From the diaries. mcjoan
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 Tuesday, 10/24 to 1:00 PM EDT Wednesday, 10/25.
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Today's Menu Includes:
142 Diaries Overall (Yet another new record!)
- 70 On House races
- With 45 covering individual Districts in 26 states
- 34 On Senate races
- Representing 10 different states
- 32 On Various election races
- Encompassing Governor, Secretary of State, Local, and more
- 6 General election-related diaries
Over 4,900 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).
Election Race Roundup (10/23 - 15 Days to Daylight)
Election Race Roundup (10/24 - TWO WEEKS TO GO!!!)
(1:00 PM, Tuesday, 10/24 to 1:00 PM, Wednesday, 10/25): (142 diaries)
(Alphabetical, starting from G)
House (70)
(GA-03) Poll GA-3 (McGraw-Westmoreland) by mostconsiderate - Challenger Mike McGraw (D) is within two points of Rep. Lynn Westmoreland (R) who is only polling at 44%.
(IA-01) IA-01: Is the NRCC pulling out? by Chris Woods - Spending by the NRCC opposing Bruce Baley (D) has dropped; did they desert Whalen (R)?
(ID-01) Big Doin's in Idaho by mcjoan - Diarist brings info on the last debate between Larry Grant (D) & Bill Sali (R).
(ID-01) (ID-01) Bill Sali and Meth plus other Ramblings by Green Zombie - Radio hosts have suggested that incumbent Repub Bill Sali is worse than meth for Idaho. Send Dem Larry Grant some money.
(IL-06) IL-06 Michael J Fox and Tammy Duckworth Fight for Stem Cells by picklegfunk - Tammy Duckworth (D) supports stem cell research; Peter Roskam (R) compares it to slavery.
(IL-06) (IL-06) Tammy's Sun Time's clean sweep endorsement and Roskam flub by Markg8 - Various news from Illinois.
(IL-10) IL - 10 -- Dialing for Seals by Frank Palmer - Help netroots candidate Dan Seals (D) defeat Rep. Ron Kirk (R) in a district that gave 53% to Sen. John Kerry (D).
(IL-11) IL-11 Pavich and Durbin Hit Weller for Avoiding Iraq Issue by chicagodavid - John Pavich (D) hit opponent Jerry Waller (R) hard for not stating his position on Iraq.
(IN-06) (IN-06) Barry Welsh: Our latest October Surprise by IvyTodd - Challenger Barry Welsh (D) signs on to a pledge to support issues in the mainstream Democratic agenda.
(IN-06) IN-06 Blender in a Fishbowl by Congressional Candidates Wife - Diarist writes about her husbands campaign to unseat Mike Pence.
(MD-06) Breaking (Really!) CQPolitics upgrades race in MD-6 by rockfish - brings some good news in the race between Andrew Duck (D) and Roscoe Bartlett (R).
(MD-06) Good News: CQ Moves MD-06 from "Safe R" to "Favored R" by Mauimom - Diarist brings poll # showing the race tightening.
(MD-06) MD-06 Andrew Duck Needs Help from Hoyer, Cummings, Ruppersberger, Wynn by baltimoremom - Another Use It or Lose It diary for soliciting help from secure incumbent Dems. In this instance MD Dems to support Dem Andrew Duck to unseat Repub Roscoe Bartlett.
(MI-09) MI-09: George Bush Condemned Himself to Being the Worst President in History by Jordan LFW - Nancy Skinner (D) does not mince words; her opponent Joe Knollenberg (R) follows Bush 98% of the time.
(MI-11) MI-11 New Tony Trupiano Video! by djtyg - Tony Trupiano (D) has a new ad out; Thaddeus McCotter is his Republican opponent.
(MN-06) MN-06 Bachman: "the Lord says: 'Be submissive, wives ' " by AmySmith - Repub Michele Bachmann has declared that women are to be submissive to their husbands. Support Dem Patty Wetterling in this race.
(NC-05) NC-05: Meet Roger Sharpe w/video by StormBear - Learn about the Democratic candidate for the House Roger Sharpe, running against incumbent Virginia Foxx (R). Linky goodness for Sharpe included.
(NC-11) NC-11: Footage from Asheville, NC Edwards/Shuler Rally (10/20/06) by WNCNN - There were no Charles Taylor (R) supporters in the crowd supporting Heath Shuler (D); Sen. John Edwards was there.
(NC-11) NC-11: Heath Shuler Survives CNN's Candy Crowley by GordonNC - CNN's Candy Crowley, in her hour-long "Broken Government" special tonight featuring the NC-11 Congressional race.
(NE-02) Okay Folks! 2 Weeks Left! Let's Turn NE-02 Blue! by ptmflbcs - A call to support Jim Esch (D), running against Lee Terry (R).
(NE-02) 50 State Strategy: Even BETTER Numbers in Nebraska (w/ Poll) by DMOmaha - Early voting numbers from NE-02 shows us that Dems appear to be pumped this year.
(NH-01) NH-01: Keep this add on the air! by ManchesterConnection - An ad for Carol Shea-Porter (D) compares her opponent Jeb Bradley (R) with Bush and Bush isn't popular in NH.
(NH-01) Shea-Porter Bradley Debate, Brainstorm by Viola Lee - Breakdown of the debate between Dem Carol Shea-Porter and incumbent Repub Jeb Bradley.
(NJ-05) NJ-05 Paul Aronsohn Great NEWS! by New Sweden - Paul Arohnson (D) received endorsement by the Star-Ledger and other influential groups.
(NM-01) NM-01: TV Debate NOW! by pguy - Diarist is liveblogging the TV debate between Patricia Madrid and Heather Wilson.
(NM-01) NM-01: Debate Recap by fbihop - News of the debate between Heather Wilson (R) and Patricia Madrid (D).
(NM-03) I Could Use a Little Help (ACTION!) by Land of Enchantment - Tell Rep. Tom Udall (D) to pony up the cash to help fellow Democrats.
(NY-03) NY-03: A Real Race to the Finish by Tom Paul - Diarist writes about Dave Mejias's (D) challenge of Peter King's (R) "safe" seat.
(NY-13) NY Times to cover TONIGHTS debate in Brooklyn - will you be there? by DrSteveB - Come to the debate between challenger Stephen Harrison (D) and angry Rep. Vito Fossella (R) - it will be quite a show.
(NY-19) NY-19: Great commentary, detail and review by Jonathan Tasini by bobswern - Links to some good analysis of the race between John Hall (D) and Sue Kelly (R).
(NY-19-20-22) New York Congressional Rally (with photos) by darkstar5680 - Diarist attended a rally at Waryas Park for Hall, Gillbrand & Hinchey.
(NY-25) NY-25: Zogby goofs by redlami - Recent poll from the race between incumbent Repub Jim Walsh and Dem Dan Maffei were incorrectly weighted by Zogby, and show Maffei within 4 and 15.6% undecided.
(NY-25) Zogby Poll in NY-25 by pjsauter - Zogby produces a worthless poll.
(OH-02) OH-02: Hitting Mean Jean Schmidt hard by kos - New ad nails Jean Schmidt (R). Link for Victoria Wulsin (D) included.
(OH-05) OH-5 Weirauch vs the toy dog by rumbacher - Paul Gilmore (R) is a lap dog of the Bushes; Robin Weirauch (D) is better - but needs some love.
(PA-04) Altmire within 4 in PA-4 by Paleo - New poll puts Dem Jason Altmire nearly even with Repub incumbent Melissa Hart. Poller calls race winnable for Altmire.
(PA-07) PA-07: Weldon goes into hiding by dday - Curt Weldon (R) first appears with Bunning, then FBI "conspiracies"; Joe Sestak (D) looks better all the time.
(PA-07) PA-07 Weldon promoted Itera after he knew they were corrupt by PAbluestater - Read about Weldon's (R) corruption and lies. Link for Joe Sestak (D) included.
(PA-10) PA-10 Carney with 9 point lead over Sherwood by The Lager Lad - Polls and pundit's analysis bring good news for PA dems.
(SC-All) Taking Back the House State by State - SOUTH CAROLINA! by ultrageek - Latest in series covers races in the southeast.
(TX-04) TX-04: Surprise, another Republican drops below 50% by dengre - Diarist writes about TX-04 & how Glen Melancon(D) is gaining on Ralph Hall (R).
(TX-04) TX-04: Melancon (D) Closing in on Hall (R) by Zaphod Beeblebrox - has the links to polling and the latest news on the race between Glen Melancon (D) and Ralph Hall (R).
(TX-14) TX-14: Polls? by MaxKelly - Some general info on the Shane Sklar (D) campaign against incumbent Ron Paul (R).
(TX-19) Tx-19: Decision Time by Xpatriated Texan - Plea for financial help to get Dem Robert Ricketts elected over incumbent Randy Neugebauer.
(TX-22) Voting in Texas by willb48 - Diarist votes early for Nick Lampson (D) to take former House Majority Leader Tom Delay's (R) seat.
(TX-22) My TX-22 Voting Trip by MarciaJ720 - Inspiring look as a diarist heads to the polls in TX.
(VA-11) Andrew Hurst (VA-11) Launches New TV Ad! by Pitin - A new television ad presents Andrew Hurst (D) in his race against Tom Davis (R).
(VA-11) VA-11: Roadside Blogging in Fairfax County by Harkov 311 - An account of "sign wars" between Tom Davis (R) and Andrew Hurst (D) and other sights in Fairfax county.
(VA-11) VA-11 | My Daily Donation | E-13 | $20 to Andrew Hurst by cmanaster - We hit $15,000 in total donations yesterday, and today's donation goes to Dem Andrew Hurst attempting to unseat incumbent Repub Tom Davis III.
(WA-05) WA-05 Peter Goldmark vs. the Tax Lady by Peter Goldmark - Cathy McMorris (R) has labeled Peter Goldmark (D) the "Tax Man", while she is the one who will cost money in the long run.
(WV-02) An apology by Carnacki - Humorous look at the lengths the diarist has gone through to get people to support Mike Callaghan (D) over Shelley Moore Capito (R).
(WY-AL) WY-AL: Changing stories by kos - Barbara Cubin (R) puts foot in mouth several ways about what she said in debate with Thomas Rankin (L) and Gary Trauner (D).
(WY-AL) WY-AL Freudenthal to endorse Trauner (D) by Fishgrease - Dem governor finally endorses Gary Trauner (D), opposed by Barbara Cubin (R) and Thomas Rankin (L). Diarist says endorsement, advocated by Kos, comes at a good time.
(AL-01) (AL-01) Beckerle vs. Bonner - On the Radar Screen, please. by alabamaliberal - A call to support Vivan Beckerle (D); running against Jo Bonner (R).
(AZ-01) AZ-01: Let's talk about Ellen by ijk - Diarist talks about Ellen.
(AZ-01) BREAKING: Rep. Rick Renzi (AZ-01) Being Investigated by U.S. Attorney by donnatella -A land deal involving Rep. Rick Renzi, R-Ariz., is being scrutinized by the U.S. attorney's office in Arizona.
(AZ-05) JD Hayworth's spokesperson ran illegal gambling ring in 2000 by biscobosco - JD Hayworth's spokesman was found guilty of illegal gambling.
(AZ-05; AZ-Sen) AZ-05: Photos from Dem Rally in Tempe (10/23/06) by AstroCook - Senatorial challenger Jim Pederson (D) and congressional challenger Harry Mitchell (D) campaign with Sen. Barack Obama (D).
(CA-04) Phone Banking Blues in a Red District by donabella - has a personal take on a day spend on the phones for Charlie Brown (D) facing John Doolittle (R).
(CA-11) martha by kid oakland - Diarist writes about how martha's one-woman Tracy organizing drive is turning block after block of Richard Pombo's home town blue.
(CA-11) CA-11: Save Pombo from the Greens by Naturegal - Poor Pombo (R). Vote for Dem Jerry McNerney.
(CA-11) CA-11: (w/poll) Stockton Record endorse alt. universe Pombo by UTBriancl - Stockton newspaper endorses the non-corrupt Pombo (R) alter ego over Jerry McNerney (D).
(CA-46) CA-46: Dana Stays the Course, Cuts and Runs in OC by opendna - Challenger Jim Brandt (D) on the road in the OC to unseat Rep. Dana Rohrabacher (R).
(CA-46) CA-46: Debates? What Debates? by eph89 - Dana Rohrbacher (R) plays to his base with immigration fears.
(CA-50) Vote Bilbray in CA-50 :-) by 2 quiet 2 long - A snarky 'recommendation' for Brian Bilbray (R), running against Francine Busby (D).
(CA-50) CA -50 Busby vs Bilbray: Bilbray blows gasket by egarratt - has a personal take on the state of the race between Francine Busby (D) and Brian Bilbray (R).
(CO-06) Crashing the States: A mile high with Bill Winter (CO-06) by hekebolos - A Kossack meets will Bill Winter (D); running against Tom Tancredo (R).
(CO-07) CO-07 : Barack Obama and Ed Perlmutter by TakeBackTheHouse - has links and pics of a recent campaign rally for Democrat Ed Perlmutter headlined by Senator Barack Obama. Perlmutter is running against Repub Rick O'Donnell.
(CT-04) BREAKING: New York Times Says Dump Shays by RubiB - Diarist has NYT's Endorsement of Diane Farrell.
(CT-04) CT 4 NY Times endorses Diane Farrell disses Shays by testvet6778 - Diarist brings the link to the NYT endorsement of Diane Farrell (D) over Chris Shays (R).
Senate (34)
(MO-Sen) MO-Sen: News report that RNC has pulled out of state (Update2) by Shadan7 - The word is out that Jim Talent (R) cannot win against Claire McCaskill (D), so the RNC has left.
(MO-Sen) What Missouri Voters Saw Tonight by Devilstower - Diarist brings another ad on the stem cell debate from former MO-SEN John Danforth.
(MO-Sen) Worry in Missouri by SlackInc - diarist has a personal take on a new GOP attack mailer against Democrat Claire McCaskill and the campaign's response to it.
(MO-Sen) Bad News in Missouri? by liberalpragmatist - has analysis of the latest SUSA poll in the race between Claire McCaskill (D) and Jim Talent (R).
(MO-Sen) MO-Sen: RNC Pulling out of Missouri? by grog - NPR story suggests that the RNC is pulling money from incumbent Repub Jim Talent's campaign because of the positive momentum of Dem Claire McCaskill.
(MT-Sen) My call to Burns campaign (MT) by Daddy Batholomew - A Kossack makes a call to the campaign of Conrad Burns (R), running against Jon Tester (D).
(MT-Sen) MT-Sen: Why is this race getting closer? by Progressive Moderate - The Rasmussen and M-D polls are showing narrowing of Tester's (D) lead against Burns (R) - the diarist wants to know why.
(NJ-Sen) Gay marriage decision timed to aid Kean/GOP? by tnichlsn - Is the New Jersey Supreme Court's long-awaited decision on gay marriage, to be released Wednesday, timed to benefit Thomas H. Kean Jr. (R) in his race against Bob Menendez (D)? Opinions vary.
(NJ-Sen) NJ-Senate - Keans Smear Campaign insults NJs Largest Voting Bloc by Newspeak101 - Kean (R) insults Italians. Vote for Menendez (D).
(NV-Sen) (NV-Sen) Ensign: give Japan nukes to scare China! by Greg at Carter for Nevada - Jack Carter (D) gave a good debate, but John Ensign (R) really DID say we should give nukes to Japan to scare China and Korea.
(PA-Sen) PA-Sen: Santorum is off the air by kos - Rick Santorum (R) has gone dark; no ads from his campaign in the last 24 hours.
(TN-Sen) GOP Race Baiting May Cost Us The Senate (4TH UPDATE) by Philosopher - RNC Chair Ken Mehlman (R) says he has no control over a race-baiting attack ad being run by the RNC against Rep. Harold Ford, Jr. (D) in support of Bob Corker (R).
(TN-Sen) Harold Ford's Response Ad by Rimjob - Harold Ford (D) has a new ad out in response to the Blonde ad; the diarist thinks it should be more blistering.
(TN-Sen) RNC AD Against Ford Potentially Libelous by thebrucie - An ad suggesting Harold Ford (D) hooked up with a blonde at a Playboy Club is possibly libelous.
(TN-Sen) (UPDATE) TN Sen: Ford/Corker on Situation Room at 7 PM EST!! by Eleanor A - CNN's "Situation Room" had Harold Ford (D) and Bob Corker (R).
(TN-Sen) Desperate Times for Desperate People by CarolinaDem77 - Response to the recent racist attack ads against Dem Harold Ford Jr. from Repub Bob Corker's campaign.
(TN-Sen) Swiftboating Ford, Dems have to hit-back NOW in Tenn. by ayatollah of rockandrolla - Diarist is dissatisfied with the ad response from Dem Harold Ford Jr. to Repub Bob Corker's recent race-baiting attacks and suggests a stronger message.
(TN-Sen) TN-Sen: Heartbreaking by R o o k - Overt racism in TN and the GOP's exploitation of it.
(UT-Sen) Ut-Sen: Pete Ashdown defeats Senator Hatch in LIVE TV debate! by mp - Diarist writes a summary on the UT-SEN debate.
(VA-Sen) Jim Webb Live Blog at 3:30 PM + Virginia Election Monitoring by lowkell - Liveblog by netroots candidate Jim Webb (D) and his merry band of Yale students.
(VA-Sen) VA SEN MD poll crosstabs - closer than it looks by Themistokles - the latest M-D poll shows Jim Webb (D) breathing down Allen's (R) neck.
(VA-Sen) George Allen Blogs! And Pads His Resume! by PM - Incumbent Repub George Allen has posted a diary to Redstate making specious claims about his leadership on Citizen Against Government Waste legislation. Support Dem Jim Webb to boot Allen out of his seat.
(VA-Sen) VA Senate: Don't Forget to Vote. . . TOMORROW by PaulVA - Early voting starts tomorrow in VA.
(AZ-Sen) AZ-Sen ASU Poll: Kyl 47 Pederson 41 by Davidsfr - Diarist brings an ASU poll to discuss.
(AZ-Sen) AZ-Sen: Race continues to tighten by kos - has the latest polling from the Arizona Senate race between Jim Pederson (D) and Jon Kyl (R).
(CT-Sen) ACTION ITEM: Ask Boxer to Support Lamont by bincbom - Ask progressive Sen. Barbara Boxer (D) to support another progressive Ned Lamont (D).
(CT-Sen) CT Senate Post Debate uptick now visible at Pollster by Ken in Tex - Diarist examines Pollster Website.
(CT-Sen) Good Government Groups: Close Lieberman's Petty Cash Loophole by Matt Stoller - Matt brings a discussion about the 387k in petty cash Joe spent in the primary.
(CT-Sen) Open Letter: You have made yourself ridiculous, Mr. Lieberman by newpioneer - Diarist writes an open letter to Joe.
(CT-Sen) My Favorite Phone Call, Sue, the Republican by katier - Story of a phonecall on behalf of MoveOn.org to a Republican, who indicated hesitancy in voting for Joe Lieberman (LIE) because of his ties with Bush, but couldn't decide between Ned Lamont (D) and Alan Schlessinger (R).
(CT-Sen) CT-SEN: A State Haunted by the Ghost of Richard Nixon by davidsirota - Lamont (D) releases a video comparing Lieberman's waffling on Iraq to Richard Nixon.
(Var-Sen) Va. Sen. Webb 47%...Allen 44% by chrisinhampton - First major poll showing Dem Jim Webb leading incumbent Repub George Allen. Additional polls from OH, NJ, MO, and TN.
(Var-Sen) Senate summary by plf515 - Pollster.com's 10 and 5 poll average for Sen races in AZ, CT, MD, MN, MO, MT, NJ, OH, PA, RI, TN, and VA.
(Var-Sen) Tradesports and the Senate by PzinkPanther - Tradesports handicaps Senate races, diarist provides market predictions.
Various (32)
(IN-Var) Last Night's Indiana State Debates by dhonig - Various news and humor from local IN races.
(KS-AG) KS: Another Republican Racist Ad by MarkInKC - Repub Phil Kline's campaign has a billboard out with a black convict and the words "Freed by [Dem] Paul Morrison."
(MA-Gov) MA Gov - Healey negative ads turn off voters by azzurri - Deval Patrick (D) leads Lt. Gov. Kerry Healey (R) by a monstrous 27 points as Healey's negative ads backfire on her.
(MA-Gov) Negative ads backfire in Mass. by kenlac - Kerry Healey (R)'s negative ads have backfired in her campaign against Deval Patrick (D).
(MA-Gov) MA-Gov: Patrick opens big lead, opponent's mud-slinging boomerangs by firenze - Independent voters are flocking to Deval Patrick (D) and away from Kerry Healey (R) due to the later's negative attacks.
(MA-Gov) Snarkiest Letter to the Editor Ever by RickBoston - Supporters of Kerry Healey (R), opposing Deval Patrick (D), campaigned in prison garb as a soft-on-crime jab at Patrick. Boston Globe LTE writer had great response.
(MD-Gov) MD - Eeek. Washington Post endorses Governor Ehrlich. by nickshepDEM - Editorial board for the Washington Post has endorsed incumbent Repub Bob Ehrlich over Dem Martin O'Malley.
(MD-Gov) MD-Gov: '$3 Billion Bob' and the GOP sideshow in desperate straits by Sharon in MD - Dem Martin O'Malley strikes back against incumbent Repub Bob Ehrlich's claims of being a tax and spend liberal by highlighting the $3 billion increase in effective tax for Marylanders during Ehrlich's tenure.
(MI-Gov) MI-Gov: Jennifer Granholm Takes a Pro-Choice Stand by wizardkitten - Jennifer Granholm (D) makes a pro-choice ad, a very brave move; Dick Devos (R) is strongly anti-choice.
(MI-Gov) Just Say NO to Dick and YES to Jen - Reason #13 by LiberalLucy - has the next in a series of reasons to support Jennifer Granholm (D) over Dick DeVos (R).
(MI-Gov) MI-GOV: There are some things billionaires can't buy by devoshead - Another snarky diary about Repub Dick DeVos and his financial connections to George W. Bush's campaign. Support incumbent Dem Jennifer Granholm.
(MI-Gov) MI-Gov: Out of the danger zone by kos - New poll shows Granholm (D) with a big lead over DeVos (R).
(NV-Gov) NV-GOV: Gibbons And Wife Hired Illegal Worker and Perjured by RandyMI - Diarist brings the links to local TV news accounts of Republican Jim Gibbons' illegal nanny problem.
(NV-Gov) Rep. Jim Gibbons' former nanny an illegal immigrant by obietom - Gibbons (R) knowingly employs an illegal immigrant while running against other immigrants. Dina Titus is the Dem running for this seat.
(NY-StSen41) I got your people-powered revolution right here, yo! (w poll) by LarryInNYC - Diarist writes about Brian Keeler's people powered Campaign.
(NY-StSen41) RECOMMEND THIS DIARY: NYBri needs 100 Virtual Volunteers NOW by mindoca - Brian Keeler (D) needs your help to get elected to the New York State Senate.
(OH-Gov) Pot Calls the Kettle Blackwell by Madrigal Manic - Blackwell had a felon in his office also.
(OH-Gov) OH Governor's Race--Blackwell's chickens come home to roost by genespleen - On the back of attacks about Dem Ted Strickland having a staffer who was previously involved in sexual misconduct, Repub Kenneth Blackwell is similarly tarred with an old staffer who slept with a 7 year old girl. Otherwise, the residency complaints against Strickland have been dropped.
(OH-SoS) Ohio Election Commission Rules Against Republican Candidate Greg Hartmann over "Willie Horton" AD by OhioNative - A comprehensive debunking of pretty much every part of Greg Hartmann's (R) campaign against Jennifer Brunner (D).
(OH-SoS) Our Campaign Is Under Attack-UPDATED by Jennifer Brunner for Ohio SOS - Help Jennifer Brunner (D) counter Greg Hartmann's (R) dishonest (surprise, surprise) campaign ad.
(OR-StHouse) Oregonian endorses Rob Brading by DLCC - Rob Brading (D) is running against Karen Minns (R); Democrats taking State Houses is important.
(SD Gov) SD Gov - Mike Rounds Creating Jobs one Family Member at a Time by dakotadave Mike Rounds (R) practices nepotism.
(TX-Gov) Update 2: TX-GOV Chris Bell ain't Sexy. Texas, Get over it. by krazypuppy - This recommended diary makes clear that Chris Bell (D) is the best man to fill the Governors seat.
(TX-Gov) TX-Gov: Surprisingly, Bell can win this thing by kos - Polls and brief analysis from kos.
(WI-AD89) Wisconsin blogger takes on wingnut for Assembly seat-- meet Randy Koehn by downwithtyranny - Progressives move to take Wisconsin's legislature.
(AZ-Gov) AZ Gov Disgusting Munsil 9/11 Mailers by EMKennedyLucio - The campaign of Len Munsil (R) is making scurrilous claims about Janet Napolitano (D).
(CO-StHouse) R-CO Rep Throws Grieving Family into Immigration Firestorm by Coloshrike - diarist has the links to news accounts of a tragic story in Colorado and Republican State Representative Dave Schultheis' response to it.
(FL-Gov) FL-GOV Florida Gubenatorial Debate Diary by jpfdeuce - A diary on the debate between Jim Davis (D) and Charlie Crist (R).
(FL-Gov) FL-GOV: Crist (R) Outed Further, Longtime Lover a Criminal by John Campanelli - Non-gay-supporting Repub candidate Charlie Crist outed as gay. He is opposed by Dem Jim Davis and Indie Max Linn.
(FL-HD-69) FL State House District 69: Please Help Keith Fitzgerald Fight the GOP Attack Machine by bkirby816 - The GOP goes after Democrat Keith Fitzgerald.
(FL-SH) Racist FL Republican Busted - Dems Frame It as a "Foley" - Brilliant! by bradnickel - Repub Rep Frank Arza has been accused of being a racist by a fellow Repub in light of a recorded voicemail with numerous instances of the use of the N word. Prominent state-level Dems have declared they will refuse to take their seats in the Legislature if Arza is not forced to resign.
(Var) FOLLOWING THE POLLS: The Tuesday Edition (MEGA-SIZED) by Steve Singiser - Steve's daily roundup of nationwide polls.
General (6)
GOP's list of endangered races by kos - Chris Bowers has a list of all the races the GOP considers at risk.
New LATimes Senate Polls by Ben P - has the latest LA Times senate polls with links and Analysis.
Americans Abroad: Did You Receive Your Ballot? by True North - has the links to help overseas Americans obtain their ballots to vote.
Women making strides in running for office by Peace to all - has the link to an AP article about some of the terrific women candidates running this year.
You can give. I did by zenbowl - An impassioned plea to donate to Dem campaigns, with advice as to how to deal with the cash crunch.
Polls, polls, polls by kos - Many new polls.