This Rescue Diary covers the period from 6 PM, Friday, 10/22 to 6:00 PM EDT, Saturday, 10/23
Today's Menu Includes :
28 Diaries Overall
- 5 On House races
- Covering 4 individual Districts in 4 states
- 8 On Senate races
- Representing 5 different states
- 6 On Various election races and ballot issues
- Encompassing Governor, Secretary of State, Local, and more
- 9 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, 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 and '08 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 (9/27 – 36 Days 'til Election Day) (with links to previous 10 diaries from 9/17 to 9/26)
Election Diary Rescue 2010 (10/7 – 26 Days 'til Election Day) (with links to previous 10 diaries from 9/27 to 10/6)
Election Diary Rescue 2010 (10/17 – 16 Days 'til Election Day) (with links to previous 10 diaries from 10/7-10/16)
Election Diary Rescue 2010 (10/18 – 15 Days 'til Election Day)
Election Diary Rescue 2010 (10/19 – TWO WEEKS 'til Election Day!)
Election Diary Rescue 2010 (10/20 – 13 Days 'til Election Day)
Election Diary Rescue 2010 (10/21 – 12 Days 'til Election Day)
Election Diary Rescue 2010 (10/22 – 11 Days 'til Election Day)
Incredible thanks to all volunteers: Alma, welso, randallt, Joieau, eeff, Sylv, Spedwybabs, Turbonerd, SJerseyIndy, ukben, and suejazz.
(6:00 PM EDT, Friday, 10/22 to 6:00 PM EDT, Saturday, 10/23): (28 diaries)
(Alphabetical, starting from L)
House (5)
(NY-25) NY-25 Friday Night Lights by Caradox - It recently looked like Republican challenger Ann Marie Buerkle started to catch some momentum against incumbent Democrat Dan Maffei, so the diarist uses a quiet Friday night to figure out if it’s really true.
(WA-09) Dear Congressman Smith ... by Karen Hedwig Backman - Diarist offers her letter to her Congresscritter about why privatization of SS or raising retirement age will never fly. Smith (D) would do better to listen to his constituents, as challenger Dick Muri (R) is closing in.
(AZ-07) Barbara Lee and Raul Grijalva (AZ-07) 10/22/10 by DaNang65 - Diarist offers some great observations and experiences with boots on the ground activism in Arizona's 7th District.
(FL-22) Are You Serious? Allen West Could Win?!? by JDWolverton - Fears of Allen West (R) defeating Ron Klein (D) even though the Republican primary opponent of West endorsed Klein.
(Var) Election 2010: Heroes by Spedwybabs – Shares with readers seven House Heroes from around the country that the diarist has had the pleasure of doing work for in the 2010 campaign season.
Senate (8)
(LA-Sen) LA-Sen: Vitter invents, misrepresents endorsements by Jed Lewison - Jed covers the fake endorsements of Dave Vitter (R) in the Louisiana Senate race with Charlie Melancon (D).
(WI-Sen) WI-Sen: Ron Johnson's campaign is an insult to Wisconsin voters by Steve Singiser - Steve shows that Ron Johnson (R) won't tell the voters of Wisconsin what he will do if elected to be their Senator in his race against Russ Feingold (D).
(WI-Sen) WI Sen Breaking: Bowater Bought Johnson's Company in '86 for 17M, Sold it to Johnson for 2M in '97! by Jud Lounsbury - Allegations about Repub Ron Johnson being given a sweet deal on the company he bought. Support Dem Russ Feingold.
(AK-Sen) AK-SEN: Desperate Murkowski lies to poach Dem votes by Joan McCarter - Wow. Lisa Murkowski (R-WriteIn) has been creating Democratic endorsements of whole cloth to try and leach votes from Scott McAdams (D). Why can't those Republicans fight it out amongst themselves?
(AK-Sen) Joe Miller: Infamous DropZone Sign Revealed! by Bonsai66 – Shares with readers what is believed to be a picture posted at the front door of the security service hired by Joe Miller (R-Tea), a security service that ended up detaining a journalist covering Miller’s race against Democrat Scott McAdams and Lisa Murkowski (I-Republican). Tea Party Zombie Hunters, unite!
(CO-Sen) Climate hawks attack! Ken Buck cowers? by RLMiller - Diarist covers Ken Buck (R) walking back from his climate change position daily in the Colorado Senate race with Michael Bennet (D).
(DE-Sen) DE-Sen: The O'Donnell Zone by Jed Lewison - Jed has a new Chris Coons (D) video in his Senate race in Delaware with Christine O'Donnell (R).
(DE-Sen) Christine ODonnell: The Rent is too damn high! Using campaign money to pay her rent by LaurenMonica - Points to a TPM article about ODonnell illegally paying part of her rent w/campaign money.
Various Races (5)
(WI-Var) Wisconsin GOP Candidates Bob, Weave, Spin And Stonewall by jer45 - Some thoughts about the races for Senate (incumbent Democrat Russ Feingold vs. Republican Ron Johnson) and the open Governor’s office (Democrat Tom Barrett vs. Republican Scott Walker.
(CA-Gov) On California, quilts and Jerry Brown by Susan Gardner - Help support Jerry Brown’s campaign for governor in CA against Repub Meg Whitman by quilting.
(CA-Gov) Was Meg Whitman Fooled by Her Maid? by Clay Claiborne - Takes another look at the maid controversy surrounding hypocrite Meg Whitman (R) as she’s locked in a battle against Democrat Jerry Brown.
(FL-Gov) FL-Gov: Too Close to Call by norwood - Brings word of the new poblano projections that show Republican Rick Scott retaking the lead over Alex Sink (D)
(IL-Gov) IL-Gov: Quinn, Whitney good for our state, Brady bad by JGibson - An in-depth profile of the Governor’s race, featuring incumbent Democrat Pat Quinn and Republican Bill Brady, as well as third-party challengers.
Ballot Initiatives (1)
(CA-Prop 19) Prop 19: Chamber of Commerce Drops $250k by change the Be - Coverage of the Chamber of Congress’ effort to sink legalization of marijuana in California.
General (9)
Latinos -- Don't Vote, Don't DREAM, Don't Blame Harry Reid by jamess - Beautifully written diary on the Latinos for Reform ad, who that group really is, and who is really trying to help Latinos with the DREAM Act.
What's at Stake in this Election by Winning Progressive - Diarist would like to see the SEIU ad against Sharron Angle modified and used in a number of other races.
MD Early Voting: Enthusiasm Gap Favoring Democrats? by SumOfChange - Looks at encouraging early vote totals for Democrats in Maryland.
Early Voting patterns show 2010 very similar to 2006 election by Lefty Coaster - A study of early voting patterns indicates turnout will be very similar to 2006 - the year Dems took back the House of Representatives.
NC Early Voting: Those Darned Judges by Joieau - Tells a personal story of early voting experiences today in North Carolina, where it's mostly judges on the ballot.
First Phonebanking Experience: This Is Not My Gig by Troubadour - A phone-shy diarist details his first phonebanking experience, which didn't go well. Some of us have talents best used elsewhere for GOTV efforts.
GOTV calls from home without your (cell)phone by rpj2004 - Some inventive ways for those who don't want to use home or cell phone to make GOTV calls to do so from their computer.
MD-Vote My Early Voting Experience by MRobDC – Encourages others to vote early if they can, while telling the personal story of voting early in Maryland.
Got GOTV plans for the final week? by Chris Bowers - Chris offers some ways to GOTV in these last days. Small numbers can make a HUGE difference!