[From the diaries -- Plutonium Page]
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, 10/27 to 1:00 PM EDT Saturday, 10/28.
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Today's Menu Includes:
112 Diaries Overall
- 60 On House races
- With 40 covering individual Districts in 20 states
- 21 On Senate races
- Representing 8 different states
- 18 On Various election races
- Encompassing Governor, Secretary of State, Local, and more
- 13 General election-related diaries
Over 5,200 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!!!)
Election Race Roundup (10/25 - 13 Days to Daylight)
Election Race Roundup (10/26 - 12 Days to Daylight)
Election Race Roundup (10/27 - 11 Days to Daylight)
(1:00 PM, Friday, 10/27 to 1:00 PM, Saturday, 10/28): (112 diaries)
(Alphabetical, starting from K)
House (60)
(KY-03) Breaking - KY 03 Flips into Dem Column, AND into DCCC Red-to-Blue by bmaples - A new poll shows John Yarmuth (D) ahead of Anne Northup (R).
(KY-03) KY-03 Northup Vs. Yarmuth, Why no coverage? by JammerML - Challenger John Yarmuth (D) is actually polling head of Rep. Anne Northrup (R).
(MI-11) Act Blue Steps Up for Trupiano (MI-11) by Cordelia Lear - has the fundraising link and latest ad news from Democrat Tony Trupiano's race to defeat Republican Thaddeus McCotter.
(MN-06) Implications of MN-06 Michele Bachmann Being Submissive to Husband by Ms. Cellaneous - Michele Bachmann (R) has stated she is submissive to her husband, but no one has looked at Mr. Bachmann; Patty Wetterling (D) is running against Bachmann.
(MO-07) Truman vs. Blunt: The Underdog Will Win by jkwriter - Jack Truman (D) is David, out to beat Goliath, Roy Blunt (R) in MO-07, and will with your support.
(NC-08) NC-08: $35.33 Cash on Hand... And Just Made RED TO BLUE!!! by RANT - Netroots candidate Larry Kissel (D) gets support for much needed cash infusion.
(NC-13) NC-13: I keep getting e-mails from NewsMax by calipgyian - The diarist shares some e-mails received from Vernon Robinson (R); Brad Miller (D) should be in Congress instead.
(NC-13) NC-13 Tancredo, Dixie, Dracula, Kronos Quartet, Beijing? by gregflynn - Lots of info and links in this battle between Brad Miller (D) and Vernon Robinson (R).
(NC-Var) A Plea to Diarists (do not recommend this diary) by waitingforvizzini - Links to 4 Dem NC candidates at the bottom of this diary rant.
(NE-03) NE-03: Report from the Ground by mcjoan - mcjoan brings the news from NE-03.
(NH-01) NH-01 Money Can't Buy You Love by ManchesterConnection - Challenger Carol Shea-Porter (D) wipes the floor with Rep. Jeb Bradley (R) in their debate.
(NH-01) NH-01, Buckin' Up the Bucks by hannah - Diarist calls for grassroots support for Dem Carol Shea-Porter against Jeb Bradley's (R) PR and Laura Bush sideshow.
(NH-02) NH-02: Looking for a reason to give? Here's one for Kossacks by Republic Not Empire - Paul Hodes (D), running against Charlie Bass (R), deserves your support.
(NH-02) NH-02: Charlie Bass ... oh, screw it, help us GOTV by keener - Charlie Bass (R) admits that Paul Hodes (D) won't raise taxes.
(NY-03) Breaking Peter King Scandal -- Lies About Lobbyist Son! by pontificator - Why does Rep. Peter King (R) lie? Does he think we won't find out?
(NY-03) NY-03: My Newest Ad - Your Feedback Is Important! by Dave Mejias - Dave Mejias (D) is running against Peter King (R) and just put out a new ad and he'd like Kossacks' feedback.
(NY-13) NY-13: Vito's REPORT CARD - Votes Against Kids, Seniors, Vets, and Unions by from the puggle - Diarist has a report on how Vito Fossella(R) has done for NY-13.
(NY-19) (NY-19) John Hall Outraising Sue Kelly 2:1 by katonahdem - Challenger John Hall (D) has the big mo against Rep. Sue Kelly (R).
(NY-20) NY House District 20 by yankeeliberal - Diarist writes about the difference of the 2 candidates in NY-20.
(NY-24) (NY-24) It must be nice to have an unlimited pile of cash by republicans are idiots - The NRCC is sending out nasty direct mails that are ridiculous in support of Ray Meier (R) who is running against Michael Arcuri (D).
(NY-29) "Political Pornography" by mikepridmore - Info on the race between Eric Massa (D) and Randy Kuhl (R).
(NY-29) NY-29 / Massa: more GOP lying by Hiraga - False Repub ads in this race between Eric Assa (D) and Randy Kuhl (R).
(NY-Var) DESTROY the NY GOP Now! Read This! by Tom Ball - Good rundown of all the competitive congressional New York races.
(OH-02) OH-02: Mean Jean Not Good For The House by Rex Freedom - Bemoans the idea that Cincinnati-area Republicans, including Rep. Jean Schmidt (R), who is running against Dr. Victoria Wells Wulsin (D), all seem evil.
(OH-18) Ross County Ohio Election Volunteer Help, OH-18 by Hegman - Diarist has a request for help in OH-18.
(PA-04) PA-4: Hart Breaker - Elect Jason Altmire by JamesB3 - Diarist brings a pitch for support for Jason Altmire in PA-04.
(PA-04) Keep your eyes on the PA-04 by minimus - Melissa Hart (R) is a rubber-stamper; Jason Altmire (D) is running for that seat.
(PA-06) PA-06: Gerlach Plays Anti-Semitism Card by accumbens - Jim Gerlach's (R) newest ad presents Lois Murphy (D) as anti-semitic which she is not.
(TX-10) Tx - 10: Ted Ankrum on a living wage (with a poll) by anotherdemocrat - Ted Ankrums' (D) stand on the issue of a living wage. Ankrum is running against incumbent Michael McCaul (R).
(TX-22) Shelley Sekula-Gibbs announces herself when she goes to the bathroom by alkatt - has the latest accounts of Republican Shelly Sekula-Gibbs behavior at a polling place, Democrat Nick Lampson is her opponent
(VA-05) VA-05: Rays of Hope, plus interrogate and Google-bomb Virgil Goode! by jem6x - kossack asks for help for Al Weed (D) to defeat Virgil Goode (R)
(VA-11) GOP Chairman or Immature Child? (VA-11) by Pitin - The campaign of Tom Davis (R) is going increasingly negative; Andrew Hurst (D) is the target.
(WA-05) WA-05 Goldmark , The DCCC, and Wendy by peagreen - The wife of Peter Goldmark (D) speaks out to rebut spurious allegations by Cathy McMorris (R) campaign.
(WA-08) Stop feeding the beast by IvyTodd - America in Solidarity supports netroots candidate Darcy Burner (D).
(WI-03) WI-03: Quite Possibly Worst Attack Ad Of 2006? by Mistletoe Angel - An ad put out by Paul Nelson (R) attacking incumbent Ron Kind (D) is particularly nasty.
(WI-05, 08, Gov) WI-05, Wi-08, Wi-Gov: How about a little Wisconsin three way? by cheeseismoldymilk - Bryan Kennedy (WI-05), Steve Kagan (WI-08), and Jim Doyle (WI-Gov) need some love and support.
(WI-08) WI-08: John Gard - "You Can't Have It Both Ways" by someyoungturk - John Gard (R) claims that you can't fight terrorism and have civil liberties. Vote for Steve Kagen (D).
(WV-02) BIGGEST BANG FOR YOUR BUCK: Callaghan Surging in WV-02 by pinhickman - Mike
Callaghan (D) is pulling ahead of Anne Capito (R) and is one of the DCCC's "emerging races".
(Var-House) Taking Back the House State by State - PENNSYLVANIA!!! by ultrageek - Another one of the diarist's excellent overviews of the Congressional races in PA.
(Var-House) Poll of 40 hot House races hints at size of the wave by quaoar - Good news rundown of the PEW Research Center poll.
(AZ-05, KY-03) AZ-05, KY-03: More Momentum in "Lean R" Races by hilltopper - Two "Lean R" races looking good: AZ-05 Harry Mitchell (D) vs. H.D. Hayworth (R). KY-03 John Yarmuth (D) vs. Anne Northup (R).
(CA-04) CA-04: Our son is a Captain in the Air Force - By Jan Brown by Charlie Brown for Congress - Challenger Charlie Brown's (D) wife highlights what is going on with son Jeff Brown (D) who is stationed in Iraq.
(CA-11) "There is a tide in the affairs of men ... by wrolley - Repub tricks detailed in this race with Jerry McNerney (D) and Richard Pombo (R).
(CA-47) CA-47 : Nguyen-Nguyen Situation by beezling - Did Mark Nguyen set out to intimidate Latino voters against voting for Loretta Sanchez (D)? Tan Nguyen (no relation) is the Republican candidate.
(CA-50) CA-50: Bilbray Investigation Confirmed by American Pundit - Brian Bilbray (R) is under investigation for perjury and fraud; Francine Busby is his Democratic opponent.
(CA-50) CA-50: Rep. Bilbray under criminal investigation by a Grand Jury by bsegel - Rep. Brian Bilbray (R) is under investigation concerning his residency; Francine Busby (D) is challenging him in the election.
(CA-50) Republican Brian Bilbray Under Grand Jury Investigation by USMCCowboy - Diarist has an article about a grand jury investagation of Brian Bilbray.
(FL-13) FL-13: Help Send My Wife and Me to Meet Bill Clinton...and win in November! by mole 333 - Bill Clinton will speak at a function for Christine Jennings (D) who is running for the seat against Katherine Harris (R).
(FL-13) URGENT: Republican drops another MILLION into House race! by JR - Vernon Buchanan (R) has self-funded his campaign again to the tune of $1m; Christine Jennings is his Democratic opponent.
(FL-22) FL-22 A view from a volunteer by eeff - Diarist recounts experience of jumping into a new campaign (Ron Klein (D), Clay Shaw (R)), figuring out how to help and sticking with it.
(FL-24) Curtis/Feeney In Dead Heat by kdanteater - Diarist has a pitch for Clint Curtis.
(FL-24) FL-24: (Updated) Dubya's backyard newspaper has feature story on Clint Curtis by pattyp - The Lone Star Iconoclast in Crawford TX has a nice interview with Clint Curtis (D) on his race with Abramoff cohort Tom Feeney (R).
(FL-24) FL-24 | My Daily Donation | E-10 | $5.01 more to Clint Curtis by cmanaster - Clint Curtis (D) is the lucky one today in this fantastic daily donation diary. Curtis is running against Tom Feeney (R).
(GA-03) (GA-03) McGraw Knocks Out Westmoreland On The Campaign Trail by mostconsiderate - Challenger Mike McGraw (D) is running a great campaign against Rep. Lynn Westmoreland (R).
(GA-12 & KY-03) Dems' most vulnerable house seat. Plus update on KY-3 by Paleo - Diarist talks about the most vulnerable house seat being the one between John Barrow (D) and Max Burns (R). Update on KY-03 poll too.
(IA-04) 1.5 M Albanians and 650 K Iraqis by tomcat - Wonderful info on Dr. Seldon Spencer (D) running against Tom Latham (R). Linky goodness for Dr. Spencer included.
(IL-14) IL-14: Laesch has a new commercial and Hastert is campaigning! by Laesch for Congress - Dennis Hastert (R) has started buying radio and TV ad time; is he running scared from John Laesch (D)?
(IL-15, PA-16) Dr. David Gill, IL-15 & Lois Herr, PA-16 by Produce Man - Diarist wants support for Dr. David Gill (D) in IL-15, who is facing Tim Johnson (R) and Lois Herr (D) in PA-16, who is running against Joseph Pitts.
(IN-06) My Last Penney To Barry Welsh IN-06/Raise the Underdog! by paddykraska - Diarist digs deep $$ & writes a rant.
(IN-09) IN-09: Excellent New Ad by Baron Hill! by BWasikIUgrad - Baron Hill (D) put out a new ad in the race against Mike Sodrel (R).
Senate (21)
(MD-Sen) MD-Sen: students create youtube vids by leeroxxor - Student members of College Democrats of Maryland have made videos for Ben Cardin (D) who is running against Michael Steele (R).
(MO-Sen) Why this Floridian loves Missouri's McCaskill! by RonP at DearDemocrat - Diarist has a review of the MTP debate from Oct 8th.
(MO-Sen) MO-Sen: Talent insists on staying the course in Iraq by davidkc - Explores the differences on Iraq strategy between Claire McCaskill (D) and Sen Jim Talent (R).
(NV-Sen) NV Early Voting has Begun: Home phoners needed to GOTV Today! by Sarah R Carter - Shows the power of early voting and GOTV in this race between Jack Carter (D) and Sen. John Ensign (R).
(OH-Sen) DeWine, other members of Congress heavily invested in oil companies whose interests they vote for by epica - Sen. Mike DeWine (R) has a ridunkulous amount of oil stock.
(TN-Sen) Australia Does Not Like Latest Harold Ford, Jr. Gaffe by Rob - Apparently, in a speech that did not make the US press, Harold Ford, Jr. said that Australia was trying to develop nuclear weapons, the significance of which is debated in the comments.
(TN-Sen) TN:Sen - Most RACIST Ad Yet by R o o k - Is there any doubt Rep. Harold Ford, Jr. (D) is getting swiftboated?
(TN-Sen) New Corker ad. Don't take the bait. Plus O'Reilly on Letterman by illinifan17 - has the latest ad from Bob Corker (R) in his race against Democrat Harold Ford, Jr.
(UT-Sen) UT-Sen: New Ashdown Commercial by pashdown - the candidate brings his latest commercial on YouTube.
(VA-Sen) George Allen - a question of character by teacherken - has a look at the nasty campaign between Gerge Felix Allen (R) and Jim Webb (D), with links to news accounts.
(VA-Sen) George Allen: Just Shut Up by Steve Jarling - George Allen (R) is attacking Jim Webb's (D) war record.
(VA-Sen) Is Allen in More Trouble Than We Thought? by Qshio - The diarist is wondering if the attack by George Allen (R) on Jim Webb's (D) novel may indicate more weakness than previously thought.
(VA-Sen) New Webb video -- and rally tomorrow! by AsiansVote - Tim Kaine and Mark are to speak at a rally in support of Jim Webb (D); George Allen is the Republican candidate.
(VA-Sen) Richmond Free Press Endorses Webb by semiot - Netroots candidate Jim Webb (D) gets big endorsement from leading African-American paper.
(VA-Sen) Webb's full name not on ballot in voting machine by demfem - There's a problem with getting Jim Webb's (D) name to show up on the ballot.
(CT-Sen) ACTION ITEM: Ask Boxer to FIGHT Lieberman Corruption by bincbom - a request to Kossacks to contact Senator Boxer about Lieberman's use of $300K + "slush fund".
(CT-Sen) Beat Holy Joe: Why and How by stevehigh - Diarist argues that netroots candidate Ned Lamont (D) needs to win to validate the netroots.
(CT-Sen) Snakes on a Campaign: Another Open Letter to Ned Lamont by jurassicpork - The diarist's letter is a lament to Ned Lamont (D) about his campaign.
(CT-Sen) Bloomberg pouring money into Lieberman race and GOTV by nyceve - Rich Repub NY mayor/kingmaker Michael Bloomberg, voted for by some Dems, is now helping Lieberman big-time. Don't vote Repub, ever.
(CT-Sen) Help Make CT Blue! by heatseeking missile - Lots of phone number that you can call to help Ned Lamont (D) in his battle with Joe Lieberman (CT-LIE).
(CT-Sen) A piece of trivia to confront Lieberman with by Last Best Chance - Things to use against Joe Lieberman (CT-LIE) in his race with Ned Lamont (D).
(Var-Sen) Arizona, Missouri, Virginia, and Tennessee (with poll) by plf515 - Applies polling data from Pollster.com to make charts for Arizona (Jim Pederson (D) vs. Sen. Jon Kyl (R)), Missouri (Claire McCaskill (D) vs. Sen. Jim Talent (R)), Virginia (Jim Webb (D) vs. Sen. George Allen (R)) and Tennessee (Harold Ford, Jr. (D) vs. Bob Corker (R)).
Various (18)
(MD-Gen) Another Maryland Election Disaster Looming by Sharon in MD - MD voters have only bad choices with the voting machines and process.
(MD-Gov) MD- Ehrlich takes the lead? by nickshepDEM - Poll results about O'Malley (D) in the race against John Ehrlich (R) are confusing.
(ME-Gov) Why Baldacci WILL Win Re-election by Kyle the Mainer - Info on who is going to win this race and why.
(MI-Gov) Just Say NO to Dick and YES to Jen - Reason #10 by LiberalLucy - the latest in a series of reasons to support Jennifer Granholm (D) over Dick DeVos (R) - tonite's topic - Reproductive Rights
(MO-Var) MO Voter Registration Attacks Are a Partisan Set-Up by nathanhj - Diarist brings a report on ACORN registering low-income people to vote.
(NY-StSen41) CALL TO ACTION: Brian Keeler Needs Virtual Volunteers by mindoca - Kossack Brian Keeler (D) is running for the New York State Senate and needs your help.
(NY-StSen41) Inside NYBri HQ: Debate Video Edition Plus More Photos! by lipris - More news from our own NYBri's headquarters.
(OH-Var) Ohio Voter ID Law Suspended for Absentees by OH Mark - A federal judge has suspended Ohio's voter ID act as it pertains to absentees; a hearing is scheduled for early next week.
(OR-Gen) This Indy voted DEM today and you can thank the VP by wild salmon - a personal account of why a registered independent voted a straight democratic ticket
(OR-Gov) OR-Gov: Return to Saxtonville by mcjoan - The good people of Saxton Watch have produced a video/song about Gov. Ron Saxton (R); Ted Kulongoski (D) is challenging him.
(PA-Gen) "Blue Tide Surprises" - Dems May Get Early Xmas Present... by neoeconomist - has a look at the state of the election in Pennsylvania
(PA-H-164) Dirty Tricks In Delco by Casey Roncaglione - Candidate updates the theft of campaign signs in his district
(PA-Var) Come help Out in Northwestern PA!! by JDF - The campaign of Jason White (D) needs help to possibly unseat John Evans in this race for the State Legislature.
(TN-Var) TN: Early Vote Turnout Analysis Through 8 Days by DonBinTN - Diarist does a report on early voting turnout in TN.
(TX-AG) The man who can take down Bu$hCo!!! by Tomtech - Tons of linky goodness on David Van Os (D).
(VT-Gov) WCAX Poll - VT GOV Race Finally A Race by baronzito - Incumbent Scudder Parker (R) could lose his governor's office to Jim Douglas (D).
(AZ-Var) AZ GOP asks mayors to resign; They support Janet by Cato come back - Strange Republican politics.
(Var) FOLLOWING THE POLLS: The Friday Edition (EXTRA-LARGE) by Steve Singiser - Steve's daily roundup of nationwide polls.
General (13)
GOP Losing Their Rural Base by mcjoan - The previously Republican areas of rural America are drifting back to their traditionally Democratic roots.
House, Senate, Gov. Elections: What the papers are saying by arubyan - Tons of newspaper articles in a ton of races.
NYT: Democrats Get late Donations from Business by Scout Finch - diarist provides the link to the NYT article about a shift in campaign donations.
Red to Blue - 4th Wave Announced by jah4168 - Some Democratic challengers changing the landscape in their states from red to blue.
The RURAL Donation Challenge!!! by progressiveaz - has a challenge for all Kossacks.
T - 11 and counting. Strategic thinking for Nov. 7 by 8ackgr0und N015e - has some simple things kossacks can do to help out on Election Day
friday's DCCC money dump - FEC filings for 10/27/06 by campskunk - has the latest report on where and how the DCCC is spending its money
Democrats are REAL people...Republicans? Meh. by PBJ Diddy - Uses a difficult GOTV experience to explain the differences in social consciousness between Democrats and Republicans.
A Democratic Romp; Or a Stolen Election? by jpol - Highlights polling data suggesting that Karl Rove is wrong when he says the GOP will hold Congress.
Get-Out-The-Vote Open Thread by DavidNYC - Things you can do to help Dems win.
A Challenge for All Politically Active Californian Progressives by californiaprogressreport - Getting the word out to people other than the netroots.
TEXAS'S EXTRA CONGRESSMEN::: Like MN-02 by vets74 - Repubs setting up candidates where they want to.
Do you live in an apartment? by Eric J in MN - Ideas for how you can help get people to the polls.