The following stories are examples of this week's Election Roundup of 24 down ticket stories covering Saturday 9/9 through Saturday 9/15).
(MS-SEN) Mississippi Turning: These Senate Elections are a BFD for Democrats and Here's Why
Mississippians will be casting votes for both their US senate seats in November this year. In a normal year, this would have little interest for Democrats but there’s nothing normal in the Trump Era and that includes Mississippi.
(FL-01) Gaetz chooses Holocaust denier over FL-01 constituents for a second time
Something was missing, Matt Gaetz, the incumbent in the race for Florida’s 1st congressional district.
Gaetz claimed he had a prior congressional commitment. It is not unusual for sitting members of Congress to have packed schedules. Congressmen and women often have to make difficult choices about which events to attend in order to best serve their districts. Thus, voters probably trusted that Gaetz was hard at work in Washington, representing the best interests of his constituents. Today, the truth was revealed by Mother Jones News In fact, Gaetz spent July 20 with infamous Holocaust denier Chuck C. Johnson.
(WI-StSen) The resistance is rural: Scott Walker and the Wisconsin GOP challenged by progressive farmers
Democrat Kriss Marion is a farmer, small business owner, and mother of four who lives in rural Wisconsin. Her campaign manager is an award-winning cheesemaker. They could not be more Wisconsin, and together, they’re running what is one of the most crucial local elections in the country.
Sunday 9/9 through Saturday 9/15
Stories: (24)
Senate: (3) posts, (3) states
House: (13) posts, (12) states, (10) districts
State and more: (8)
Rescues since 2006 (13,043)
Welcome to Election Roundup, formerly known as “Election Diary Rescue.” Look for this down ticket collection every Monday through the election. The Roundup team has compiled and linked down ticket diaries since 2006. Archives
Election Roundup gives downticket stories a second chance for exposure and hopefully encourages people to write about contests that interest them, knowing their stories from the previous week will be listed every Monday.
The ER team scans every DK post and republishes applicable stories to our Election Diary Rescues list. We have been republishing since early this year so there is a wealth of writing there, please enjoy.
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