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This Roundup Diary covers the period from 1:00 PM Tuesday, 10/17 to 1:00 PM EDT Wednesday, 10/18.
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Today's Menu Includes:
128 Diaries Overall (A New Record!)
- 68 On House races
- With 43 covering individual Districts in 24 states
- 25 On Senate races
- Representing 9 different states
- 27 On Various election races
- Encompassing Governor, Secretary of State, Local, and more
- 8 General election-related diaries
Over 4,100 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 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)
Election Race Roundup (10/14 - 24 Days to Daylight)
Election Race Roundup (10/15 - 23 Days to Daylight)
Election Race Roundup (10/16 - 22 Days to Daylight)
Election Race Roundup (10/17 - THREE WEEKS TO GO!!!)
(1:00 PM, Tuesday, 10/17 to 1:00 PM, Wednesday, 10/18): (128 diaries)
(Alphabetical, starting from T)
House (68)
(TN-07) Nashville Tennesseean Endorses Bill Morrison by autoegocrat - Bill Morrison (D) is an excellent candidate for this district; he faces incumbent Marsha Blackburn (R), Kathleen Culver (G) and Mickey White (I).
(TX-10) An Appeal to Patriotic Repubs by Ken in Tex - Diarist is posting letter of appeal on Republican doors to help get Dem Ted Ankrum elected over incumbent Repub Mike McCaul.
(TX-14) Shane Sklar releases two new ads by RBH - Shane Sklar (D) has two new ads out in his campaign to unseat Ron Paul (R).
(TX-17, 21) TX-17, TX 21: Good News from the Lone Star State by kos - The NRCC has decided to pull money from certain Texas races.
(VA-10) Judy Feder Rocks in Debate for VA-10! by hcc in VA - Documents a debate between Judy Feder (D) and Rep. Frank Wolf, and comments on a couple of issues that the candidates discussed.
(VA-11) Tim Kaine: Andy Hurst (VA-11) is Ready to Change Washington by Pitin - Gov. Tim Kaine endorses Andrew Hurst (D) in his campaign against Tom Davis.
(VT-AL) VT-AL: Rainville Prefers Different Set of Scandal-Ridden Republicans For House Leadership by odum - GOP candidate Martha Rainville suggests non-scandal ridden Republicans to take over leadership.
(WA-05) WA-05 Goldmark Takes on McMorris at 2nd Debate by peagreen - Peter Goldmark (D) debates and wins against Cathy McMorris (R).
(WA-05) WA-05 Peter Goldmark and opponent meet with Editorial Bd of SR by FreeBee - Diarist links to Spokesman-Review editorial board interview of Dem Peter Goldmark and Repub Cathy McMorris,
(WA-05) WA-05: DCCC Steps up for Goldmark by mcjoan - Latest DCCC expenditures for Dem Peter Goldmark in his race against Repub Cathy McMorris, including fundraising links and analysis of Seattle Times endorsement of McMorris
(WA-05) WA-05 McMorris on the Take-The Big Black Purse by peagreen - Cathy McMorris (R) refuses to criticize House leadership shortly after receiving a large donation from leadership PACs. Dem Peter Goldmark is looking better and better.
(WA-08) WA-8 Want to Know How a President Gets Unfettered Authority? by FranklySpeaking - Rep. Dave Reichert (R) continues to be complicit in handing more power over to Bush by backing an anti-parks bill opposed by every progressive group.
(WA-08) WA-08 Reichert Push Poll by ValleyForger - Diarist recounts personal experience with pollster in the race between Democrat Darcy Burner and Republican Dave Riechart
(WI-08) No Republican Photo Op at This Steelworkers Plant by Tula Connell - Labor efforts in the race between Dem Steven Kagen and Repub John Gard.
(WV-02) GBCW (Jag edition) by Carnacki - This WV-02 Mike Callaghan diary in disguise, has tons of links on Mike Callaghan (D) who is in a battle with incumbent Shelley Moore Capito (R).
(WY-AL) WY-AL: Freudenthal to assist Trauner by kos - Popular Democrat Governor Dave Freudenthal will be helping Trauner (D) in his House race.
(AZ-01) AZ-01: Renzi calls Ellen Simon the Devil! by MercuryX23 - Highlights ad run by Rep. Rick Renzi (R) tying Ellen Simon (D) to (horror of horrors) the ACLU.
(CA-04) CA-04: Doolittle enabled sexual predator by kos - The latest nastiness from Republican John Doolittle as he tries to hold off Democratic challenger Charlie Brown.
(CA-04) CA-04: Doolittle helped free a sex assailant to attack again by forkush - Diarist links to news accounts of Republican John Doolittle's testimony at the 1987 trial of a dentist charged with molesting his patients.
(CA-11) CA-11: LTEs to Pombo's Hometown Paper (#40 in series) by Land of Enchantment - Diarist has some of the letters to the editors of local papers regarding the race between Republican Richard Pombo and Democrat Jerry McNerney.
(CA-11) CA-11: Not Just Tilting at Windmills Anymore w/poll (Pombo #39) by Land of Enchantment - Highlights two California newspaper endorsements of Jerry McNerney (D), who is running against incumbent Rep. Richard Pombo in CA's 11th CD.
(CA-11) Thanks for your support and what I plan to do with it by Congresswoman Zoe Lofgren - Congresswoman Lofgren is giving back some of the support from ActBlue to support Jerry McNerney (D) in his effort to unseat Richard Pombo (R).
(CA-25) TRex's Virtual USO Tour 2006: Rodriguez (CA-25) by Gabriele Droz - Robert Rodriguez (D) has produced an effective new ad; Howard McKeon is his Republican opponent.
(CA-46) CA-46: "The act has worn thin" by eph89 - Esquire magazine endorses Jim Brandt (D).
(CO-05) CO-05: The Nation Credits Netroots For Fawcett's Rise by Colorado Luis - Jay Fawcett (D) is getting a lot of help from bloggers in his race against Doug Lamborn (R).
(CT-04) CT-04: Puppies and Kittens for Shays! by ekeithj - Apparently Rep. Chris Shays (R) cares more about the humane treatment of animals than people.
(CT-04) CT-04: Shays is his own worst enemy by kos - Chris Shays' remarks about Abu Ghraib are destroying his image as a moderate Republican.
(FL-16) FL-16: It's NOT a lock (New Poll) by weelzup - The race between Tim Mahoney (D) and Joe Negron (R) in Mark Foley's former district is not over, despite Mahoney's lead in the polls.
(FL-18) If we really want to take back the house by poliblogist - Encourages readers to contribute funds to campaigns, using the diarists own CD, FL-18, which pits incumbent Rep. Ileana Ros-Lehtinen (R) against challenger Phyllis Busansky (D).
(ID-01) ID-01: GOP Going for Broke to Hang onto This Seat by mcjoan - The NRCC is funneling lots of $ to help Bill Sali (R) beat Larry Grant (D).
(ID-01) ID-01: Max Cleland rallies Idaho Dems by Red State Rebel - Diarist provides a personal account of a campaign rally for Democrat Larry Craig headlined by former Senator Max Cleland.
(ID-01) ID-01 | My Daily Donation | E-20 | $20 to Larry Grant by cmanaster - Dem Larry Grant, running against Repub Bill Sali gets the donation today, on the back of our own sidinny's recommendation.
(IL-06) Submit your questions for the IL-06 Debate by terrafirma9 - A Kossack invites questions to be submitted for Tammy Duckworth (D) to ask in her upcoming debate with Peter Roskam (R).
(IL-06) (IL-06) Oct. Numbers, swiftboat photoshopped ads by Markg8 - Info on Tammy Duckworth's (D) campaign against Peter Roskam (R), including links to contribute/volunteer for Tammy's campaign.
(IL-06) IL-06: Duckworth Endorsed by republican organ Chi. Tribune by Inland - GOP leaning Chicago Tribune endorses Dem Tammy Duckworth over Repub Peter Roskam for Henry Hyde's old seat.
(IL-06) (IL-06) Email your debate questions tomorrow, Sensenbrenner cancels, and Trib endorses by Markg8 - Dem Tammy Duckworth is getting endorsements; Repub Peter Roskam is getting stood up. Heh.
(IL-10) IL-10: Dan Seals' first ad by kos - YouTube clip of Dan Seals' (D) first ad. Links for helping in his campaign against Mark Kirk (R) included.
(IL-11) IL-11 Pavich gets Another Endorsement by chicagodavid - John Pavich (D) is doing well fighting the good fight, without any outside support, against Rep. Jerry Weller (R). He has raised a respectable $500,000.
(IL-15) IL-15, Gill latest to support working families by IvyTodd - David Gill (D) signs up to a pledge to support working families; Tim Johnson (R) is his opponent.
(IL-19) Any progress for Stover against Shimkus in IL-19? by SON2007 - Diarist asks if anyone has new numbers for this race.
(LA-02) LA-2: Good Government, Great Shrimp! by Crashing Vor - State Rep. Karen Carter challenges Rep. William Jefferson in some crazy Louisiana politics; plus a recipe for shrimp!
(MD-06) MD-06: Frederick Gazette endorses Fighting Dem Andrew Duck! by Sharon in MD - Frederick Gazette endorses Dem Andrew Duck over incumbent Repub Roscoe Bartlett.
(MI-08) MI-08 Marcinkowski gets rated "Emerging" by DCCC by Carpe Brewski - Wonder what took so long for yet another veteran Jim Marcinkowski (D) to get traction against Rep. Mike Rogers (R) who is tied to every Republican scandal in the book.
(MI-08) Media Culpa: How the press serves status quo by quaoar - Diarist points out how media makes it hard for Dem candidates like Jim Marcinkowski (D) to get their ideas out to the public. Links to Marcinkowski campaign, so you can help with his battle against Mike Rogers (R).
(MI-09) Have you sent your $5 to Nancy Skinner yet? by Jordan LFW - More reasons to support Nancy Skinner (D) in her campaign to unseat Joe Knollenberg (R).
(MN-01) NM-01: Swiftboat Financier Funds False For Wilson by fbihop - Analysis of latest attack ads (and who is behind them) on Dem Patricia Madrid, who's running against Repub Heather Wilson
(MN-02) COLEEN ROWLEY CUTS GAP BY 60% in MN-02 by vets74 - Colleen Rowley (D) is gaining ground on John Kline (R).
(MN-02) MN-02 Kline takes dirty dollars; gives $4K to church where wife is trustee by georeeve - The watchdog group CREW found that John Kline (R) donated money to the church where his wife is a trustee; Colleen Rowley (D) wants his seat in Congress.
(MN-06) MN-06: CREW files complaint over church endorsement by Joe Bob - CREW files a complaint over the church's endorsement of Michelle Bachman, who is facing Patty Wetterling (D) in November.
(NC-05) NC-05: Roger Sharpe - the 1% Candidate by StormBear - Roger Sharpe (D) is a brave man for running in "the longest shot" congressional district against Rep. Virginia Foxx (R).
(NC-05) NC-05: Good Week For Roger Sharpe, w/poll! by StormBear - Quick update from the campaign.
(NC-11) NC-11 Charlie "Chainsaw" Taylor Dead Man Walking Round-up by trifecta - Roundup of crooked ways of Repub Charles Taylor, facing strong challenge from Dem Heath Shuler.
(NC-13) NC 13: Online Debate between Robinson (R) and Miller (D) by ncbrian - Listen in on what will be an entertaining debate between great progressive Rep. Brad Miller (D) and the so-insane-you-can't-help-but-laugh Vernon Robinson (R).
(NH-01) NH-01 Foster's Daily Democrat by ManchesterConnection - Carol Shea-Porter (D) issued a challenge to debate to her Republican opponent Jeb Bradley, but a major newspaper in the area has only just now acknowledged that debates will take place.
(NH-02) NH-02: Last Three Weeks, Republican Bass Under 50% by MissLaura - Polls show Repub Charlie Bass' lead is weak, the NRCC isn't dropping a lot of money in the race, and Dem Paul Hodes is doing just fine.
(NY-13) NY-13: come Rock the Vote in Brooklyn by DrSteveB - Fun things in store by the Steve Harrison (D) campaign's race to unseat Rep. Vito Fossella (R), as evidenced by the fact that Fossella was pressured into accepting four debates.
(NY-13) NY-13: Update: New Pro Harrison Letters and More by msirt - has some letters to the editor of the Staten Island Advance concerning the race between Republican Vito Fosella and Democrat Steve Harrison.
(NY-13) NY-13, Vito Fossella (GOP-Staten Island) as bad as any other member.... by concernednyer2005 - Raises the question of why concerns about Fossella's (R) possible use of campaign funds for personal use has not been sufficiently covered by the media.
(NY-25) Safe Repub seats worrying about outcomes? NY-25 by Pete Rock - Documents a strange polling phone call from Rep. Jim Walsh's (R) campaign, who is running against Dan Maffei (D).
(NY-25) NY-25: Walsh Seeking Embryo Vote? by redlami - Key points from last night's debate between Dem Dan Maffei and incumbent Repub Jim Walsh, highlighting embryo destruction issue.
(OH-14) OH-14: Lew Katz (D) is Committed (to winning) by Hiram - Lew Katz's budget is tight but he's produced a radio ad; Steve LaTourette (R) is his opponent.
(OH-14) OH-14: LaTourette's (R) Infidelity by Hiram - LaTourette's (R) family values.
(OH-18) OH-18th- an Open Thread by Hegman - Diarist requests info on this race prior to going to work for Zack Space (D) against Joy Padgett (R).
(OH-All) Taking Back the House State by State - OHIO! by ultrageek - A rundown of all the House races in Ohio.
(PA-04) PA-04 DEBATE UPDATE by bushflusher - Rep. Melissa Hart (R) backs out of only debate with challenger Jason Altmire (D). So instead, Jason stumps with Rep. John Murtha.
(PA-09) PA-09 GOTV Dinners by DvilleDem - News from Democratic gatherings for Tony Barr in his race against Repub Bill Shuster.
(House-Var) HOUSE: 3 Weeks, 6 House Candidates to Support!!! by ohiomeister - Provides a list of key House races, with names and financials, which the diarist believes need attention and support.
(House-Var) matching your donations today here!!!! up to 1000k by robert green - Diarist has been doing a great job of matching donations. This diary raised over $3,000 in one day for Dem candidates.
Senate (25)
(TN-Sen) TN-SEN: Give 'Em Hell, Harold!! Ford Fights Back by Eleanor A - has the link to an ABC News account of the latest between Democrat Harold Ford, Jr., and Republican Bob Corker.
(TN-Sen) TN-Sen: Scandals Keep Coming! by R o o k - Bob Corker (R) tried to steer city pension funds into businesses he and his friends owned.
(VA-Sen) Some thoughts on the Webb for senate race by teacherken - Various ruminations and calls to action concerning the race between Jim Webb (D) and Sen. George Allen (R) for one of the Virginia U.S. Senate seats.
(VA-Sen) VA Sen: Virginia's only African American Congressman Endorses Jim Webb by phriendlyjamie - Representative Bobby Scott and the Legislative Black Caucus endorse Dem Jim Webb over incumbent Repub George Allen.
(VA-Sen) Military Women Strongly Endorse Jim Webb by lowkell - Slew of active and retired military women endorsed Jim Webb (D) over incumbent George Allen (R).
(VA-Sen) VA-Sen: Washington Post Endorses Jim Webb! by Ashy Larry - Good news! Washington Post endorses Dem Jim Webb over Repub George Allen.
(VA-Sen) Webb Is Reluctant To Advertise Duty. Why even if it means end of George Allen? by TexasMacaca - Diarist quotes WaPo article saying Webb doesn't want to use his military service as a campaign tool - and urges Webb to do just that in his fight against Repub George Allen.
(VA-Sen) How you can support Jim Webb by teacherken - Creative ideas and inspiration from both diarist and commenters on helping out in this increasingly crucial and winnable race.
(AZ-Sen) Arizona Senate Race within 5 pts according to SUSA by mhinds01 - Suggests that the Arizona U.S. Senate race between Sen, Jon Kyl (R) and Jim Pederson (D) has tightened, and is deserving of more national attention.
(CT-Sen) Lieberman: Democrats MUST Change Their Ways (2nd Update) by trifecta - Sen. Joe Lieberman (CFL) continues his trek away from the Democratic Party.
(CT-Sen) An Analysis of Joe Lieberman, by David Jaffe by kiersten - Exposition on shifting allegiances of incumbent Sen Joe Lieberman (LIE) in his race against Ned Lamont (D) and Alan Schlessinger (R).
(CT-Sen) Senate Majority Leader Joe Lieberman? by kasper11 - Does Joe secretly want to become Majority Leader?
(MA-Sen) GOP Double Standard in Bay State by Dirk McQuigley - The Healy (R) campaign gets dirty.
(MD-Sen) Michael Steele gets endorsement from Mike Tyson. Seriously. by wilflipson - Mike Tyson endorses Michael Steele (R) and fighting women all in the same sentence.
(MO-Sen) MO-Sen: Claire McCaskill - Sister of Satan? by Shadan7 - Claire McCaskill (D) points out that Sen. Jim Talent (R) probably would have run attack ads against then Sen. Harry Truman (D) for conducting investigations into WWII profiteering!
(MO-Sen) (MO-Sen) Talent's Desperate Debate Methods by Alphadork - Diarist analyzes new points out of the Talent (R) -McCaskill (D) debate.
(MO-Sen) MO-Sen McCaskill Talent Debate Streaming on Line by uniongal - Links to the entire debate between Claire McCaskill (D) and Jim Talent (R).
(OH-Sen) OH-Sen: DeWine's epic collapse by kos - All the polls are showing that DeWine (R) is falling behind challenger Brown (D).
(OH-Sen) What Won't the GOP Do? Alaska, 1998 by Califlander - Sec. of State Ken Blackwell's (R) possible effort to get his opponent Rep. Ted Strickland (D) off the ballot may actually have precedent in the Republican playbook - from Alaska.
(PA-Sen) I'm certainly not voting for Rick Santorum NOW by Whiskey Sam - Dallas Democrat comes home to find a sign for Sen. Rick Santorum (R) (with a Lynn Swann (R) sticker) mysteriously placed in the front yard.
(PA-Sen) Little Ricky and the Eye of Mordor by droogie6655321 - Sen. Rick Santorum (R) continues his descent into La-La-Land by comparing Iraq to Mordor.
(PA-Sen) PA-Sen: Santorum Appeals to Nerd Vote, Blames Sauron for 9/11 (Seriously) by GarnetDonkey - has the latest words of wisdom from the junior senator from Pennsylvania, Rick Santorum (R).
(PA-Sen) There Are No Hobbits, Senator Santorum by Webster - Diarist comments on Sen. Rick Santorum's unusual relation of the War in Iraq to the war against evil in The Lord of the Rings trilogy.
(PA-Sen) Santorum vs Casey Debate by seby1689 - Diarist argues Bob Casey (D) could have made a better showing against incumbent Rick Santorum (R) with more specific talking points. Lively debate in comments.
(Var-Sen) Incumbent Republican Senators Vote Against Armed Forces and Families by Captain Ralph Parrott SC USN Retired - Diarist goes into detail showing the voting records of various Republican Senators, especially when it comes to supporting our troops.
Various (27)
(WI-Gov) WI-Gov: Green's "polite" volunteers, not so much (with audio!) by leftilicious - Diarist links to audio of Republican volunteers.
(AR-Gov) Repub Obituary in todays paper by Hiyosilver51 - Dying Republican makes a departing request that his Republican friends vote for Mike Beebe (D) for Governor.
(AZ-Var) Pederson humbles Kyl, Hayworth surrogate snafu by blogazblue - At "meet the candidates" forum, senatorial candidate Jim Pederson (D) outshines incumbent Jon Kyl (R). AZ-05 candidate Harry Mitchell (D) connects with audience, while opponent J.D. Hayworth (R) is a no-show.
(CA-Gov) CA-GOV An Open Letter To Phil Angelides by Dreggas - A Kossack writes an open letter to the Democratic gubernatorial candidate, running against Arnold Schwarznegger (R).
(CA-Gov) It's time to elect Phil Angelides as governor of CA by jfern - Catalogs Phil Angelides' (D) fitness to replace Gov Arnold Schwarzenegger (R) as CA's governor, using Angelides' stated positions on some of that state's ballot propositions.
(CA-SoS) Ca-SoS: Voter's Bill of Rights by Sarahkatheryn - Candidate Debra Bowen (D) puts forth her Voter's Bill of Rights.
(CO-SoS) Honk n' Wave in a Fish Tank by em dash - Ken Gordon (D) is running for Colorado SoS and is not taking special interest money; instead he has a funny ad of him in a tank with sharks, begging for money.
(FL-State House) Florida State House District 69: Keith Fitzgerald Can't be Bought by bkirby816 - A pro voucher group has given money to Laura Benson (R), but Keith Fitzgerald (D) won't take it.
(FL-Gov) (FL-Gov) Jim Davis gets support from former primary opponent Rod Smith by boofdah - Dem Jim Davis' primary opponent unites with Davis to defeat Repub Charlie Crist.
(IA-Gen) Iowa Outlook by DLCC - News from the races for Iowa state government.
(IN-Gen) (Indiana General) The Blue Hue of Hoosier View by Barry Welsh - Barry Welsh is the Democratic candidate in IN-06; he goes through all the Indiana races that are looking bluer all the time.
(KS-Gen) Kansas struggles to Evolve, Round Two by Christopher Walker - Support the evolutionists for Kansas School Board!
(MD-Gov) MD-Gov: Ehrlich vs. O'Malley, Debate Highlights by stephdray - A last-minute debate between incumbent Gov. Bob Ehrlich and challenger Mayor Martin.
(MI-Gov) MI GOV '06 - Robocalling - did they just accuse Granholm of Murder? by Stomp 442 - A shadowy group called 'Michigan Working Families' is trying to smear Jennifer Granholm (D).
(MI-Gov) MI-GOV: Halloween means Double the Dick Devos Horrors! by devoshead - Another in this hilarious series on the race between incumbent Dem Jennifer Granholm and Repub Dick DeVos - this one for Halloween!
(MI-Gov) Just Say NO to Dick and YES to Jen - Reason #20 by LiberalLucy - The issue today is JOBS - as diarist points out differences on job creation between Dem Jennifer Granholm and Dick DeVos (R).
(MI-Gov) Greetings From MI-Gov: The Great Lakes Race by Interrobanger - News from campaign of Dem Jennifer Granholm in her race against Repub. Dick DeVos.
(MI-Gov) MI GOV '06 - "Micro-targeting" and Saul Anuzis by Stomp 442 - Dick Devos (R) campaign tries to fool snowmobilers.
(NY- State Sen) New York State Senate Races by ortcutt - Provides a discussion of the current state of NY state politics, and gives campaign information, including financials, on several key races for NY state senate seats.
(OH-Gen) Yes on 3 -- AFL-CIO Endorses Ohio Learn & Earn Initiative by Zorra - AFL-CIO comes out in support of measure to allow limited casino operations to fund $850 million in college tuition assistance.
(OH-Gen) ACTION ALERT: Blackwell purged Ohio Voter Rolls Oct 1st.- Vote Early. by KStreetProjector - Repub Sec. of State Board of Elections and candidate for Governor, Kenneth Blackwell purged voter rolls of ineligible voters by sending out a letter that looked like a general announcement rather than an action alert. Support Ted Strickland (D) over this crooked politician out to sabotage the democratic process.
(OH-Gov) OH-Gov: Blackwell dives into the gutter by kos - Repub Ken Blackwell's campaign detours into Smear City in his latest slimy attack against challenger Ted Strickland (Dem).
(OH-Var) Franklin County OH polling place map (Google Earth) - by jmknapp - Brief diary links to Google Earth pictures of polling places in Columbus Ohio.
(Var) FOLLOWING THE POLLS: The Tuesday Edition by Steve Singiser - Steve's daily roundup of nationwide polls.
(Var) More polls by kos - More polls for many races in several states get kos's attention.
(Var) Clark Flys Under National Media Radar For Dems In 06 by Tom Rinaldo - Diarist shows Gen. Wesley Clark's amazing record when it comes to helping Dems in the 2006 elections.
(Var) When Did We Become a Corporation? by WeDemocrats - Interesting exposition on why DCCC should stop looking at democracy as a for-profit endeavor.
General (8)
DNC to Take Out Loan of $5-10 Million for Senate Races! by John Campanelli - The DNC is to take out a loan in order to assist with funding in close Senate races.
Invalid Voter Registration??? by cooljames - The State of Washington's voter registration website contains inaccurate information - big surprise.
A Penny Per Soldier by bluerevolt - Diarist suggests giving a penny and second per dead American soldier in Iraq ($27.82) and 5 hours and 45 minutes to a Dem campaign in the next 3 weeks.
Non-partisan Vets Group Endorses mostly Dem Candidates (w/poll) by Moesse - Long list of Dems endorsed by the non-partisan Veterans and Military Family organization.
Let's Help Expand the Playing Field by jorndoff - Diarist offers list of recently added competitive House races from DCCC.
DEM-VOTE, VAN and other techno-marvels NEED A LOT OF WORK! by arper - Democratic Party database tools get a trial run by diarist, and here's the report.
DC Area Events (incl. Bill Clinton in MD)/Volunteer Needs by howardpark - Exhaustive list of action events going on in D.C. Check it out!
The DCCC Finally Gets It by RandyMI - Oh sweet day, the DCCC finally sees the forest for the trees.