EDR compiles, describes and links election related diaries throughout the year. This group was born from a front page diary series that has rescued virtually every election related diary during election cycles since 2006.
EDR chronicles the passion, the power and the effectiveness of working for a better world through political engagement. It shines the light on candidates who might have been missed. It brings you quick access to candidates in your area. It hopefully inspires people to write and it is an archive for thousands of election related diaries. And now, thanks to DK4 it is something more. Welcome to the new full time Election Diary Rescues.
For the history of this project, founded by sidinny, please go to our EDR Introduction Diary for the 2010 election which links all the rescued diaries since 2006.
For great news about our new second home, and our first offering of election diaries please follow the jump.
The latest news is that Election Diary Rescues will be a regular feature on the new Daily Kos Elections blog by David Nir which will cover everything related to elections for Daily Kos. We are honored to be part of this important new DK feature.
For those interested in writing election related diaries, please use the standard DK format which looks like the following (ht sidinny). It makes it easier for the miners to find your diary. When they're digging through hundreds of diaries a day, miners also love great tools, and TAGS are their favorite. Adding EDR is all you need to make a Miner smile.
Diary Titles - If you are doing a diary on a candidate or race, please be aware of the standard Daily Kos formatting. For House races, please start your title with the two-digit state abbreviation followed by the district number.
(NC-11) - Shuler (D-kinda) mocked by Doonesbury.
For Senate races, just use state-Sen.
( NV-Sen) - Angle (R) Goes on Tangent, Gets Bent out of Shape.
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The schedule for publishing rescues is still pretty flexible. Please follow us and stay tuned. And write a diary about an upcoming election! From the EDR crew of Miners and Editors, welcome and thanks for reading. And as always, if we miss a diary, please let us know.
Today's gems are from 2/17 to 2/23 (6:00 pm EST)
(CT-Sen) CT-Sen: Rep. Joe Courtney (D) Won't Run by David Nir - News is out that Representative Joe Courtney won't be running to replace Joe Lieberman. Congressman Joe Courtney said Monday he would not run for U.S. Senate in 2012.....So far, U.S. Rep. Chris Murphy and former Secretary of the State Susan Bysiewicz have announced they will run for the seat now held by Joseph Lieberman, who is not seeking re-election.
(IN-Sen) Indiana GOP establishment lining up yo nuke Richard Lugar by David Nir - Indiana State Treasurer Richard Mourdock will launch his primary challenge to Sen. Richard Lugar (R-Ind.) on Tuesday with the support of a majority of both the state's 92 Republican county chairmen and its state party executive committee, he told the Fix in a recent interview.
(LA-State Sen) Louisiana Senate tilts GOP. Where were we? by Seneca Doane - In light of the the fact that a Democrat in a special election to the Louisiana Senate lost by a 52%-48% margin, the diarist asks the question: where were we? From the Times: A Republican candidate late Saturday won a special election for a Louisiana state Senate seat, according to unofficial returns, a result that if certified would give the GOP control of the Senate for the first time since Reconstruction.
(NE-Sen) NE-Sen: Jon Bruning's Campaign Ad Celebrates GOP Stupidity by Skylewalker - The diarist: While trying to attack Ben Nelson over his health care reform vote, the Bruning campaign has created an accidental celebration of the gullibility of voters they're counting on carrying their candidate through this election.This ad must have cost a pretty penny and is clearly intended to make a splash online. But, that doesn't hide just how weak a campaign and empty a message it really represents..... Click above to see the ad and more insight.
(NM-Sen) Sen. Bingaman D-NM to Retire (illustrated) by Land of Enchantment - New Mexico diarist looks at possible replacements for the retiring Senator including Ben Ray Lujan (NM-03).
(WI-94) Wisconsin needs more Dems in the legislature and here is a chance to help by JessCO - From the diarist: When Governor Walker was elected he appointed Republican Mike Huebsch to his administration leaving the 94th district seat open. He has yet to call the special election but today a great candidate threw her hat in to the ring. Her name is Cheryl Hancock. And to be completely honest she is my mother. She has been running against Mike since 2008 and she is the only candidate who came close to beating him, losing by 1000 votes the first time.
(IN-Gov) IN-Gov: Jonathan Weinzapfel (D) Won't Run by David Nir - A major - and unexpected - bummer for Democrats: After Weinzapfel's announcement, former Democratic state House Speaker John Gregg (who served from `98-`02) said he is "taking a very serious look at the race." Weinzapfel praised Gregg in his own "exit interview" with the C&P, saying "I would be as supportive as I could" of a Gregg candidacy. Weinzapfel has a big warchest left over ($750K), and at just 45, he very likely has a future in Indiana politics.