(From the diaries -- kos)
This Roundup Diary covers the period from 1:00 PM Sunday, 10/22 to 1:00 PM EDT Monday, 10/23.
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Today's Menu Includes:
110 Diaries Overall
- 63 On House races
- With 39 covering individual Districts in 27 states
- 18 On Senate races
- Representing 8 different states
- 22 On Various election races
- Encompassing Governor, Secretary of State, Local, and more
- 7 General election-related diaries
Over 4,600 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).
Election Race Roundup (10/22 - 16 Days to Daylight) (with links to 10 diaries, covering 10/12-10/21).
(1:00 PM, Sunday, 10/22 to 1:00 PM, Monday, 10/23): (110 diaries)
(Alphabetical, starting from C)
House (63)
(CA-04) Photoblog: Charlie Brown & Joseph Wilson by pat of butter in a sea of grits - Diarist has photos of a recent Charlie Brown (D) fundraiser as he seeks to defeat Republican John Doolittle.
(CA-04) Charlie Brown CA-4 in Davis, CA 10/22/06 w/ Ambassador Joe Wilson by clearandpresent - Transcripts from rally event of Dem Charlie Brown in his bid to unseat incumbent Repub John Doolittle.
(CA-11) For the defense: Richard Pombo by wrolley - Rep. Richard Pombo's (R) pathetic responses to every major newspaper endorsing netroots candidate Jerry McNerney (D).
(CA-11) Who the hell is Jerry McNerney? by wrolley - Dem Jerry McNerney, in a tough race against incumbent Repub Richard Pombo, has not defined himself clearly to voters.
(CA-45) (CA-45) Boxer and Miller for Roth, Oh My! by soyinkafan - Diairst has the latest from Democrat David Roth's campaign to defeat Republican Mary Bono, campaign appearances with Rep. George Miller and Senator Barbara Boxer
(CO-05) Crashing the States in Colorado Springs: Jay Fawcett in CO-05 by hekebolos - A Kossack interviews Jay Fawcett (D), running against Doug Lamborn (R).
(CT-04) CT-04: New York Times Gives Farrell v. Shays a Rave Review by ollieb - NYT gives a rave review of Diane Farrell's (D) debate with incumbent Chris Shays (R) on October 4th.
(FL-16) FL-16: GOP Rep Blasts Dems for Putting Politics Ahead of Security by gobacktotexas - Some wise words from a Flordia Republican.
(GA-03) Why Are The Dems Ignoring Winnable Races? by mostconsiderate - Why has the DNC ignored favorable internal polling for Mike McGraw (D) against do-nothing incumbent Lynn Westmoreland (R)?
(ID-01) ID-01: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly by mcjoan - Diarist brings the latest on Grants campaign.
(IN-06) (IN-06) Website Make-Over by Barry Walsh - Barry stops by to give a run down on his campaign.
(IL-06, 08) REPUGS DISGUISED AS INDYS by flatford39 - A look at polls in these Illinois districts that seem to indicate a lot of Republican voters are now saying they're independents, good news for Democrats.
(IL-18) IL-18 (U. S. House), IL-92 (State House): What I did to win today by onanyes - Diarist gets down to work.
(IL-19) IL-19, St. Louis Post-Dispatch endorses Danny Stover by dlstover - The Stover (D) campaign brings us the news of an important endorsement. Help Danny beat John Shimkus (R).
(IN-06) Barry Welsh Running IN-06 by benr - A look at an awesome campaign video from Barry Welsh (D) in his race against Mike Pence (R).
(IN-06) IN-06 | My Daily Donation | E-15 | $20 to Barry Welsh by cmanaster - After the diary series was finally front-paged, yesterday's matching contributions from 79 Kossacks totaled $2,310. Today's donation is for Dem Barry Welsh trying to defeat incumbent Repub Mike Pence.
(KS-01) (KS-01) I'm asking for your support. by John Doll - The Democratic candidate writes a diary to ask for your support; Jerry Moran is his Republican opponent.
(KS-02) KS-02 BREAKING: Ryun Caught in Foley Lie by davinic - Topeka newspaper catches Ryun (R) lying about his relationship to Foley. Support Nancy Boyda (D).
(KY-02) Republican lies in Kentucky 2nd district congressional race by statistician - The campaign of Ron Lewis (R) is slated by Factcheck.org for lying about Mike Weaver (D).
(KY-03) Hilarious new videos in KY-3 by voter in the ville - Diarist links to some funny new videos in the race between incumbent Anne Northrup (R) and John Yarmuth (D), where Yarmuth is now polling in the lead.
(MD-06) Newsweek's Eleanor Clift Profiles Andrew Duck (MD-06) by Mauimom - Info on Dem Andrew Duck running against incumbent Roscoe Bartlett (R). Link for Duck included.
(MN-02) Coleen Rowley: Up in the Polls, In Touch with Her District by jmjm - Report on a new SUSA poll showing Rowley (D) closing the gap on opponent John Kline (R, Rubber Stamp).
(MN-02) MN-02 Fake Web Ads Poke Fun at MN Campaign; Children's Author Finds Fans in 'Enemy' Camp by georeeve - A look at faux ads lampooning the MN-02 Congressional race between John Kline (R) and Coleen Rowley (D).
(MN-06) Bachmann ad (MN 06) beyond "Nasty" by sgary - Diarist demonstrates how low Michele Bachmann (R) will go in her race against Patty Wetterling (D).
(MO-09) MO-9: Finally some coverage for Burghard! by AAbshier - Duane Burghard (D) debates with Kenny Hulshof (R) and Bill Hastings (P).
(NC-05) Foxx (NC-05) Puts the Cart Before the Horse by crowbar317 - Diarist rights about Foxx running from opponent & sending cash to her GOP buddies.
(NC-05) NC-05: Photographic Proof Virginia Foxx (R) is For Sale! by StormBear - Diarist finds a photograph of a "For Sale" sign at the local GOP headquarters. Links included for Dem Roger Sharpe, Foxx's opponent.
(NC-08) Robin Hayes, NC-08: Hemorrhaging Jobs, No Plan for Recovery by The Southern Dem - Larry Kissell (D) shows he has a better economic plan than Robin Hayes (R).
(NC-11) Things that break your heart by Anglico - One NC resident's story highlights the difference between Charles Taylor (R) and Heath Shuler (D).
(NC-11) NC-11: WNCNN Episode 5 - "Our Vanishing Mountain Values" by WNCNN - Next installment of the snarky look at incumbent Repub Charles Taylor lost morals, in support of Dem Heath Shuler.
(NE-02) NE-02-Clips of the Jim Esch/Lee Terry debate. There is no question. by Omaha Joe - Hard to believe challenger Jim Esch (D) comes off more as the incumbent than Rep. Lee Terry (R).
(NH-02) NH-02: Hodes Endorsed by Concord Monitor by MissLaura - Another important media endorsement for Paul Hodes (D) in his race against 6-term incumbent Charlie Bass (R).
(NH-02) New Poll: Paul Hodes leads in NH by Ben P - New poll for the Nashua Telegraph shows Paul Hodes (D) leading Charlie Bass (R) by 15 points!
(NH-02) NH-02 - Paul Hodes leads by nine points in poll - by Last Best Chance - Paul Hodes (D) leads Charlie Bass (R) in a new poll.
(NH-02) NH-02 roundup, Demoralizing Pumpkin Defeat edition by keener - Diarist rounds up many articles on Paul Hodes (D).
(NH-02) NH-02: Hooked on Bush by kos - Paul Hodes (D) sends out a great mail piece against Charles Bass (R).
(NJ-07) NJ-07: A GREAT Day for Linda Stender! by ellington - Diarist writes of how Linda is making gains in the media.
(NM-01) NM-01: Patricia Madrid Ahead by 3 in Latest Poll by fbihop - Every independent poll in the past month has Patricia Madrid (D) leading Heather Wilson (R), complete with trend lines.
(NM-01) NM-01: ABQ Paper Endorsements by fbihop - News and analysis of New Mexico newspaper endorsements.
(NV-03) NV-03: Aide says Rep. Porter made illegal fundraising calls by iconoclastic cat - Report about a former JohnPorter (R) aide who claims dozens of illegal fundraising calls were made from his congressional and district offices for his race against Tessa Hafen (D).
(NY-13) NY-13 Fossella's newest campaign lit. Is he breaking the law again? by shellyshell - Diarist writes of how Fossella pushes the law on literature he passes out.
(NY-13) NY-13: Veterans give Fossella a C+ & NY Times says Vulnerable by DrSteveB - 'WoT' candidate Vito Fossella (R) didn't get a very good grade from veterans, which may help his opponent Stephen Harrison (D).
(NY-13) NY-13: Letter To The SI Advance Garners Angry Response by msirt - Letter to a Staten Island newspaper on their debate coverage of Stephen Harrison (D) and Vito Fossella (R) and the response.
(NY-13) NYC Kossacks are just lazy keyboarders but don't DO anything by DrSteveB - Useful action items for NYC Kossacks to help Dem Steve Harrison defeat the only Repub representing NYC, Vito Fossella
(NY-19) NY-19: Sue Kelly channels Eleanor Roosevelt by Take19 - Tale of a Sue Kelly (R) event. Support Dem John Hall in this race.
(NY-20) Denials, Department of Justice, Abramoff, Sweeney and Da Dots by lamb writer - Diarist writes about a connection to Abramoff & Sweeney.
(NY-20) NY-20: Fun in the sun with Gary Condit by devtob - Diarist's report on cyber-dueling with a blogger who calls himself "Gary Condit" about the too-close-to-call race between incumbent John Sweeney (R) and challenger Kirsten Gillibrand (D).
(NY-29) Invite! - Eric Massa & Nancy Pelosi in NYC - TOMORROW, Oct. 23 by Blue Waters Run Deep - Invitation to an event in NYC with special guest Nancy Pelosi for "Fighting Dem" Congressional candidate Eric Massa (D).
(NY-29) NY-29: Massa featured in Money Magazine by besieged by bush - The November 2006 Money Magazine has a six-page article that begins with the title "My Name is Eric Massa and I Need Your Support."
(NY-29) NY-29: What "Supporting the Troops" Really Means by Eric Massa - Rep. Randy Kuhl (R) hypocritically has a press conference at a VA psychiatric ward when it is about to close under his watch.
(OH-12) Thank you Pat Tibieri (OH-12) by klw1963 - Diarist learns who Bob Shamansky (D) is from fliers sent by Pat Tiberi (R).
(PA-04) PA-04 - TORT REFORM by bushflusher - Melissa Hart (R) supports the Bush position on "tort reform." Link for her opponent Dem Jason Altmire included.
(TX-32) TX-32 Keep it UP! The DCCC is TAKING NOTICE! by Whiskey Sam - Will Pryor's (D) race in this "unwinnable" district has gained DCCC's attention. Support Pryor over Repub Pete Sessions.
(WA-05) WA-05: Spokesman Review endorses McMorris by martha - Spokane's largest newspaper endorses Cathy McMorris (R), running against Peter Goldmark (D).
(WA-08) WA-08: Suburbia Door-to-Door by Assaf - Report from canvassing for Darcy Burner (D) - fired up Dems and otherwise apathetic voters.
(WA-08) Signs of trouble? WA-08 by jimmydageek - has a personal take on volunteer work performed for Democrat Darcy Burner's campaign to defeat Republican Dave Reichert
(WV-02) The Capito - Blankenship Connection by One Citizen - Diarist covers several articles about coal miners' pensions.
(AZ-01) The next GOP scandal: Renzi in AZ-01 by millstone - According to newly surfaced info the US Attorney's office is sitting on an indictment of Rick Renzi (R) for a crooked land deal, so it won't be an issue in the election. Renzi's challenger is Ellen Simon (D).
(AZ-01) AZ-1 US Attorney Sitting on Renzi Indictment? by tedski - has the news accounts of a possibly dubious land deal involving Republican Rick Renzi. Renzi is running for re-election against Ellen Simon (D).
(AZ-05) AZ-05: Mitchell (D) smoking Hayworth (R-Coward) out of his hole! AZ feels blue tonight. by AstroCook - Diarist brings new poll results & more.
(House-Var) House races update!!!! (LONG again) by Nathaniel Ament Stone - Some updates on how House races are progressing.
(House-Var) I'm starting to be cautiously optimistic: Barron's polling propaganda shows Repug weakness by Mumon - A breakdown of skewed Barron's polling that demonstrates patterns they thought they were covering up, particularly in the races cited.
(House-Var) The Foley Five, Top Tier Fighting Dem Vets and Other Races that Matter by Fighting Dem Vets - Great roundup of information in a ton of races.
Senate (18)
(CT-Sen) A LAMONT PRE-DEBATE SURPRISE. WHO ARE THE BIG GUNS SHOWING UP AT TOMORROW's DEBATE! by Djneedle83 - Heads-up on a pre-debate meet-up for Lamont supporters in New London with surprise guests.
(CT-Sen) CT-Sen: Time for Al Gore to correct his mistake - Updated by Blue Wind - Al Gore needs to come out now and strongly endorse Ned Lamont (D) for the Connecticut Senate; Joe Lieberman (CFL) and Alen Schlesinger (R) are the other candidates.
(CT-Sen) CT-Sen: Not a Chance by thereisnospoon - Why the polls are worthless in the race between Sen. Joe Lieberman (CFL) and challenger Ned Lamont (D).
(CT-Sen) Sen-CT: Krugman to Lieberman: Your "bipartisanship" hurts the country by scarecrow - Diarist applies Krugman's words to the CT Sen. race.
(CT-Sen) Lieberman's Slush Fund More than Watergates for dirty tricks. by EdwardsRaysOfSunshine - Draws further attention to the vast outlays of petty cash from incumbent Joe Lieberman's (LIE) campaign. Support Ned Lamont (D) over Lieberman and Alan Schlessinger (R).
(CT-Sen) Zingers for Ned Lamont by DeanDemocrat - Suggestions for one-line zingers for Dem Ned Lamont to use in the final debate with incumbent Joe Lieberman (LIE), and Alan Schlessinger (R).
(MO-Sen) Time to focus on Missouri (MO-Sen) by FutureDemocrats - Diarist thinks a million dollars will bring Claire McCaskill (D) over the finish line victorious over Sen. Jim Talent (R).
(MT-Sen) MT-SEN: GOP Writes Off Burns by RandyMI - Evidence the GOP is bailing from MT.
(NY-Sen) (NY-SEN):Spencer Calls HRC "Hideous", Ridicules WJC for Marrying Her by essexgreen - Desperate Repub challenger, John Spencer denigrates incumbent Dem Hillary Rodham Clinton about her personal appearance and alleges she has had millions of dollars worth of plastic surgery.
(RI-Sen) A Letter About Politics To My RI Friends by Sparhawk - Well-thought out letter of why you should support challenger Sheldon Whitehouse (D) over relatively moderate nice-guy Sen. Lincoln Chafee (R).
(TN-Sen) TN Senate - Ford Confronts Corker on Youtube. Sparks Fly. by BlabberMan - Link to the amazing confrontation between Corker (R) and Harold Ford, Jr. (D) in the parking lot at a Corker press conference.
(TN-Sen) TN-SEN: Corker Tied to Attack Ads (Chris Jackson) by Eleanor A - Links to a Ford (D) campaign diary exposing coordination between Corker (R) and the RNC's attack ads.
(TN-Sen) TN Sen- Another violation of Corker's blind trust by Sandy on Signal - Letter to the Editor about Repub Bob Corker in his race against Dem Harold Ford Jr.
(VA-Sen) The Macacarena: George Allen's song by David Boyle - Diarist edits the song Macarena to befit the positions of Sen. George Allen (R).
(VA-Sen) VA-Sen: George Allen - Stamp Act by Todd Smyth - Great independent ad showing that Sen. George Allen (R) is literally Shrub's rubber stamp.
(VA-Sen) (VA-Sen) Outstanding youtube Webb and anti-Allen ads... by Loudoun County Dem - Links to a couple of very funny new ads for Jim Webb (D) against George Allen (Macaca).
(WA-Sen) My letter to the Seattle Times in answer to their endorsement of Mike McGavick by TeresaInSammamishWA - Diarist goes off in letter to the Seattle Times excoriating them for their endorsement of Mike McGavick (R) over Sen. Maria Cantwell (D).
(Var-Sen) Odds of taking the Senate unimproved for the first time in seven weeks by Ken in Tex - Senate race roundup.
Various (22)
(CO-Gov) CO Gov: by CO Democrat - Breakdown of why Carl Voorhis' revelation to the campaign of Repub Bob Beauprez about Dem Bill Ritter's actions concerning a child rapist are politically motivated.
(FL-Gov) FL-GOV Davis almost catches Crist by olowakandi - New poll shows Davis (D) and Crist (R) tied.
(FL-Gov) FL-Gov: Signs of life? by kos - Conflicting polls may show positive trends in FL.
(FL-Var) Hello from Philadelphia by Michael Schiavo - Michael is due to hold a press conference on Monday 23 October in support of Joe Sestak (D), running against Curt Weldon (R); he also hosted a fundraiser for Michael Calderin (D).
(IA-Gov) Dem. Candidate for gov. in IA wins debate because he's taller by thecoolmacdude - That's it, the Republicans are just too short.
(IL-StSen-27) Il Senate 27th: Campaign Update by lubarsh - Diarist wants to drop you a line and give an update on the Peter Gutzmer campaign for Illinois 27th Senate district.
(IL-SSD-33) Il Sen 33 -- Walking for Kotowski by Frank Palmer - Reports from the field.
(MA-Gov) Guerrilla Vlogger: MA-GOV Meet Diane Patrick Mega Video Ed. by mbair - Diane Patrick came up to our regional campaign post to rally the troops.
(MD-Gov) Maryland - Some highlights from this week on the campaign trail. by nickshepDEM - Interesting report of highlights in the race between incumbent Robert Ehrlich (R) and Baltimore Mayor Martin O'Malley (D).
(MD-Gov) There's a slight problem with those Ehrlich commercials by leevank - Diarist provides a link to a campaign commercial for Bob Ehrlich(R) and explains some of the problems with this ad.
(MI-Gov) Just Say NO to Dick and YES to Jen - Reason #15 by LiberalLucy - has the next in a series of reasons to choose Democrat Jennifer Granholm over Republican Dick DeVos
(MI-Gov) MI-GOV: Exclusive! How Dick Devos will pay for tax cuts by devoshead - Queries how Repub Dick DeVos intends to pay for the promised tax cuts in his campaign against incumbent Dem Jennifer Granholm.
(MN-Var) MN-All: A Note on Polls by jbnr51 - Analysis of various outfits polling the Minnesota races.
(NJ-Var) A Day at the Rallies with Bob Menendez and other Democrats by MrLiberal - A Kossack attends some rallies in support of Democratic candidates in New Jersey.
(NV-SoS) Election Reform: NV VOTES Declaration Delivery by Tom Vilsack - Call to sign a VOTES declaration demanding veritable, objective, tough, equal, and secure voting across the nation. Linky goodness for Dem Sec of State candidate Ross Miller.
(OH-Gen) The Republican Rape of Ohio and America to continue by neocondeath - Democrat who has been registered for 25 years finds out they have been purged - and it's too late to re-register!
(OH-Gen) Protecting our vote in Ohio by Jerry Springer - Call to action to help prevent voter suppression in Ohio.
(TX-Gov) TX-Gov Chris Bell Scores Endorsements by boadicea - Quite a few papers in Texas are endorsing Chris Bell (D) in his run for Governor; Rick Perry (R), Carole Keeton Strayhorn (I) and Kinky Friedman (I) are the other candidates.
(WA-Var) The pleasure of voting by bently - Diarist votes absentee for a straight Democratic ticket including Sen. Maria Cantwell (D) and Darcy Burner (D).
(AR-Var) Arkansas! My Blue Heaven (AR-Var) by Arkansas Progressive - Has a comprehensive look at all this cycles races in Arkansas.
(Var) FOLLOWING THE POLLS: The Weekend Edition by Steve Singiser - Another look at encouraging polls nationwide, with Steve's usual good analysis.
General (7)
ABC news: "Electronic voting machines could skew elections" by Winger - Has a look at the recent ABC News report about electronic voting.
16 Days & Counting: What Did You Do Today? by aimeeinkc - More motivation from Aimee for getting involved in the time we've got left before election day.
Top Comments Saturday: Thank the Dogs Edition by noweasels - Lots and lots of donation and volunteer links for Dem candidates.
Someone Stole your Sign, Try This Recipe by buffamonk - Advice and warnings on the stolen-sign problem, in diary and comments.
CQ upgrades by kos - The winds are blowing--more good news from CQ.
People Powered Exit Polls on Election Day by DCDemocrat - Suggests people-powered exit polls on election day to check for discrepancies, as polling organizations are no longer releasing exit poll data uncorrected by the official tally.
Get Out the Vote by notsilent - Links to posters which can be printed on 3x3 cards and handed out to increase voter turnout.