(From the diaries -- kos)
This Roundup Diary covers the period from 1:00 PM Friday, 10/20 to 1:00 PM EDT Saturday, 10/21.
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Today's Menu Includes:
74 Diaries Overall
- 38 On House races
- With 26 covering individual Districts in 18 states
- 19 On Senate races
- Representing 7 different states
- 12 On Various election races
- Encompassing Governor, Secretary of State, Local, and more
- 5 General election-related diaries
Over 4,400 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 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!!!)
Election Race Roundup (10/18 - 20 Days to Daylight)
Election Race Roundup (10/19 - 19 Days to Daylight)
Election Race Roundup (10/20 - 18 Days to Daylight)
(1:00 PM, Friday, 10/20 to 1:00 PM, Saturday, 10/21): (74 diaries)
(Alphabetical, starting from W)
House (38)
(WA-05) WA-05 Goldmark- McMorris One Hour Debate- Do I Even Need to Say It? by peagreen - Cathy McMorris (R) performs poorly in a debate with Peter Goldmark (D).
(WA-08) WA-08 Reichert is a flat environmentalist by On Puget Sound - Diarist makes excellent comparison between Rubberstamp Repub Dave Reichert's environmental voting record and the "flat daddy" program. Support Dem Darcy Burner.
(WI-3/NC-10) Vietnamese Prostitutes, Masturbating Old Men, And Serial Killer Pedophiles by trifecta - Repub Paul Nelson is running a smear campaign against incumbent Dem Ron Kind, as is Repub Vernon Robinson against incumbent Dem Brad Miller.
(WV-02) UPDATED: WV-02 'I have faith in a better America' by Carnacki - Diarist posts Dem Mike Callaghan's latest TV ad in his race against Rubberstamp Repub Shelly Moore Capito and effectively shows why this campaign, unsupported by the recent DCCC financial expansion, is so important.
(AL-01) (AL 01)Alabama's Vivian Beckerle - A Small Wonder by alabamaliberal - Vivian Beckerle (D) doesn't have much money, but she has an excellent message and she should be doing better; her opponent, Jo Bonner (R) is likable.
(AZ-05) Hayworth surrogate trashes everybody at candidate debate by Lahdee - has a personal take on the debate between J.D. Hayworth(R) and Harry Mitchell (D)
(CA-04) CA-04 Doolittle "I'll be spending YOUR money to keep US safe..." by AmericanRiverCanyon - Recent antics from incumbent Repub John Doolittle in his race against Dem Charlie Brown.
(CA-11) CA-11: Richard Pombo Voted TWICE Against Anti-Terrorism Legislation Prior to 9/11 by jryan86 - Diarist points out hypocrisy of Rubberstamp Repub Richard Pombo when it comes to keeping America safe. Support Dem Jerry McNerney.
(ID-01) Liberal Idaho Media Beats Drums While Bill Sali Takes ATLA Money by rearlgrant - Local media are failing to ask Bill Sali (R) pertinent questions; Larry Grant (D) is opposing him.
(IL-06) (IL-06) Clip and Save: Duckworth events through 11/7, help her with turnout by Markg8 - Tammy Duckworth's (D) schedule through election day - help her take Rep. Henry Hyde's (R) seat.
(IL-06/FL-22) Two new House polls show takeover is no slam dunk by Paleo - Repub Peter Roskam leads Dem Tammy Duckworth 43-39 in the seat vacated by Repub Henry Hyde and incumbent Repub Clay Shaw leads Dem Ron Klein 48-43.
(IL-08, IL-06) IL-08, IL-06 New Polls! by soozler - Diarist links to Chicago Tribune story and independent polls by WGN/Chicago Tribune on the race in IL-08 between Dem Melissa Bean in her race against Repub David McSweeney and IL-06 between Dem Tammy Duckworth and her opponent, Repub Peter Roskam.
(IL-14) IL-14: Randi Rhodes Commits $2100 to John Laesch Live On-Air! by Shaking the Tree - Randi Rhodes pledges financial support to John Laesch (D) in his race against Dennis Hastert (R).
(IL-14) Honest Graft and Dishonest Graft by DWSUWF - Diarist analyzes the subject of graft and posts link to YouTube video showing Repub Dennis Hastert is third in line for the Presidency and why that isn't such a good idea. Also links to Dem challenger John Laesch, the indisputably better alternative.
(IN-06) (IN-06) Grateful while fashionably wearing bunny slippers by Congressional Candidates Wife - The wife of Barry Welsh (D) writes to express thanks for the support shown for her husband in the race; Mike Pence (R) is the incumbent.
(IN-09) PLEASE Help Baron Hill (Ind-09) by ElijahSnow - Diarist urges us to support Dem Baron Hill in his little noticed but highly competitive fight against sleazy Repub Mike Sodrel, who's carpeting the district with negative ads and phone calls.
(MI-09) MI 9: SKINNER endorsed by Obama; GOP on the ropes by gaspare - Nancy Skinner (D) has the big mo against Rep. Joe Knollenberg (R) who has already blown through most of his funds.
(MN-02) MN-02 New John Kline ad on drugs by georeeve - John Kline (R) has put out a new ad implying that Colleen Rowley would legalize meth.
(MO-07) Hmmm, Blunt Thinks Peace Is Scary by wakemeup7nov06 - Incumbent Roy Blunt issued a press release mocking the concept of the creation of the Department of Peace. Help Dem Jack Truman unseat Majority Whip Blunt.
(NC-05) 50 Signs in 5 Hours (NC-05) by crowbar317 - diarist has a suggestion for kossacks to help candidates
(NC-11) Shuler, Edwards, and the promise of a "Better America" by cm1165- John Edwards spoke at a rally for Heath Shuler (D) and did a good job.
(NE-02) (NE-02) Awesome Campaign Commercial! by DMOmaha - Expresses excitement about a recent TV ad from the campaign of Jim Esch (D), who is running against Rep. Lee Terry (R).
(NH-02) NH-02: Bass claims Pork, Ribbons, and Inheritance key to win by keener - Charlie Bass is trying to avoid the big issues in the election campaign; Paul Hodes (D) is his opponent.
(NH-02) NH-02: Is Bass' Staff Campaigning from House Computers Again? by Republic Not Empire - Is Charlie Bass' (R) campaign staff using House computers in contravention of House ethics rules?
(NJ-07) NJ-07: Dr. Seuss/Mike Ferguson Free T-shirt Contest by nathanrudy - Diarist offers a free "Dump Mike Ferguson" t-shirt if you can come up with a Seuss-like poem mocking his Seuss-like attacks against Dem Linda Stender.
(NJ-07) NJ-07: Ferguson Cowardice Watch: IS IT OVER? by ellinton - Incumbent Repub Mike Ferguson finally agreed to one of the four debates Dem Linda Stender requested.
(NY-13) NY-13: Harrison Scores a Hit in a "Debate" that Really Wasn't by msirt - Stephen Harrison (D) turned a "meet the candidate" into a one-two punch against Vito Fossello (R) with the help of State Senator Diane Sovino.
(NY-13) NY-13, Flipping the Thirteenth by jonah in nyc - has a personal account of the latest debate between Vito Fossella (R) and challenger Steve Harrison (D)
(NY-19) NY-19: The "Empty Chair" Debate by Aug6PDB - Sue Kelly (R) fails to show up for a debate with John Hall (D) on RNN.
(NY-19) NY-19: New York Times endorses John Hall by Take19 - New York Times endorses Dem John Hall over run-away-from-debates Repub Sue Kelly.
(NY-19) John Hall on Colbert! (VIDEO) by darkstar5680 - Report on John Hall's (D) appearance on Colbert.
(NY-23) Aragorn son of Arathorn, (D) NY-23 w/POLL by Christopher Walker - In a continuation of Lord of the Rings week, Viggo Mortensen comes out in support of Bob Johnson (D).
(OH-14) OH-14 Don't Forget To Flush LaTourette! Katz On Radio by New Sweden - Update on Dem Lew Katz' battle against Repub Steve LaTourette.
(TX-21) Crashing the States with Courage: Deep in the Heart of TX-21! by hekebolos - Another Crashing the States entry, this time with John Courage (D) in the newly redistricted Texas 21st.
(TX-22) (TX-22) Tonight I Bitch Slapped A Homophobe by bradnickel - The Diarist describes how to truly annoy the Republican who posted an e-mail saying that Nick Lampson (D), who is running for Tom Delay's (R) old seat would promote homosexuality - and promote Lampson at the same time.
(House-Var) U.S. House polls: to believe or not believe by DCCyclone - A bunch of almost too good to be true House polls.
(House-Var) Call To Action: Use It Or Lose It by Chris Bowers - Tell unopposed Democratic House incumbents to fork some cash over to the DCCC.
(House-Var) This week in NRCC and DCCC spending by fmrgop - Great comparison breakdown of what the NRCC and DCCC have poured into each competitive district.
Senate (19)
(CT-Sen) CT-Sen - ARG: Lieb 49 Lamont 37 Schel 8 by Davidsfr - The latest polls on the Connecticut Senatorial race are disheartening to the diarist.
(CT-Sen) CT-Sen: Lamont Down 12 in ARG Poll by Big Tent Democrat - has analysis of the latest ARG poll in the Connecticut Senate race.
(CT-Sen) CT-SEN: We CAN win, we MUST win by Mr Bula - Ned Lamont (D) must win to give the netroots credibility.
(CT-Sen) CT-SEN: Lieberman Funded by "White House Donor Network" by thirdparty - Joe Lieberman's (CT-LIE) FEC filings have been made public, and diarist provides Hartford Courant story showing how the White House has its fingers all over the contributions. Support Dem Ned Lamont.
(CT-Sen) Why Ned Lamont will win (yes win) the Connecticut senate race by Blue Wind - Diarist cites new ARG poll and analyzes the numbers and the voters to state Dem Ned Lamont will win the CT Senate seat over Joe Lieberman (CT-LIE).
(CT-Sen) New winning formula for Ned (72% Dem, 40% Ind, 8% Rep) by NeuvoLiberal - Diarist crunches the numbers from new ARG poll to show how Dem Ned Lamont can win his race against Joe Lieberman (CT-LIE).
(CT-Sen) CT-Senate: Lamont ads we'd like to see by scarecrow - Diarist points out issues Dem Ned Lamont should return to in his political ads against Joe Lieberman (CT-LIE).
(CT-Sen) Ned Closes the Gap by 5 Points! We Have Nedrenaline! (VIDEOS) by John Campanelli - Even though the recent ARG poll has incumbent Joe Lieberman (LIE) leading Ned Lamont (D) 49-37, the diarist recommends optimism from Dems to keep us in good spirits.
(MO-Sen) MO: Senate - Cacophony on the centre ground by Ferick - The race between incumbent Jim Talent (R) and Claire McCaskill (D) is concentrated on the center - Talent is mild mannered except on Iraq and minimum wage.
(MT-Sen) LIVEBLOGGING Tester v burns The Final Throwdown by MTmofo - Live blogging and comments from the debate between Jon Tester (D) and Conrad Burns (R).
(NJ-Sen) NJ Senate - Ads by ann stone - The ads put out by Kean's (R) campaign about Menendez (D) paint him as a criminal who would give social security to illegals.
(PA-Sen) Pathetic Predictions by Mark Adams - Blogs for Bush has Sen. Rick Santorum (R) winning. Seriously.
(TN-Sen) Ford Confronts Corker at Press Conference by nutmeg - Harold Ford (D) confronts Bob Corker (R) at a press conference about attacks on Ford's family.
(TN-Sen) TN-Sen: Ford Crashes Corker Event! (WITH VIDEO) by R o o k - Diarist provides video to recent verbal altercation between Dem Harold Ford, Jr. and Repub Bob Corker.
(TN-Sen) Harold Ford Jr. Blasts Democratic TN-9 Nominee Cohen And GOP Nominee Corker by Rob - Dem candidate Harold Ford, Jr. is having quite a time of it, both in his race against Repub Bob Corker and in trying to help out his Indy brother against Dem Steve Cohen.
(TN-Sen) FORD TAKES DOWN CORKER AT PRESS EVENT...ANYONE HEAR ABOUT THIS? by luckyguy - Rumour of Dem Harold Ford Jr. confronting Repub Bob Corker at a Corker press conference, face to face about the negative attack ads against Ford's family.
(VA-Sen) Critical Advice for Webb Campaign by funnywittobunny - A message to Jim Webb's (D) campaign about a "swiftboat" type ad put out George Allen's (R) campaign.
(VA-Sen) VA-Sen - George Allen's Friends are Nervous by Granny Doc - NRSC coming to Sen. George Allen's (R) aid big time, to the tune of $1.35 million in addition to his personal warchest of $15 million.
(VA-Sen) Top 10 Reasons to Vote FOR Jim Webb! by lowkell - In the spirit of non-negative campaigning, diarist presents his list of positive reasons to support Jim Webb (D), who opposes George Allen (R), and invites commenters to add their own.
Various (12)
(CA-Var) GOTV: All my locals by a lynn - The Diarist describes efforts in her neighborhood to get voters registered.
(FL-Gov) FL-GOV: Humor(s) of War (With Poll) by gatordem - Dem Jim Davis is closing the gap against Repub Charlie Crist through serious policy suggestions.
(FL-SH-D 97) Politically Correct Dan Marino by creepers - Incumbent Repub Susan Goldstein ran ads, in her race Dem Martin Klar, implying Dan Marino's endorsement, which she does not have, and has been forced to pull them.
(IL-Var) It's 10:30 CDT - Where are your IL candidates? by pshaw - The Tammy Duckworth (D) ads against Peter Roskam (R) are great, and Melissa Bean (D) is doing a good job against McSweeney (R).
(MI-Gov) Just Say NO to Dick and YES to Jen - Reason #17 - LiberalLucy - has the latest in a series of reasons to vote for Democrat Jennifer Granholm
(MI-Gov) MI-GOV: The Birthday Wish for Dick from Betsy Devos by devoshead - Links between Repub Dick DeVos and the military-industrial complex. Support incumbent Dem Jennifer Granholm.
(NC-SH-D41) A Tale of Two Candidates by CarolinaDem77 - Thoughtful analysis of 41st District Statehouse race between Dem Ty Harrell and out of touch Repub Russell Capps.
(OH-Gov) Ken Blackwell: "I can go even lower--just watch!" by Renee in Ohio - Repub candidate Ken Blackwell feels he can make any smear he likes if it's reported in the "national media," in this case, unfounded accusations about Dem Ted Strickland's sex life spread by Bill Cunningham on Fox News.
(OH-SoS) For Ohio SOS Race, Buy Ohio = Voting for Brunner by OhioNative - Jennifer Brunner's (D) big mo in her race to replace Sec. of State Ken Blackwell (R-Diebold).
(OR-Gov) OR-GOV: 'Saxtonville' Never Fit for Humans to Live In by torridjoe - Was Ron Saxton involved in a substandard migrant labor camp? Ted Kulongoski (D) opposes him.
(TX-Gov) (TX Gov)Surprising(?) poll results from Waco paper by Drewlio - Waco voters come out strongly in favour of Chris Bell; Rick Perry (R), Carole Keeton Strayhorn (I) and Kinky Friedman (I) are the other candidates.
(Var) FOLLOWING THE POLLS: The Friday Edition by Steve Singiser - Steve's daily roundup of nationwide polls.
General (5)
friday's DCCC money dump - FEC filings for 10/20/06 by campskunk - diarist has the breakdown of the latest FEC information of DCCC expenditures.
18 Days & Counting. What Did You Do Today? Campaign Mom Edition! by aimeeinkc - "Mom" tells you all kinds of things you kids need to do to get Democrats elected.
Use it or Lose it: Action Steps by Chance the gardener - Diarist gives action tips on Chris Bowers' "Use it or Lose it" campaign to get unopposed Democratic candidates to share the wealth in supporting their fellow fighters in hotly contested races.
Party Building in the Red Zone by travelerkaty - Inspiring story of how Howard Dean's 50-state strategy has changed and revitalized the Democratic Party in very red area of Washington State, written by volunteer (and first-time diarist) on the way to go pick up canvassing list.
THE ELECTION IS NOT OVER. GET BACK TO WORK by bonddad - Call to action, in spite of the good news about the competitiveness of challenging Dems.