This Rescue Diary covers the period from 6 PM, Friday, 9/24 to 6:00 PM EDT, Saturday, 9/25
Today's Menu Includes :
34 Diaries Overall
- 5 On House races
- Covering 4 individual Districts in 4 states
- 7 On Senate races
- Representing 6 different states
- 11 On Various election races and ballot issues
- Encompassing Governor, Secretary of State, Local, and more
- 11 General election-related diaries
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(Tonight's compilation and more after the jump............)
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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, Senate or Governor races but there are also some local ones, as well as the occasional 'general info' diary.
For more information on this series, please see our reintroduction diary.
For all the introductory stuff and previous diaries in the 2006 series, please see:
Election Race Roundup (11/11 - Final 2006 Edition) (with links to all diaries in the series)
Election Race Roundup (11/7 - Final 2008 Edition) (with links to all diaries in the series)
And for this year's previous diaries:
Election Diary Rescue 2010 (9/17 – 46 Days 'til Election Day) (with links to previous 10 diaries from 9/7 to 9/16)
Election Diary Rescue 2010 (9/18 – 45 Days 'til Election Day)
Election Diary Rescue 2010 (9/19 – 44 Days 'til Election Day)
Election Diary Rescue 2010 (9/20 – 43 Days 'til Election Day)
Election Diary Rescue 2010 (9/21– Six Weeks 'til Election Day)
Election Diary Rescue 2010 (9/22 – 41 Days 'til Election Day)
Election Diary Rescue 2010 (9/23 – 40 Days 'til Election Day)
Election Diary Rescue 2010 (9/24 – 39 Days 'til Election Day)
Incredible thanks to all volunteers: Alma, welso, randallt, Joieau, TruthOfAngels, eeff, Sylv, Spedwybabs, Turbonerd, ukben, rexymeteorite, and suejazz.
(6:00 PM EDT, Friday, 9/24 to 6:00 PM EDT, Saturday, 9/25): (34 diaries)
(Alphabetical, starting from W)
House (5)
(AZ-02) AZ-02 : "This is beyond a tragedy, this is treason" by AZ Independent - Trent Franks (R) is firmly in with the "drill, baby, drill" crowd, while John Thrasher (D) is working to get Arizona and the rest of the nation off its dependency on oil. With Thrasher ActBlue link.
(MI-09) MI-09: A response from Gary Peters' staffer by Brainwrap - Diarist has the reply from the Gary Peters (D) staffer he wrote to yesterday.
(MN-06) Bachmann update: a poll by Bill Prendergast - Bill's got some ideas on ways for Democrat Tarryl Clark to bring the craziness of her opponent Republican incumbent Michele Bachmann into the media story. Also a link for you to help Tarryl Clark in doing this.
(MN-06) MN-06: Another example of Bachmann waste by TarrylClark - Another example of Republican hypocrisy on waste in our government. Do you really need a luxury tour bus for your campaign, Rep. Bachmann (R)?
(OR-04) OR-4: DeFazio takes on the astroturfers by Joan McCarter - Joan has a story about how Peter DeFazio (D) tries to follow the money trail of the astroturfers in this district.
Senate (7)
(WI-Sen) WI-Sen: More federal spending hypocrisy from Johnson by Joan McCarter - Ron Johnson (R) turns out to be one of the biggest suckers on the federal spending teat with his largely government-sponsored plastics factory.
(AK-Sen) AK-Sen: I talked to Joe Miller's father, and he's on Social Security by TrahmalG - They say the apple doesn't fall far from the tree. But in this case, the father of Tea Party candidate Joe Miller (R) not only doesn't manage to defend his son's platform with enthusiasm, but - surprise! - relies on Social Security as his sole source of income. Scott McAdams (D) is Miller's opponent in the general.
(AZ-Sen) I Don't Care What You Say! (McCain) by Julie Gulden - Great YouTube video of J. Grumpy McCain (R) going off like an M-80 on the eve of the first and only debate in the Arizona Senate race between McCain and Rodney Glassman (D).
(DE-Sen) DE-Sen: "why aren't monkeys still evolving into humans?" by SJerseyIndy - A rundown of the crazy things Christine O'Donnell (R) says in front cameras.
(DE-Sen) O'Donnell has entered Palin-ville by sparkysmom - Another take on Bill Maher's latest O'Donnell clip release, the one about evolutionary mythology.
(KY-Sen) Rand Paul: Ignorant, idiotic, insane, or inimical? (Updated with poll) by plf515 - A diary on the shortcomings of Rand Paul (R), who is opposed by Jack Conway (D).
(NV-Sen) NV-Sen: Sharron Angle, Meet Sue Lowden by atdnext - Sharron Angle (R), running against Harry Reid (D), seems awfully similar to the primary opponent she defeated.
Various Races (10)
(CA-Gov) CA-Gov: Bad day for Meg Whitman by Dante Atkins - Dante has A poll showing Democrat Jerry Brown ahead of Meg Whitman (R).
(CA-Gov) Quilt for Jerry’s Brown’s Campaign by Sara R - The quilt project is helping Jerry Brown's (D) Campaign for Governor of California.
(CA-Gov) A working mom explains why she's voting for Brown, not Whitman by Vyasa - Diarist brings us a post from The Live Wire, reprinted with author Marla Harvey's permission.
(CA-Gov) Meg's Multi Millionaire Heckler on The Ed Show - "I Just Want..... by AnnetteK - NJ governor Chris Christie (R) thinks he needs to be the enforcer for Meg Whitman (R) against rich constituents who try to ask her questions. Amazing.
(CT-Var) BLUE STATES: Connecticut. D Malloy (D) vs J Rell (R) by abgin - A continuing diary series that pits prominent politicians against each other in hypothetical races.
(GA-Gov) Further Proof Nathan Deal (R-GA) Is a Crook by Shuruq - Nathan Deal (R) might be a fiscal conservative when it comes to US finances, but with his own campaign finances? Is spending $135,000.00 to lease a campaign aircraft is the definition of "fiscal conservative."
(GA-Gov) Is Nathan Deal making money off his GA-GOV Campaign? by timatkins - More information on just what has Deal (R) in new trouble - seems he's been funneling campaign money for transportation into a company he owns.
(NV-Var) NV-Sen, NV-Gov: New GOP Poll Shows Surprisingly Good News for Democrats by askew - Diarist has poll numbers for Nevada with Dems looking good.
(SC-SH79) Let's support Mia Butler for S.C.House 79! by Jamie Sanderson - The Teabaggers are going after state governments, like Sheri Few (R-Teahadi) in South Carolina's state House district 79. Luckily, Mia Butler (D) is there to challenge. Intro and link for support.
(TX-Gov) Locked in Long Term by NWTerriD - NWTerriD reminds us of what we could potentially lose if the elections break for the Republicans in Texas.
Ballot Initiatives (1)
(CA-Prop23) Don't Let Big Oil Kill Clean Energy in California by Steven D - Polls show the electorate is evenly split pro and con this proposition to suspend the Global Warming Solutions Act until unemployment hits 5.5%. The pro side is primarily backed by oil companies.
General (11)
The selfishness of the tea party by Molly Weasley - Diarist notes the selfishness and hypocrisy of the Tea Party Republicans and wonders why the media never points this out.
Will the Tea Party Quiet Down if GOP Wins? by DreamNumber9 - Diarist asks, "Seriously, have the fruits and nuts on the far right side of sanity, thought this through?"
Republican "pledge": kill jobs, give money to rich by jwendland - The ramifications if the Republicans are able to enact their "pledge."
Analyzing Swing States: Colorado, Part 2 by Inoljt - While this diary uses statistics derived from presidential elections, the political demographics could prove useful in this off-year election.
Rachel Maddow Expose GOP Running on Democrats' Successes As Democrats Stay Silent by ProgressiveLiberal - Democrats might be afraid to campaign on their accomplishments but the Republicans have no qualms about co-opting the popular ones.
And You Want My Money Why? by dweb8231 - Diarist offers response to constant fundraising requests from Dems, letting them know that until the party gets its collective act together donations will go only to chosen candidates.
How to GOTV Using Community Groups by boatgeek - Some ideas on the GOTV effort and using the community to get your message across.
Should New AP Poll Signal Massive Strategy Shift for Dems? by Naomjunior - Analysis of recent polls in light of this new one, suggesting that Dems should campaign for 'fixing' the present law rather than against repealing it.
The Summer of Hate Continues. Republicans use blatant racism to stoke fear. by The BigotBasher - Some comments on the Republican-Tea Party "Summer of Hate" and their use of the New Black Panthers case to rile up fear and hatred of the "other" amongst their base to get votes.
What's a likely voter? by DemFromCT - An explanation of what a likely voter is and how that plays into the infamous Democratic "enthusiasm gap".
Yeah, about that Republican brand by APA Guy - APA Guy gives us hope that we can still win in November!