As The Worm Turns: Polls Start Shifting
Samples of Today's 33 Diary Collection:
[HI-Sen] HI-Sen: Watch Orange to Blue candidate Mazie Hirono debate tonight by raatz - Mazie Horono (D) is running for the open Senate seat in Hawaii. She has been endorsed by firefighters, nurses, environmentalists and peace activists.
[FL-18] The Cash Cows of Allen West by Sofarsogoo - Allen West (R-Tea Bagger) is enraged. After all the hard work he has put into becoming a star hater, he has been shortchanged on the amount of donations that have been solicited and received in his name. His opponent in this race is Patrick Murphy (D).
[MI-Proposal 3] High Stakes on the Great Lakes by Michael Brune - A diary in support of Michigan's Proposal 3, which would mandate 25% renewal energy use by utilities in the Wolverine State.
Today's EDR covers rescued down-ticket election diaries published between noon on October 18th till noon on October 19th. This edition of Election Diary Rescue includes the following gems dug up by our miners.
Diaries: (33)
Senate: (8) posts, (6) states
House: (6) posts, (5) states, (5) districts
Ballot Initiatives: (5)
Various: (1)
General: (13)
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Senate
[HI-Sen] HI-Sen: Watch Orange to Blue candidate Mazie Hirono debate tonight by raatz - Mazie Horono (D) is running for the open Senate seat in Hawaii. She has been endorsed by firefighters, nurses, environmentalists and peace activists.
[MA-Sen] Scott Brown forced to apologize for asbestos 'actor' claim by Joan McCarter - Brown (R) backs down from his outrageous allegation; he's opposed by Elizabeth Warren (D) in this race.
[MA-Sen] Scott Brown still taking hits for asbestos 'actor' claim by Joan McCarter - The backlash against Scott Brown (R) for his big blunder accusing Elizabeth Warren (D) of hiring actors to play asbestos victims continues. According to Brown it's all Warren's fault that he's a total asshole.
[MO-Sen] I guess Akin blew it tonight. by willynel - Republican Senate candidate Todd "legitimate rape" Akin's debate performance inspires the diarist's friend to vote - for the Democrat, Sen. Claire McCaskill.
[NY-Sen] NY-Sen: Scenes from the debate by devtob - The diarist shares first-hand impressions of the debate between Senator Kirsten Gillibrand and Wendy Long at Skidmore College in Saratoga Springs.
[OH-Sen] OH-Sen: Liveblog of Debate 10/18/12 by Kurt from CMH - Diarist did liveblog coverage of debate between Senator Sherrod Brown and Ohio State Treasurer Josh Mandel.
[WI-Sen] Thompson Caught Redhanded in Holding Iranian Stocks by BKGyptian89 - Tommy Thompson (R) has been claiming his Democratic opponent Tammy Baldwin has been "soft on Iran." HuffPo reported that Thompson had held 50 grand worth of stocks in companies that do business with Iran.
[WI-Sen] WI-Sen: Tammy Vs Tommy by poopdogcomedy - News on the race between Tammy Baldwin (D) and Tommy Thompson (R).
House
[CA-49] Fundraising - Help Elect an Outstanding Progressive in the House! Sandra Fluke will be at a rally! by pipsorcle - Democrat Jerry Tetalman's campaign for Califonia's 49th, against Republican Darrell Issa, CD is starting to gain steam in ways it didn't have months ago. It has a larger finance team, more field officers and has started a paid media campaign that has radio air time on Spanish stations.
[FL-18] FL-18: PPP Motivated Me To Donate To Patrick Murphy's (D) Campaign by poopdogcomedy - The PPP poll showing Republican nutbag Allen West leading Democrat Patrick Murphy caused diarist to donate to Murphy's campaign. ActBlue link included, along with lots of motivational video clips.
[FL-18] The Cash Cows of Allen West by Sofarsogoo - Allen West (R-Tea Bagger) is enraged. After all the hard work he has put into becoming a star hater, he has been shortchanged on the amount of donations that have been solicited and received in his name. His opponent in this race is Patrick Murphy (D).
[IL-08] Joe Walsh: Against Abortion, 'Without Exception', Including the Life of the Mother by Scarce - Joe Walsh (R) answered an abortion question in his debate with Tammy Duckworth (D) that should make the choice easy for residents of the district. Walsh insisted - ignorantly - that with modern technology and science, pregnancies never threaten the health or life of the mother.
[TN-04] TN-04 DesJarlais is Cooked if We Support Eric by EquityRoy - A plea for support for Eric Stewart (D), running against Scott DesJarlais (R).
[WI-01] WI-01: Rob Zerban NOT short on cash - Definitely has momentum by pipsorcle - With these last few weeks heading into election, it appears that Democratic candidate Rob Zerban continues to have momentum, even though he clearly does not have the campaign war chest that Rep. Paul Ryan (cough, cough) has.
Ballot Initiatives:
[CA-Prop 31] Vote No on California Proposition 31: Changes to State Budgeting by Inoljt - Proposition 31 is well-intentioned, but won't do what its backers would like to think it will. Diarist clarifies the shortcomings.
[CA-Prop 32] George Skelton Takes California's Prop 32 to Task by UTBriancl - An LA Times journalist calls Proposition 32, which would ban labor union contributions to candidates, a 'self-serving sham'.
[CA-Prop 32] Why defeating Prop. 32 is a patient safety priority by National Nurses Movement - The California Nurses Association strongly opposes Prop. 32, which they claim is almost entirely an attack on unions and their ability to pool the collective resources of their members to compete with corporate interests who, through their huge profits and profligate spending, already have enormous clout in elections and public policy in California.
[MI-Proposal 3] High Stakes on the Great Lakes by Michael Brune - A diary in support of Michigan's Proposal 3, which would mandate 25% renewal energy use by utilities in the Wolverine State.
[OH-Issue 2] Ohio Issue 2 won't fix gerrymandering of Fed districts by LakeThomas - Issue 2 might intend to create fairer legislative districts, but will face significant challenges in the courts.
Various:
[Var-Polling] Daily Kos Elections Polling Wrap: The waiting game begins as Democrats hope for post-debate mojo by Steve Singiser - For those who live and die by the polls at the tail end of the election cycle, the past 24 hours, and the next 24 hours, are going to be nothing short of excruciating.
General:
Al Franken in Bemidji by ImpeccableLiberalCredentials - Video of a speech by U.S. Senator Al Franken on issues, and in support of down ticket candidates in MN.
Arrest made in VA trashed voter forms case by Semblance - Good news: An arrest has been made in the case of the trashed VA voter forms. Mr. Colin Small of PA was arrested and charged. He worked for an organization that was hired by the Republican party for voter registration efforts.
Blast of fear in Minnesota against Marriage Equality by The Big E - We all knew the fear blasts from the proponents of the so-called "marriage" constitutional amendment would hit the airwaves right about now. We knew they'd use the basest fear-mongering appealing to the worst in people.
GOP CONTRACTOR arrested for throwing away VIRGINIA voter registrations by SeaTurtle - Diarist has news of an arrest in the vote registrations being thrown out in Harrisonburg, VA.
GOP operative arrested in VA for trashing voter registration cards by Old Redneck - Diarist has news of an arrest in the vote registrations being thrown out in Harrisonburg, VA.
HEY NYC! Are you ready to work for Democracy? by mole333 - NYC based GOTV Actions and Road Trips: Brooklyn, PA, VA, NH, ME. Alright NYC! Can we get a little GOTV activism? There is a LOT going on both inside and outside the city.
In Ohio, the voter suppression effort isn't over. by The Erratic Synapse - Diarist quotes a ThinkProgress article updating the continuing efforts of Ohio's Republican Secretary of State Jon Husted to limit early voting hours.
Iowa Early Voting Update, 10/19/12 by FightingRegistrar - Today's installment of diarist's ongoing daily update series on the figures for early voting in Iowa.
NC -- What a Difference a Day Makes by NCJim - Diarist offers the stats after the first day of in-person early voting in North Carolina, Republican ballots cast vs. Democratic and Independent. Holy moley!
Police Make Arrest in VA Trashed Voter Forms Investigation & Proof He Is GOP (Photo) by 904Dem - Diarist has news of an arrest in the vote registrations being thrown out in Harrisonburg, VA.
Predicting the House Using Historical Data by dreaminonempty - Analysis on this year's prospective results in Congress' second chamber.
Tennessee Voter ID Law: More Voters Disenfranchised by zakandsantos - Diarist was turned away from early voting yesterday, today finds reports that more people are being turned away, IDs are being refused, and the poll workers are woefully untrained.
Third quarter House fundraising: who's got the cash? by jeffmd - Data on fundraising totals for candidates in competitive House races.
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