen Webb Gaining Financial Ground On Allen by New Sweden - Dem Jim Webb has closed the massive gap in the money race against incumbent Repub George Allen.
(CT-Sen) Saving Ned - the enemy of your enemy is your friend by Great white north - Help elect Ned Lamont (D) by pushing Republican voters away from Sen. Joe Lieberman (CFL) and to Alan Schlesinger (R).
(CT-Sen) CT-SEN: Cheney Campaigns for Lieberman by thirdparty - Diarist lays out an irrefutable series of quotes from Cheney speeches and interviews showing his consistency in supporting Joe Lieberman (CT-LIE) and bashing Dem Ned Lamont.
(FL-Sen) Open letter to Senator Bill Nelson (D) by Rena Phillips - A Democrat writes a letter to Sen. Bill Nelson (D) about his vote on the torture bill, which makes her consider voting for Katherine Harris (R) instead.
(MO-Sen) Running away from Bush by MoDem - Diarist shows how Jim Talent (R) is hiding from George Bush.
(MT-Sen) It Is My Privilege To Vote For Jon Tester by stonemason - Voting for Jon Tester (D) because he has the guts to say he wants to repeal the Patriot Act.
(Var-Sen) African Americans: The key to the US Senate by fladem - Diarist points out importance of the African American vote on key Senate races in Missouri, Ohio, Tennessee and Virginia.
Various (19)
(PA-Var) PA-06, 07, 08: A fundraiser with Hillary Clinton by PsiFighter37 - Hillary Clinton speaks at a fundraiser at the Franklin Institute in Philadelphia.
(WI-Gov) GOP-WI Mark Green doesn't understand immigration by goofticket - The Milwaukee Journal explains to Rep. Mark Green (R), opposing Governor Jim Doyle (D), why enforcement without understanding won't solve illegal immigration.
(CA-Var) What's happening in California by sfluke - Great rundown of Phil Angelides (D) vs. Ahnold Gubernator (R) in the California governor's race as well as the importance of statewide downticket races.
(IL-Gov) IL-Governor race: Blagojevich leads by 14 pts by olowakandi - Incumbent Dem Rod Blagojevich leads Repub JB Topinka in latest poll.
(MA-Gov) Things turning nasty in Massachusetts's gubernatorial election by Casey - Old bad news about Patrick Deval's (D) family, a "swiftboat" tactic from Kerry Healey (R), has given Deval a hard time.
(MA-Gov) The Ghost of Willie Horton by jbfunk - Dem Deval Patrick's lead has been dramatically reduced in his challenge of Repub Kerry Healy.
(MA-Gov) Blood Sport MA-Gov by lale - Suggests the media has a role in the current smear campaign against Dem Deval Patrick and his record on crime. Patrick is facing Repub Kerry Healy.
(MA-Gov) Who was Kerry Healey protecting? by Dave in MA - Kerry Healey (R) has been trying to paint Deval Patrick (D) as soft on crime, when her own record looks pretty soft itself.
(MI-Gov) MI-Gov: Granholm holds 9-point lead by jla6653 - Democrat Jennifer Granholm leads Dick Devos (R) in the polls.
(MI-Gov) Michiganders, Don't Miss DICK DEVOS: THE MOVIE!!! by Detroit Mark - Don't miss the movie expose of fraudulent Amway Chairman Dick DeVos (R) who is trying to unseat Gov. Jennifer Granholm (D).
(MI-Gov) 25 Reasons to Just Say NO to Dick by LiberalLucy - 25 Days -- that's all we have left till Amway Guy's gone and Michigan stays great with Jennifer Granholm at the helm.
(MI-Gov) MI-GOV: Dick Devos Amway Film Festival by devoshead - More snarky goodness from the race between incumbent Dem Jennifer Granholm and Repub Dick DeVos.
(MN-Gov) MN-GOV: Hatch (DFL) leads Pawlenty (R) by 9!!!! by plad0005 - Diarist brings poll results from the Star Tribune, Democrat Mike Hatch leads incumbent Republican Tim Pawlenty by 9, 46 to 37.
(MN-Gov) MN GOV--Democratic candidate MIKE HATCH increases lead to 9 points by MNbluestater - Dem Mike Hatch has pulled out ahead of incumbent Repub Tim Pawlenty by 9.
(MN-Gov) MN GOV: Hatch Leads Pawlenty by mndemguy - Attorney General Mike Hatch (D) is gaining momentum over Governor Tim Pawlenty (R), and other Minnesota races are going well for Dems.
(NY-Var) NY Congressional Races; as NY goes, so goes the nation, suggests EJ Dionne by DrStevenB - Population shifts as well as Reagan Democrats becoming disillusioned are shifting the electorate away from the Republicans.
(Var) FOLLOWING THE POLLS: Friday Edition by Steve Singiser - A compilation of polls in various races to date.
(Var) Know a candidate I can love? by IvyTodd - Diarist tells about starting America in Solidarity as an initiative to support progressive candidates and ideals and now is looking for donations and suggestions of candidates the initiative can support.
(Var) new rasmussen polling by JOEL1954 - Roundup of MD Sen and Gov, IL Gov, and VA Sen polls from Rasmussen.
General (8)
Are you registered to vote? Are you sure? by ManfromMiddletown - Diarists urges readers to make sure they are registered to vote after his/her own harrowing experience of attempting to change voter registration information.
Charlie Cook: Category 5 Storm Headed for House GOP by fbihop - Diarist brings the Cook Political Report, Charlie Cook had one of his oh-so rare National Overviews.
Do More Than Vote! by NYCpuppeteer - Diarist provides a link to the Do More Than Vote organization that provides resources for volunteers to help in the upcoming midterms.
Kansas by mcjoan - Thru the grapevine mcjoan finds this Op-Ed in Overland Park Kansas.
26 Days & Counting - What Did You Do Today? by aimeeinkc - Do not wake up on November 8th & wish you had done more.
How YOU can get MORE MONEY FOR NETROOTS CANDIDATES!!!! by from the puggle - Diarist has a suggestion for all Kossacks to help Netroots candidates
The Media Narrative: The Wave Is Building (But The Levees Are Strong) by DemFromCT - Front page diary analyzing in detail the polls and pundits on the 2006 election.
Help Pick A Congressional District For Blue America Radio Ads Today by downwithtyranny - Ingenious effort being undertaken over at Firedoglake to "adopt a district" to help netroots candidates.