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The Election Roundup team has compiled, described and linked down ticket election stories since 2006. For the first ten years we "mined" for down ticket contributions. In 2016 we started rounding them up instead so we've changed our old avatar to a guy on a horse.

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Alma, eeff, randallt, Joy Busey, drchelo, Sylv, Spedwybabs, Nightprowlkitty?.... HELP PLEASE, those archives are gone.

2008
sidinny, Land of Enchantment, ukben, welso, drchelo, randallt, Joy Busey, TruthOfAngels, eeff, Alma, Sylv, Nightprowlkitty, Spedwybabs, Turbonerd, cdale777, and Relevant Rhino

2010
Alma, welso, randallt, Joieau, eeff, Sylv, Spedwybabs, Turbonerd, SJerseyIndy, ukben, and suejazz

2012
Alma, eeff, Joieau, nomandates, Oke, randallt, restondem, Spedwybabs, Sylv, TruthOfAngels and turbonerd

2013
Alma, eeff, Joieau, nomandates, Oke, randallt, Sylv, TruthOfAngels and turbonerd

2014
Alma, eeff, Doug Tuttle, Joieau, Land of Enchantment, Pucklady, randallt, sylv, suejazz, and turbonerd, Patriot Daily News Clearinghouse.

2016
Carolina On My Mind, eeff, Jax Dem, Joieau, pittgreg, pucklady, randallt and ZenTrainer, Patriot Daily News Clearinghouse

2018
eeff, Jax Dem, Joieau, zentrainer, turbonerd and randallt

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Election Diary Rescue: Final Edition 2014

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Thursday November 06, 2014 · 1:00 PM PST

2014/11/06 · 13:00

This edition of Election Diary Rescue features a collection of 179 diaries.

This is final edition of Election Diary Rescue 2014. It covers rescued down-ticket election diaries published from Sunday, November 2nd through 6:00 pm on Wednesday, November 5th. This was to ensure that we did not miss the last days of pre-election and election day diaries by our intrepid Kossack diarists, and so that we could include some of the wrap-ups that came in once the results were known.

Our tireless miners have been hard at work for 44 straight weeks collecting this election coverage and putting it into a link-list for everyone's convenience. Please give these dedicated Kossacks some love below the fold as they comment on the EDR project and what it has meant to them. This year we rescued 2,370 election diaries

With this diary entered into the EDR archives, we put to bed our 5th general election. Thanks for writing diaries! See you in 2016.

Diaries: (179)
Senate: (35) posts, (12) states
House: (5) posts, (3) states, (4) districts
State and more: (49)
General: (90)

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Monday November 03, 2014 · 1:00 PM PST

2014/11/03 · 13:00

The following diaries are examples of this week's Election Diary Rescue. This post features a collection of 176 diaries.

(KS-Sen) Kansas State University Demands Pat Roberts Stop Running ad. Roberts Refuses by tmservo433 - The President of Kansas State University asked the Pat Roberts (R) campaign to stop using a video that the producer said was for private distribution, but has now been made public in radio and television ads. Roberts' campaign has refused.

(MI-11) Foreclosure King for Congress? by Fuzzytek - You might think it sounds like a shameless joke, but "Foreclosure King" is the moniker for David Trott, Michigan Republican Party candidate in the 11th congressional district. His firm proudly boasts of pushing 80,000 homes through the foreclosure mill in the past year. Bobby McKenzie is the Democrat in the race.

(TX-Gov) TX Candidate for Governor Abbott-R Caught Palling Around with Terrorist by txdoubledd - Greg Abbott was caught on camera palling around with a dangerous militia leader who was arrested 4 days later by the ATF. This is one of the border 'guards' pointing guns at legitimate Border Patrol officers. Deal is, this guy is a convicted felon and isn't allowed to possess a gun. Oops.

Enter the Daily Kos Elections 2014 prediction contest! by David Nir - The official DKos elections division is holding a prediction contest again this year. Sign-ups go through 4PM Tuesday. Join the fun! The tie breaker is a tough one.

This is the 43rd weekly edition of Election Diary Rescue. It covers rescued down-ticket election diaries published from Sunday, October 27 through Saturday, November 1. We hope you enjoy the following gems dug up by our dedicated team of miners.

* Please visit us again on Thursday, Nov 6th for our final 2014 edition which will feature election diaries published from Sunday through the election as well as Wednesday diaries that reflect on the races. It will also be a place for the mighty EDR crew to leave you with some parting comments so please join us.

Diaries: (176)
Senate: (47) posts, (15) states
House: (21) posts, (14) states, (16) districts
State and more: (57)
General: (51)

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Monday October 27, 2014 · 1:00 PM PDT

2014/10/27 · 13:00

The following diaries are examples of this week's Election Diary Rescue. This post features a collection of 151 diaries.

(CO, IA-Sen) Udall & Braley Go Thelma & Louise by We Shall Overcome - In a very real sense Democratic control of the Senate is a matter of Iowa & Colorado or bust. Diarist pitches for help, includes donation link.

(SC-06) SC GOP Congressional Candidate: Same-Sex Couples Are 'Gremlins' And A 'Pestilence' by librarisingnsf. The Republican challenger to highly respected veteran Democratic Congressman Jim Clyburn wants to make sure everybody knows he's a full-bore bigot.

(Navajo Nation-Pres) Navajo High Court Postpones Nov. Election. Orders Ballots without Candidate Deschene by manyamile - The Supreme Court of the Navajo Nation has ruled today that Christopher Deschene is disqualified as a candidate for president in the Nov. 4th runoff. Deschene finished second in the August primary, but two also-rans sought to have him barred on the basis of his fluency in the Navajo language.

UPDATE: WE Won! Rev. William Barber excites our local activists by smiley7 - The Republican attempt to disenfranchise students by moving their precinct polling place off campus has been ruled unconstitutional.

This is the 42nd weekly edition of Election Diary Rescue. It covers rescued down-ticket election diaries published from Sunday, October 19 through Saturday, October 26. We hope you enjoy the following gems dug up by our dedicated team of miners.

Diaries: (151)
Senate: (37) posts, (11) states
House: (19) posts, (11) states, (15) districts
State and more: (61)
General: (34)

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Monday October 20, 2014 · 1:00 PM PDT

2014/10/20 · 13:00

The following diaries are examples of this week's Election Diary Rescue. This post features a collection of 105 diaries.

(SD-Sen) A prairie populist: Climate Hawks Vote endorses Rick Weiland by RLMiller - In the increasingly interesting race for the Senate in South Dakota, Climate Hawks Vote gives a ringing endorsement to the Democratic candidate Rick Weiland, a strong opponent of the Keystone XL pipeline. His opponents are Incumbent Governor Mike Rounds (R) and former Republican and now Independent candidate Larry Pressler.

(NC-06) The Devil made him do it: pastor Mark Walker (R; NC-06) forswears PAC money, taps 25 PACs for $100K by DocDawg - Diarist has info on North Carolina's US House district 06 with candidates Laura Fjeld (D) and Mark Walker (R).

(FL-Gov) Crist had a fan at his feet and Rick Scott threw a temper tantrum by Vetwife - I have never heard so much BS wrapped in an opening statement since my son tried to explain to me that his homework was not due for 5 weeks in the 6th grade.

They will steal your democracy unless you show up at the polls by Burt Hall - The most dangerous problem in America is an attack on democracy that's been going on for 20 years. The great Republican moderates have all but disappeared since the right wing took the party, and they mean to take democracy itself. Voting is the only way to defeat them.

This is the 41st weekly edition of Election Diary Rescue. It covers rescued down-ticket election diaries published from Sunday, October 12 through Saturday, October 18. We hope you enjoy the following gems dug up by our dedicated team of miners.

Diaries: (105)
Senate: (25) posts, (10 states
House: (16) posts, (11) states, (12) districts
State and more: (45)
General: (19)

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Monday October 13, 2014 · 1:00 PM PDT

2014/10/13 · 13:00

The following diaries are examples of this week's Election Diary Rescue. This post features a collection of 96 diaries.

(IA-Sen) New Ad: "Will No One Think of the Chickens???" (Update) by Crashing Vor - Diarist has a video for the open Iowa Senate race between Bruce Braley (D) and Joni Ernst (R).

(AK-AL) RWNJ Congressman: "The last guy who touched me ended up on the ground dead." by pollwatcher - A little story in the news about Republican Congressman Don Young going off on Democratic challenger Forrest Dunbar. So for all those people who buy into the false equivalency of, they're all the same, and plan on not voting or helping with GOTV, this is the type of guy you are empowering.

(CA-OaklandMayor) There Are Fifteen Humans, and One Dog, Running for Mayor of Oakland. by jpmassar. It's a crowded field in the East Bay. (Votes for the dog, Einstein, won't be counted, as authorities have ruled that only humans can hold the office).

How 5 SCOTUS Judges Are F*cking Americans Out Of Fair Elections - Here's The Latest Ruling by Leslie Salzillo - The five conservative justices have reversed the 4th Circuit Court of Appeals and erased same-day voting in North Carolina.

This is the 40th weekly edition of Election Diary Rescue. It covers rescued down-ticket election diaries published from Sunday, October 5 through Saturday, October 11. We hope you enjoy the following gems dug up by our dedicated team of miners.

VOLUNTEER ALERT! As the election approaches we may be switching back to our traditional daily schedule for producing this blog. We will need a few good Kossacks to join the team.

Please e-mail us if you would like the opportunity to contribute to this legacy project. DKosEDR at gmail.com.

Diaries: (96)
Senate: (32) posts, (11) states
House: (12) posts, (8) states, (11) districts
State and more: (28)
General: (24)

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Monday October 06, 2014 · 1:00 PM PDT

2014/10/06 · 13:00

The following diaries are examples of this week's Election Diary Rescue. This post features a collection of 76 diaries.

(Sen-Var) Small Races, Big Results: How to Hang onto the Senate for Spare Change by Phoenix Woman - Getting out the downticket races not only gets people elected downticket, but those voters will also vote the top of the ticket, and those votes are ones we need. Donate and get out the vote for local races. The money goes a long way and will also elect the Senate we want.

(MI-06) Fred Upton's voter shenanigans. Is he that desperate? by RLMiller - Fred Upton, incumbent in Michigan's 6th CD, is sending out mailers marked "Do Not Tamper, Official Document". Inside is an absentee voter application, asking "Can I count on your absentee vote? (for Upton)". This, even though Michigan's absentee voter laws allow you to vote absentee only if you are in jail, over 60, or cannot get to the polls. Most of the recipients of these applications do not qualify to vote absentee under these rules. Voters in Benton Harbor are confused and angry.

(OR-StSen) Oregon State Senate Races Post Labor Day by James Allen - Democrats currently have a 16-14 majority in the Oregon state senate. There is some concern that they will lose control in the next election. But the diarist, in his careful analysis of significant races, is doubtful that control is really in play this year.

Christian Right Voter Mobilization - The Campaign Season Finale by Frederick Clarkson - One of the secrets of the success of the Christian Right over the years has been that opponents have taken the movement with insufficient seriousness. Diarist outlines the voter mobilization going into November's election, and why that is something Democrats need to effectively counter.

This is the 39th weekly edition of Election Diary Rescue. It covers rescued down-ticket election diaries published from Sunday, September 28 through Saturday, October 4. We hope you enjoy the following gems dug up by our dedicated team of miners.

VOLUNTEER ALERT! As the election approaches we may be switching back to our traditional daily schedule for producing this blog. We will need a few good Kossacks to join the team.

Please e-mail us if you would like the opportunity to contribute to this legacy project. DKosEDR at gmail.com.

Diaries: (76)
Senate: (23) posts, (11) states
House: (13) posts, (10) states, (12) districts
State and more: (27)
General: (13)

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Monday September 29, 2014 · 1:00 PM PDT

2014/09/29 · 13:00

The following diaries are examples of this week's Election Diary Rescue. This post features a collection of 68 diaries.

(MI-Sen) Michigan's GOP Candidate for U.S. Senate Missteps Again by grape crush - In the "I know you are but what am I Dept.," Republican U.S. Senate candidate Terri Lynn Land has sold her shares in a mutual fund that invests in an oil company she has lambasted Democratic opponent Gary Peters for owning direct stock in.

(ND-AL) Could Republicans lose North Dakota's only House seat? A new Democratic poll says they can by Jeff Singer - A new poll shows freshman Republican Representative Kevin Cramer losing North Dakota's only U.S. House seat to Democratic state senator George Sinner 40-38.

(FL-Gov) Attending Crist Event? Expect Your License Plate Will Be Recorded by SemDem - Incumbent governor Rick Scott and the Florida Republican Party are not answering questions about why they sent staffers to videotape and photograph the license plate numbers of those attenting a fundraiser for challenger Charlie Crist (D) at a private home. These aren't overzealous supporters, they were paid state GOP employees sent by the current governor's campaign.

Doctor Who: "Scotland really showed us the way ... 85% of the people voted." by akadjian - Diarist got the chance to talk with Paul McGann, Doctor Who #8, about the Scottish independence vote. 85% turnout? If only the US could make such a boast!

This is the 38th weekly edition of Election Diary Rescue. It covers rescued down-ticket election diaries published from Sunday, September 21 through Saturday, September 27. We hope you enjoy the following gems dug up by our dedicated team of miners.

VOLUNTEER ALERT! As the election approaches we may be switching back to our traditional daily schedule for producing this blog. We will need a few good Kossacks to join the team.

Please e-mail us if you would like the opportunity to contribute to this legacy project. DKosEDR at gmail.com.

Diaries: (68)
Senate: (11) posts, (8) states
House: (16) posts, (10) states, (13) districts
State and more: (27)
General: (14)

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Monday September 22, 2014 · 1:00 PM PDT

2014/09/22 · 13:00

The following diaries are examples of this week's Election Diary Rescue. This post features a collection of 70 diaries.

(IA-Sen) Door to Door for Braley: Smith & Wesson Edition by Master Alchemi - Diarist relates interesting experiences while going door-to-door for Democratic Senate candidate Bruce Braley.

(CA-17) Silicon Valley Kossack's Day of Action with the Mike Honda campaign 10/11 by Glen The Plumber - After shopping other districts first, DINO and patent lawyer Ro Khanna decided to challenge long-time progressive incumbent Mike Honda. These Kossacks are on the ground in an effort to send this right-of-center carpetbagger packing.

(CA-MtnViewCityCouncil) Diary of a City Council Candidate #14: Terrorist Threat by BayAreaKen - Our candidate/diarist has been suffering campaign sign vandalism. Upon confrontation with a vandal, some very scary things happened...

Coloring me some voters! by JamieG from Md - Diarist: "I did a search on the internet for election related coloring pages and found quite a few good ones. We have been printing out an assortment of pages and bringing them to the library during voter registration. We offer the pages to the kids or their parents. We also have a few boxes of crayons available for those who have time to do the coloring there in the lobby. This has been bringing attention to our efforts!"

This is the 37th weekly edition of Election Diary Rescue. It covers rescued down-ticket election diaries published from Sunday, September 14 through Saturday, September 20. We hope you enjoy the following gems dug up by our dedicated team of miners.

VOLUNTEER ALERT! As the election approaches we may be switching back to our traditional daily schedule for producing this blog. We will need a few good Kossacks to join the team.

Please e-mail us if you would like the opportunity to contribute to this legacy project. DKosEDR at gmail.com.

Diaries: (70)
Senate: (18) posts, (10) states
House: (8) posts, (5) states, (7) districts
State and more: (31)
General: (13)

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Monday September 15, 2014 · 1:19 PM PDT

2014/09/15 · 13:19

Welcome Aboard, Me Hearties!
'Tis Talk Like A Pirate Week!!!

By permission from Admira Wijaya
Talk Like A Pirate Day is September 19th

A wee taste o'this week's grog be below. This post features a collection of 56 diaries.

(NH-Sen) Mayday PAC in New Hampshire: lessons learned (NH-Sen). UPDATED by DocDawg - Mayday PAC, Lawrence Lessig's "ironic" crusade t' drive fundamental campaign booty reform by fightin' fire (SuperPACs) with fire (his own anti-PAC), faced its first major armada - and humiliatin' defeat - in t' New Hampshire Republican primary for US Senate.

(KS-01) Traditional Republicans for Common Sense Endorse Sherow (D-KS) over Tim Huelskamp by tmservo433 - Yar mateys, half a fortnight ago, the buccaneers of the Traditional Republicans for Common Sense risked walkin’ the plank or worse, by throwin’ their lot behind Jim Sherow, the Democratic candidate for Kansas’ first district, rather than the scurvy bilgrat Republican Tim Huelskamp.

(MI-Gov) MI-GOV SCANDAL: Snyder admin quietly canceled $98K fine for for-profit prison food vendor Aramark by Eclectablog - For-treasure brig food vendow Aramark has experienced repeated food shortages, employees bringin' drugs and contraband t' prisoners, employees havin' sex with prisoners, and most recently, maggots in multiple food preparation areas. T' state began crackin' down last March and were fined, not keel-hauled. Cap'n Snyder thinks that's "too harsh."

Dems start fast out of the box: Ahoy! NC mail-in voting starts by ean4ever - The NC State Board of Elections has voter files that can be data mined. Usually mail-in voting in NC heavily benefits the GOP, but this year there has been a massive shift towards the Democrats, with a HUGE jump in Black turnout.

This is the 36th weekly edition of Election Diary Rescue. It covers rescued down-ticket election diaries published from Sunday, September 7 through Saturday, September 13. We hope you enjoy the following gems dug up by our dedicated team of miners.

VOLUNTEER ALERT! As the election approaches we may be switching back to our traditional daily schedule for producing this blog. We will need a few good Kossacks to join the team.

Please e-mail us if you would like the opportunity to contribute to this legacy project. DKosEDR@gmail.com.

Diaries: (56)
Senate: (15) posts, (9) states
House: (4) posts, (4) states, (4) districts
State and more: (22)
General: (15)

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Monday September 08, 2014 · 1:00 PM PDT

2014/09/08 · 13:00

The following diaries are examples of this week's Election Diary Rescue. This post features a collection of 82 diaries.

(MT-Sen) Amanda Curtis D-MT Generating Excitement in MT Senate Race by ButteDem - Since her campaign began two weeks ago, Democrat Amanda Curtis' campaign for the US Senate in Montana has raised over $260,000 and has received many large endorsements already including all major Labor Unions, The Montana Sportsman Association, The Montana Conservation Voters, Montana Firefighters Association, and many more.

(NC-06) Let's flip a House seat this November: support Laura Fjeld for Congress (D; NC-06) by DocDawg - North Carolina's freshly-gerrymandered 6th Congressional district, running just below the Virginia border in NC's central Piedmont and Triad area was engineered by the Republican super-majority of the state legislature in 2013 as a 'safe' Republican haven. When the octogenarian incumbent announced his retirement, all hell broke loose. Democratic candidate Laura Fjeld has much to offer and is doing well.

(NY-StAssmbly-113) NY-AD-113 - Carrie Woerner's Assembly Campaign Gearing Up, Opening Two New Field Offices by Upstate Blue - Carrie Woerner is increasingly in a strong position to become the first Democratic Assembly person to represent the Upper Hudson Valley region of Upstate New York in nearly 150 years.

Friendly dkos Public Service Announcement by rexymeteorite - A reminder to make sure your voter registration is up to date if you want your vote to count.

This is the 35th weekly edition of Election Diary Rescue. It covers rescued down-ticket election diaries published from Sunday, August 31 through Saturday, September 6. We hope you enjoy the following gems dug up by our dedicated team of miners.

VOLUNTEER ALERT! As the election approaches we will be switching back to our traditional daily schedule for producing this blog. We will need a few good Kossacks to join the team.

Please e-mail us if you would like the opportunity to contribute to this legacy project. DKosEDR@gmail.com.

Diaries: (82)
Senate: (17) posts, (5) states
House: (7) posts, (5) states, (5) districts
State and more: (45)
General: (13)

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Monday September 01, 2014 · 3:45 PM PDT

2014/09/01 · 15:45

The following diaries are examples of this week's Election Diary Rescue. This post features a collection of 50 diaries.

(KY-Sen) What you need to know about Mitch McConnell and Jesse Benton by zenofmconnell - Mitch McConnel (R) is in the fight of his life against Alison Lundergan Grimes (D). A look at who Jesse Benton is, and how his indictment in a notorious bribery case may impact the race.

(AZ-03) Grijalva's Opponent Demands Excommunication by Hi Jolly - Republican candidate Gabriela Sucedo Mercer has earned some fame for outrageous statements on Facebook. She's keeping it up this time too, now demanding that the Catholic church excommunicate Grijalva because he supports women's right to choose.

(NY-StSen43) NY-SD-43 - St. Senator Marchione's Largest Donor Arrested & Indicted as FBI Investigation Continues by Upstate Blue - A Saratoga County developer was arrested last week by the FBI in a probe of Republican elected officials in the town of Halfmoon, including incumbent State Senator Kathy Marchione. The developer, it turns out, is the largest individual contributor to her campaign. Popcorn required for this one...

New Election Rule: Virginia Requires Photo ID at Polls by louisev. This voting restriction did not come from the legislature - it originated with the Virginia Board of Elections.

This is the 34th weekly edition of Election Diary Rescue. It covers rescued down-ticket election diaries published from Sunday, August 24 through Saturday, August 30. We hope you enjoy the following gems dug up by our dedicated team of miners.

VOLUNTEER ALERT! As the election approaches we will be switching back to our traditional daily schedule for producing this blog. We will need a few good Kossacks to join the team.

Please e-mail us if you would like the opportunity to contribute to this legacy project. DKosEDR@gmail.com.

Diaries: (50)
Senate: (12) posts, (9) states
House: (6) posts, (4) states, (6) districts
State and more: (26)
General: (6)

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