This Rescue Diary covers the period from 6 PM, Tuesday, 11/2 to 6:00 PM EDT, Wednesday, 11/3
Today's Menu Includes :
84 Diaries Overall
- 13 On House races
- Covering 8 individual Districts in 7 states
- 17 On Senate races
- Representing 7 different states
- 39 On Various election races and ballot issues
- Encompassing Governor, Secretary of State, Local, and more
- 15 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)
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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 (10/27 – Six Days 'til Election Day) (with links to previous 10 diaries from 10/17-10/26
Election Diary Rescue 2010 (10/28 – FIVE Days 'til Election Day!)
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(6:00 PM EDT, Tuesday, 11/2 to 6:00 PM EDT, Wednesday, 11/3): (84 diaries)
(Alphabetical, starting from A)
House (x)
(AZ-07) In case you think we didn't make a difference by teacherken - Thanking Kossacks and the entire progressive community for their work on behalf of newly re-elected Congressman Raul Grijalva.
(AZ-07) A True Progressive Holds On in Arizona by Mother Mags - Attributes Congressman Raul Grijalva's reelection victory to his "willingness to be forceful rather than timid."
(AZ-07, 08) AZ CD7 (Grijalva) and CD8 (Giffords) still undecided by Dave in AZ - No winner in either the 7th or 8th Congressional Districts of Arizona has yet been declared, but Raul Grijalva (D) and Gabrielle Giffords (D) are leading their opponents.
(CA-11) CA-11: Jerry McNerney (D) WINS by 121 votes!!! by Jeff in CA - There is a 28-day canvass period for vote by mail and provisional ballots still to be counted in this race. McNerney's opponent was Dave Harmer (R-TeaParty).
(CA-11) McNerney Wins by Citing Opponent's Anti-Socialism by Ur Regular - In a race where every vote counted it looks like Jerry McNerney (D) has won against David Harmer (R) and David Christensen (AIP). McNerney may have won by airing an ad citing his opponents' anti-socialism, anti-public education views.
(FL-08) Thank You Alan Grayson (FL-08) by alpolitics - Diarist has a Thank You thread for Alan Grayson.
(HI-01) Hawaii good news - Hanabusa up by 9K by Pinecone - Colleen Hanabusa winning her race handily.
(NY-23) We kept it Blue here in 23. by winkk - Using the re-election Congressman Bill Owens, and electing a new Democratic state assemblyman in this strong Republican district shows that hard work does pay off.
(NY-23) Why we won in NY-23 by AtomikNY - Answering the question "Can Democrats win in traditionally Republican areas without compromising core principals?" (Hint: it takes hard work and a great candidate.)
(OH-08) Top 10 Reasons John Boehner Got Weepy Last Night by Parky Bill - A little light humor at the expense of the soon-to-be House Majority Leader.
(SC-06) James Clyburn Meets the Tea Party on Daniel Island by wjhamilton29464 - Majority whip James Clyburn (D) survived yesterday's bloodbath as the sole remaining Democrat in SC's congressional delegation, and is still working for the people of South Carolina and America.
(Var) Vote on why Democrats lost the House majority by Churchill - The poll and comments make this diary.
(Var) Blue Dog scorecard by TheGeneral - How did those Conservadems do?
Senate (17)
(AK-Sen) AK-Sen Beat Sarah Palin Today. Make Calls For Scott McAdams (UPDATED 3X!) by msblucow - Diarist covers the Alaska Senate race.
(AK-Sen) (AK-Sen) Hope Still Lives by JasonArthurSmith - McAdams staffer reflects on one of the highest profile campaigns this year.
(AK-Sen) AK-SEN: Write-ins lead, Miller lawyered up by Joan McCarter - It looks like Lisa Murkowski (R-write-in) maybe have won the general after losing to Joe Miller (R) in the primary but the outcome won't be clear for weeks. Scott McAdams was our Dem in the race.
(CO-Sen) Bennet wins by linc - The Denver Post is reporting that appointed Senator Michael Bennet (D) will win election in the race against Ken Buck (R).
(CO-Sen) Denver Post Calls it for Bennet by RichM - A report that the race between Michael Bennett (D) and Ken Buck (R) is now out of recount territory and that Senator Bennett will retain the seat. The diarist also brings us other news and analysis from Colorado.
(CO-Sen) CO-Sen: Denver Post declares Bennet the winner by Susan Gardner - The Denver Post has declared that Michael Bennet (D) is the winner of this race over Republican Ken Buck.
(CO-Sen) Senator Michael Bennet likely will win reelection to Colorado's Senate seat by thefourthbranch - Election update from last night, which had Sen. Bennet down by less than 10,000 votes with most of Denver and Boulder still to be counted.
(HI-Sen) Rasmussen misses HI Senate by 42 points by NMMatt - If there was still any doubt that Rasmussen's methodology had flaws, this should answer them.
(KY-Sen) Let's give Rand Paul exactly what he asked for. by ShawnGBR - Diarist takes the new Republican Senator from Kentucky at his word and suggests cutting off Kentucky's government welfare.
(NV-Sen) Replace Harry Reid - Start here by jsand42 - Diarist believes Democrats need to replace Harry as majority leader in the Senate despite his comfortable win over Sharron Angle (R).
(WA-Sen) WA-Sen: One Bright Spot on a Dark Night (w/ Update) by Zoltan - Sen. Patty Murray appears to have won her reelection bid.
(WA-Sen) WA-Sen 2010: I'm breaking out my spreadsheet by N in Seattle – Starts to compile voting result totals in the tight race between Democrat Patty Murray and Republican Dino Rossi.
(WA-Sen) WA-Sen: Murray paced to win by Joan McCarter - They're still counting ballots in Washington State, but it's looking good for Patty Murray (D) if she can hold King County over Dino Rossi (R).
(WI-Sen) WI Sen Video: "The first thing you do to get out of a hole is to start digging" by Jud Lounsbury – Republican Ron Johnson, who defeated Russ Feingold (D), has his own idea for how to get America the Car out of the ditch Republicans left it in: dig the ditch deeper.
(WI-Sen) Feingold Losing proof of Glenn Beck's Doomday by Sonnysaggese - Diarist laments the loss of one of the last true public servants in the Senate.
(WI-Sen) Thank You Russ Feingold!!! by astral66 - Thank you diary for Sen. Russ Feingold. With excerpts from his concession speech.
(Var-Sen) Get psyched! We held the Senate, 53-47! by bluehen96 - Diarist looks at the reality of last night's election results per how things work and suggests it's not as grim as it looks.
Various Races (33)
(CA-AG) KAMALA HARRIS for CA-AG (UPDATEDx9: 97.1% Reporting- Kamala Ahead by 0.5%!) by ArthurPoet - Series of updates on the vote counting in the California Attorney General contest.
(CA-Var) Our "Golden" ray of sunlight... by nklein - Diarist reminds us that California bucked the Teabagger wave last night, despite the defeat of Prop19.
(CA-Var) California is Blue by GlowNZ – Looks at the clean sweep by Democrats in statewide races in California.
(DE-Var) I am proud of Delaware by stormd - "With the exception of State Auditor, Democrats swept all State wide races, and that one is going to a recount."
(FL-Gov) Breaking: War Breaks out in Florida as recount in Gov race likely! by fladem - A tight race as attention turns to the vote totals coming out of the scene of a prior infamous recount.
(FL-Gov) FL Gov: Why Alex Sink lost by The Nephew - The diarist believes that a poorly run campaign was responsible for Alex Sink's defeat in the Florida Governor's race. Rick Scott (R) appears to have won though there will be a recount.
(FL-Var) FL Gov - Recount likely. Chaos developing. be fladem - Diarist is covering results for the state of Florida.
(HI-Var) Democrats win big in Hawaii by windwardguy46 - Not all Democrats are depressed today, as Hawaii's Dems did well. A look at the winners.
(IA-SC) Brace yourselves: we have a war on our hands... by pico - All three justice up for reelection on the Iowa Supreme Court lost. The diarist attributes this to the involvement of the National Organization for Marriage's campaign to nationalize the court decision upholding marriage equality.
(IL-Gov) Will Contested Overseas and Absentee Ballots Decide Illinois' Governor Race? by Radical Realist - With the DOJ investigating absentee ballot shenanigans in Illinois, the outcome may decide who will be Governor, Democrat Pat Quinn or Bill Brady (R).
(IL-SH-17) Swimming upstream -- IL state rep 17 by Frank Palmer - Diarist reports that Democrat Daniel Biss picked up an open seat in the state house that was previously held by a Republican. Biss defeated Republican Hamilton Chang.
(IL-Var) Obama's own state... by lawnorder - Republicans taking seats in Illinois.
(KS-Var) Election Results In My Home Town by bigjacbigjacbigjac - Diarist takes a look at the voting in Kansas generally, in Wichita specifically.
(MA-Var) Sometimes you need a wake-up call by jackster - Lessons learned in Massachusetts.
(MA-Var) A great night in Massachusetts by david blue - Good news from Massachusetts.
(MD-Var) Creative voter suppression in Maryland by mamaeps - A local television station uncovered a plot involving phone calls to Democrats hours before the polls closed telling them to 'relax', the races were already won.
(MD-Var) Early Voting: Good Local Race Predictor? by dadadata - Looks at early vote totals in Maryland to see if they can be used as indicators for future race predictions.
(ME-Gov) ME-Gov, A Truly Sad Day For Maine by The Truth Shall Set Ye Free - Paul LePage (R) won the governor's seat, Eliot Cutler (I) came in second. Libby Mitchell was the Dem in the race.
(MI-Var) Michigan: A F'ing Disaster. by Brainwrap - A state-wide look at the Republican takeover of Michigan.
(MI-Var) Our experiment: Giving Republicans 100% control of Michigan by cartwrightdale – Looks at the results in Michigan last night which put the GOP in total control of Michigan governing for the first time in thirty years.
(MN-Gov) In Minnesota, It's Recount Season (again) by Doc D – Minnesota voters go to sleep on election night only to wake up the next day to vote totals that are so close they trigger an automatic recount... again.
(MN-Gov) MN-Gov Headed to Automatic Recount by Vote For America - With all precincts reporting, Mark Dayton's (D) lead over Tom Emmer (R) is less than .5%, triggering the state's automatic recount.
(MN-Gov) Potential Disaster in Minnesota by Rieux - While it appears Mark Dayton (D) has a win over Tom Emmer (R), the race will likely go to recount because the margin is so slim. This may allow Tim Pawlenty (R) to stay on for a while.
(MN-Var) Feel good about anything regarding the elections? I do! by deepsouthdoug - There were some victories in Minnesota last night, diarist talks about some.
(MT-StSen) One great consolation prize in a bad night by twohundertseventy - Kendall Van Dyk (D) takes incumbent Roy Brown's (R) state senate seat by 16 votes. Whew!
(OH-Var) Ohio: A Bigger F-ing Disaster by The Clevelander - A state-wide look at the Republican takeover of Ohio.
(RI & NY-Var) Shove It! Local Election Bright Blue Spots by aaraujo - Report from an area of blue.
(TX-Dallas County Jud.) Dallas County: A Blue Pixel in Texas by CoolOnion - The Dem incumbent judges held, they elected new Dem judges and a Dem District Attorney, which according to the Dallas Morning News, "gives Democrats a majority on the court for the first time in the post-Ronald Reagan era."
(TX-Gov) People need to start worrying about Rick Perry by Velvet Revolution - Texas governor Rick Perry (R) was reelected handily, but diarist suspects he may be aiming for the Republican nomination for President in 2012.
(VT-Gov) BREAKING VT GOV: DUBIE (R) CONCEDES TO SHUMLIN (D) by kestrel9000 - Another Democratic win to savor, Peter Shumlin takes the Vermont Governor's race.
(VT-Var) Hooray Vermont! by radical simplicity – In a night of widespread losses, Vermont is a shining light... where Democrats even managed to nab the Governor’s mansion.
(Var) Top 11 Sober Reflections on Tonight by I said GOOD DAY sir - Some analysis of what happened and some analysis of what it means going forward politically.
(Var) Complete Idiots' Guide to Why Democrats Lost by NBBooks - How America stayed on the wrong track even when Democrats took power.
Ballot Initiatives (6)
(CA-Prop 19) Legalized pot goes down in flames by Kaili Joy Gray - California voters voted 61% to 39% against legalizing marijuana.
(CA-Prop 19) Legalized pot goes down in flames by Kalli Joy Gray - Proposition 19 was rejected.
(CA-Prop 23) Silver Linings and Other Takeaways from the Election by Heather TaylorMiesle NRDC Action Fund - Diarist reports that Californians rejected Big Oil's Prop 23. Also discussion of other climate champs and chumps.
(CA-Prop 23) Good climate news: Prop 23 defeated by pontechango - Diarist sees the rejection of Prop 23 as a victory against the "Koch brothers teabagger empire."
(CA-Prop25) Prop 25 wins in CA -- the end of budget cliffhangers by Ms Citizen – Looks at the victory last night for supporters of “Yes on 25!” in California.
(Prop-Var) Ignore the Media Conflictinator: 2010 Vote Was Turning Point Against Conservative Doctrine by davidsirota – Takes a look at results for ballot initiatives around the country and comes to the conclusion that voters are moving away from Conservatism.
General (15)
Robocalls in MD to Suppress Dem. Turnout by billlaurelMD - Diarist covers some GOTV calling & a ROBO call.
American Expat's Guide To Leaving America for the Social Safety Net of the European Union by Democrats Ramshield - Diarist offers some advice for those of us who may be considering emigration, and a look at the rules in various EU nations.
Okay, Democrats, Let's Talk About Our Failure And What Next by Something the Dog Said - The diarist believes Dems need to move to the left, play hard-nosed politics and consolidate the base.
Three Times In a Row by thereisnospoon - A diary that posits that the electorate is highly unstable at the moment and the first set of leaders who offer solid solutions to our economic problems will be the ones who prevail.
My Immediate Thoughts and Suggestions For Democrats by Setrak - Diarist looks at the situation, congratulates Harry Reid and Nancy Pelosi on their re-elections, suggests they step down from leadership positions for the good of the party. Also considers a Veep trade for 2012.
An Updated Agenda and A Look at Exits (Warning: VERY LONG) by FleetAdmiralJ - Diarist's thoughtful analysis of exit polling (not really all that long) and agenda going forward.
¡Viva Grijalva! by metallel - Diarist reports on some of the races he made calls for and the dialing systems he used.
More than half the Blue Dogs are out by Meteor Blades - MB discusses the change in the Democratic Caucus. Includes a list of defeated Blue Dogs.
Anti-Pelosi Dems lost overwhelmingly by genocideisnews – Looks at how all the back-stabbers faired when the final votes were counted. Note to Democrats: stabbing your own leaders in the back while running against and from them will win you no elections.
Bait-and-Switch Politics: Welcome to the 112th Congress by Amplify Your Voice - CNN reports that 62% of voters cited the economy as their most important issue, then voted for Republicans anyway. Diarist predicts a dramatic return of the culture wars.
How the Tea Party cost Republicans the Senate by Mikesco - Diarist traces the Republican's quest to take both houses of Congress, and why it was the Tea Party that made them lose on the Senate side.
Is the Latino Vote Up for Grabs? by ImmigrationPolicyCenter - Despite helping Democrats win some important races out west, diarist suggests the Latino vote does not necessarily 'belong' to Democrats, we'll have to keep courting it and delivering.
On Lame Ducks and deferred DREAMs. by Sook - Diarist offers the idea that Democrats should use their lame duck status to get some good legislation passed while it's still possible.
Progressives Caucus remains intact, becomes a plurality of House Dems by Chris Bowers - The loss of more than half the Blue Dogs last night leaves the progressives in better shape to exert some actual power in the House.
New challenges and new hopes- immigrant voters hold their own in the elections by Lets Breakthrough - One thing that became clear in this election is that immigrant voters made themselves heard in response to the ugly Teabagger anti-immigrant rhetoric.