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This Rescue Diary covers the period from 12:00 Noon, Friday, 10/24 to 12:00 Noon EDT, Saturday, 10/25
Today's Menu Includes :
67 Diaries Overall
- 28 On House races
- With 17 covering individual Districts in 17 states
- 12 On Senate races
- Representing 6 different states
- 19 On Various election races and ballot issues
- Encompassing Governor, Secretary of State, Local, and more
- 8 General election-related diaries
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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.
For all the introductory stuff and previous diaries in the 2006 series, please see:
Election Race Roundup (11/11 - Final 2006 Edition)
And for this year's previous diaries:
Election Race Diary Roundup (9/17 - 48 Days to Change) (with links to 10 previous diaries from 9/7 to 9/16)
Election Race Diary Roundup (9/27 - 38 Days to Change) (with links to 10 previous diaries from 9/17 to 9/26)
Election Race Diary Roundup (10/7 – FOUR WEEKS TO GO!) (with links to 10 previous diaries from 9/27 to 10/6)
Election Race Diary Roundup (10/17 - 18 Days to Change) (with links to 10 previous diaries from 10/7 to 10/16)
Election Race Diary Roundup (10/18 - 17 Days to Change)
Election Race Diary Roundup (10/19 - 16 Days to Change)
Election Race Diary Roundup (10/20 - 15 Days to Change)
Election Race Diary Roundup (10/21 – TWO WEEKS TO GO!)
Election Race Diary Roundup (10/22 - 13 Days to Change)
Election Race Diary Roundup (10/23 - 12 Days to Change)
Election Race Diary Roundup (10/24 - 11 Days to Change)
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(12:00 Noon, Friday, 10/24 to 12:00 Noon EDT, Saturday, 10/25): (67 diaries)
(Alphabetical, starting from N)
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House (28)
(House-Var) ACTION: Use It Or Lose It, 2008! by Chris Bowers - There's quite a few House Democrats with little or no opposition who are sitting on millions of dollars of campaign donations. In a return of the popular 2006 effort, we're invited to help pressure them to part with part of their warchests to help win other House races.
(House-Var) Republican Open Seats: Last Minute Opportunities? by DrSteveB - The diarist has been contemplating whether there are even more potential pickups in the House that have been overlooked in this busy year.
(NJ-03) Freedom's Watch not giving up on NJ-3rd by Ken Bank – Neocon group Freedom’s Watch is still attacking Dem challenger John Adler in his race against incumbent Repub Jim Saxton.
(NJ-05) NYTimes endorses Dennis Shulman, NJ.5 by Hao Ren - Dennis Shulman (D) is endorsed by the New York Times in his race against Scott Garrett (R).
(NM-Var) Listening to the Locals: New Mexico by fbihop - The ongoing series focuses on the Land of Enchantment's exciting political climate this year. One of an ongoing series to feature state bloggers to write about their local areas. Main emphasis is on the races in NM-01 and NM-02.
(PA-16) PA-16: Defeat the Santorum of Congress! by politicslovr - Diarist has info on the race between incumbent Joe Pitts (R) and Challenger Bruce A. Slater (D).
(TX-22) STOP Republicans from Turning TX-22 Red! DeLay's Former District! by otheruser - Diarist writes about the district held by first termer Nick Lampson (D) and the need to help keep that seat from challenger Pete Olsen (R).
(TX-22) TX-22: Olson Can't Refute Voter Fraud Charge by slangist - Pete Olsen (R) appears to have voted in one state while being registered in another. Nick Lampson (D) is his opponent.
(UT-01) Rob Bishop's Deep Pockets by craig41 - Incumbent Republican Rob Bishop has obtained questionable, large earmarks for a local company with apparently beneficial consequences to his re-election warchest. The Democratic challenger is Morgan Bowen.
(WA-08) Help Darcy Close Strong by kos - Orange-to-Blue and netroots favorite Darcy Burner is one of the best of the candidates working hard to ride this year's wave to victory. Incumbent Repub Dave Reichert has some mysterious unreported money, and some independent groups helping him out, so Kos is calling on us to help her with some additional cash.
(WI-08) Why I Am Voting for Steve Kagen (WI-08) by Blue Revolution USA - Reasons to vote for Steve Kagan (D), who is running against John Gard (R).
(WY-AL) Trauner earns Gov. Dave's Endorsement by mcjoan - Did you know that the Governor of deep scarlet Wyoming is a Democrat? He's endorsed Gary Trauner in his second attempt to run for the state's lone Congressional seat. Republican rival for the seat vacated by the corrupt, retiring Barbara Cubin is State Treasurer Cynthia Loomis (R).
(AL-03) Scott is losing his home by CornSyrupAwareness – The sad story of one of Repub incumbent Mike Rogers’ constituents. Donation link for Democratic challenger Joshua Segall included.
(AZ-03) Shadegg 'out of touch,' former supporters say in new Lord video by Bob Lord for Congress - The exciting Orange-to-Blue candidate has released a new video in his effort to unseat wingnut darling John Shadegg (R).
(CA-04) CA-04: Charlie Brown BBQ Town Hall in Quincy (photoblog) by Charlie Brown for Congress - From time to time, Charlie Brown's campaign posts a photographic chronicle of its campaign events. After coming tantalizingly close to unseating the corrupt John Doolittle (R) in 2006, Brown is up against perennial carpetbagger Tom McClintock (R) this time.
(CA-04) Charlie Brown can win this, but he needs our help by Doug Paul Davis - A fundraising plea for Charlie Brown (D), opposing Tom McClintock (R).
(CT-04) CT-04: (R) Chris Shays DID Cast Deciding Vote for Biggest Student Loan Cut in History by goldrick - Diarist has info on incumbent Repub Chris Shays’ votes to defund the Student Loan Program. Jim Himes is the Dem challenger.
(CT-04) UPDATED CT-04 NYT Endorses Shays WTF??? by CTMet - The New York Times surprisingly endorses incumbent Chris Shays (R), running against Jim Himes (D).
(FL-18) S.Fla needs your help electing Annette Taddeo by liberal ocean - Diarist has the funding numbers for the race between incumbent Ilena Ros-Lehtinen (R) and Annette Taddeo (D) while asking for some help for Annette.
(GA-01) Once again, Kingston Cancels on Debate with Gillespie by nobelle - A comment-length diary about the woes of a long shot challenger, in this case Democrat Bill Gillespie in his effort to unseat incumbent Repub Jack Kingston.
(GA-01) GA-01: Why and How Bill Gillespie Can Beat Jack Kingston by jayskew - Diarist has the recipe for Dem victory in the campaign between incumbent Jack Kingston (R) and challenger Bill Gillespie (D).
(IL-10) Seals Surges to Lead by kos - Orange-to-Blue candidate Dan Seals is polling ahead of incumbent Republican Mark Kirk. W00t! W00t!
(KY-01) KY-01: Republican Smear Machine gets Desperate in West Kentucky by RDemocrat – In a sign of desperation (or is it business as usual?), Democrat Heather Ryan is being smeared in her race with incumbent Ed Whitfield (R).
(MN-06) Michelle Bachmann: "Not All Cultures are Created Equal" by mmcintee - Those who miss the entertainment value of Katherine Harris's ridiculous run for the Senate in 2006 don't need to miss her anymore as Repub incumbent Michele Bachmann's trying hard to fill those shoes. Elwyn Tinklenberg (D) is the challenger.
(MN-06) Confirmed! Bachmann down 2 says U of M Survey by Druid800 - A University of Minnesota poll shows incumbent Repub Michelle Bachmann slightly down against Dem El Tinklenberg in what had been considered a relatively safe seat for her.
(MN-06) Bachmann tapes "apology" ad by Murchadha - Brief alert that Bachmann is scrambling to do damage control, but the horse is, likely, already out of the barn.
(MN-06) MN-06 Michele Bachmann, "a Most Dangerous Turn of Events" by jjmn - What a difference a week makes, after incumbent Michele Bachmann (R) sticks her foot in her mouth and Elwyn Tinklenberg (D) gets the backing of America over it.
(MN-06) Bachmann update from Minnesota October 25 by Bill Prendergast - Today’s report includes an ad falsely billed as an apology and – buckle up – a trip through the mind of Michele Bachmann (R), who bills this election as a choice between government and freedom. Which is good as Bachmann will hopefully shortly receive her "freedom" from working in "government." El Tinklenberg (D) continues to receive good poll news.
Senate (12)
(Var-Sen) Wingnut: 40% Chance at Filibuster-proof Senate! by DeepBlu - Short diary about a wingnut election tracking site that's worrying about losing the filibuster.
(NE-Sen) Truckin' for Change by Scott Kleeb – Scott Kleeb shares his "Ten Commitments" to the State of Nebraska as he heads off on a ten day tour of the state in his challenge against Mike Johanns (R). Donation link included.
(OR-Sen) Obama Cuts Ad For Oregon Senate Candidate Jeff Merkley (Updated w/ poll) by French Guy – The top’o’the ticket throws his support behind Dem challenger Jeff Merkley’s bid to unseat Repub Gordon Smith. Video and link to keep the ad on the air included.
(OR-Sen) Another Oops Moment for Smith by mcjoan - Republican incumbent Gordon Smith has mounting problems in his run for re-election and challenger Jeff Merkley (D) has pollled ahead in some of the polls.
(OR-Sen) Gore Rocks the Rose City for Merkley: My Reaction by skywaker9 - Diarist attended an appearance by Al Gore in support of Dem Jeff Merkely’s bid to unseat Repub Gordon Smith and gives us a recap.
(TX-Sen) Cornyn's "Positive" Campaign by arcane thoughts – As is the case with so many in his party these days, Jon Cornyn, a certified "Rubber Stamp Republican," is now suddenly a champion of bipartisanship. Kinda pathetic, really. Support his challenger, Dem Rick Noriega.
(TX-Sen) U.S. Senate Candidate Rick Noriega Needs YOU NOW. by Libby Shaw - Some very dedicated Texans want their longer-shot candidate Rick Noriega to help foil the Republican "Save the Filibuster" fallback position. Rubber-stamp Republican incumbent is Jon Cornyn
(TX-Sen) Rick Noriega e-mails supporters about "Hell to Pay" by iampunha - Diarist has an e-mail sent out by Rick Noriega (D) about DailyKos Hell to Pay. The incumbent is John Cornyn (R).
(TX-Sen) Breaking Zogby Poll: Obama/Noriega hold solid leads in TX largest County! by HouTxLib - Encouraging polling results out of a bellwether Texas county for Dem Rick Noriega’s race to unseat Repub John Cornyn.
(CO-Sen) GOP Confirms Pullout by RandySF - Links to TPM story about GOP leaving Bob Schaffer to sink or swim on his own in the race against Democrat Mark Udall for the empty seat resulting from Wayne Allard's (R) retirement.
(GA-Sen) Obama pulls into the lead...in Georgia! Martin just might pull it out too. by timatkins - Jim Martin (R) is within spitting distance for beating Saxby Chambliss (R) in this surprisingly competitive race. Also note that Bill Clinton is helping out.
(IA-Sen) SHOCK VIDEO: Bacchman-Palin Rhetoric ALIVE in Iowa by Bryan Lefwitz - During a debate, Repub challenger Christopher Reed shoots McCarthy-soaked spitballs at Dem incumbent Tom Harkin.
Various Races (6)
(Var) FOLLOWING THE POLLS: The Friday Edition by Steve Singiser – Lots of goodies for the downticket poll junkie.
(Var)Stochastic Democracy Polling Update, President, Governor, and Senate by davidshor – Probabilities of Senate position and aggregated polls located toward the bottom of this diary.
(TX-HD 17) Republican Steals Blogger's Photo for Smear Campaign by Mean Rachel - The diarist has a copyright issue with an opposing candidate using her photograph in an attack mailer.
(CO-04, MN-06) Family Research Council Blackmails NRCC by gtnoah - Talk about cutting off your nose to spite your face! Tony Perkins is urging his followers to boycott donating to the NRCC unless and until they again provide resources to self-destructive Michele Bachmann and intensely anti-gay Marilyn Musgrove. The Democratic challengers are Elwyn Tinklenberg and Betsy Markey, respectively.
(MD-Var) MD08 voting on November 4th by Enterik - Diarist tells us all the Democratic candidates on the Maryland ballot as well as some state races and ballot initiatives.
(MO-Local) Leave Nothing on the Road in the States by jflashman - Jason Norbury is running for a seat in the Missouri State Legislature, and has posted this diary to tell us about his candidacy. He makes the relevant point that this is an excellent year for the Democrats to make electoral gains at all levels.
Ballot Initiatives (13)
(Var) Protect our F*&king Equality, Kos! by bubbanomics - Review of three states with gay-marriage related initiatives on the ballot.
(CA-Prop 4) Anti-choice: CA Prop 4 - no, No and NO again! by Airpower - An initiative designed to chip a little more away from a young woman's right to choose. Read this diary before you vote in the Golden State.
(CA-Prop 8) SF Chronicle Jeopardizes Marriage Equality by Paul Hogarth - The diarist points to a surprising choice of a front-page story which could harm the chances of California's anti-gay marriage initiative going down to defeat.
(CA-Prop 8) Yes on 8 people targeting Ethnic Chinese at my daughter's school by Animerader - Another angle on the big election battle over Prop 8 in the Golden State.
(CA-Prop 8) This is the face of hate. (w/video) NO ON PROP 8!! by Neutron - Supporters of Prop 8 go beyond the point of civil behavior in their passion for their cause, and the target of their anger recorded it on a video cell phone.
(CA-Prop 8) I'm doing all I can to keep my marriage intact by wclathe - A short diary, but it includes an embedded YouTube the diarist created, and description of the phone banking experience that inspired it.
(CA-Prop 8) iPhone maker Apple, Inc Donates $100k to No on 8 (Updated) by WoodeGA - Campaign finance rules are different for ballot measures than for candidates. In this case, Apple has put its money where its mouth is, making a contribution to go with its announced opposition to the anti-gay marriage initiative in California.
(CA Prop 8) Google Co-founders Donate $140,000 to No On 8 by phenry – Report on Sergey Brin and Larry Page’s commitment to providing equal rights for gays to marry in California.
(CA Prop 8) Prop 8 blackmail backfires: Apple gives $100,000 to No on 8 (updated with video of Apple style ads) by deaniac83 – Apple donation may have been in response to threatening letters from the Yes on 8 campaign.
(CA Prop 8) The Inadequacy of Inequality by rserven – The diarist uses stirring video, art and poetry in her fight against Proposition 8.
(CA-Prop 8) CA Marriage Equality: This is What Hate Looks Like by Killer of Sacred Cows - Diarist has a video regarding the Prop 8 ballot initiative.
(CA-Prop 8) We could still lose by PaulDem - Diary advocates against the passage of Proposition 8 from the perspective of one of the original 4,000 gay people who married in San Francisco in 2004.
(FL-Amend 2) Fla Amend 2 Poll: Black Turnout will Pass Gay Marriage Ban by hungrycoyote - Even though proposed Constitutional Amendment 2 requires 60% of the vote to pass, a recent poll suggests that the votes exist to ban gay marriage in Florida, and the internals show that much of the support is coming from minorities.
General (8).
Down ballot, down home. Vote local by jpfdeuce - A general diary, waxing poetic, about the importance of down-ticket races.
Gallup looks at early voting trends by DCDemocrat - Trends for those who like to look at things via numbers.
Ohio needs legal volunteers ! by matchpoint - Ohio's going to be a challenge this year, and the Obama campaign is looking for more on-the-ground legal volunteers for Election Day.
Indiana Supreme Court: Early Voting Can Continue in Lake County by mhojo – The Indiana Supreme Court has denied the Republicans’ request for an expedited appeal of the trial court’s order allowing early voting to continue.
(VOTER SUPPRESSION IN HOUSTON) Paul Bettencourt: Angry, Incompetent, and Caught Red-Handed by dcubed20 – Republican official invalidates voter registration forms, link to give a hand to the Harris County Democratic Coordinated Campaign included.
Election Night Watch! 7:00 EST Poll Closings! by Tomtech – Wow, impressive look into the plans of one member of the Election Day Results Live Blogging crew. No comments in diary please.
Hacking the Vote: Turdblossom Explains How & Why by wakeupandsaveyourcountry - Link to the Wake Up and Save Your Country "Voter Guide," with information on protecting the vote.
GA: Gwinnett Co. 10,000 misprinted absentee ballots by sboucher - At least 10,000 absentee voters from Gwinnett County GA used a ballot that was printed with the wrong bubble. Election officials are going to hand-copy those 10,000 votes – plus any additional ones that come in – onto new ballots that can be scanned successfully.