More Yummy Down-Ticket Goodness!
Tonight's sampling:
[NV-Sen] NV-Sen: Dean Heller: He's Never Been For You by poopdogcomedy - So far Shelley Berkley (D) has my favorite attack line of the campaign season. "Dean Heller: He's Never Been For You". Gotta love that. Links to Shelley's new ads and ActBlue included to help in her race against incumbent Dean Heller (R).
[NY-18] GOP Trainer, Spokesman & Candidate says "Let's hurl some acid at those female Democratic Senators" by The BigotBasher - Why, after the heinous comment, is Jay Townsend still the official campaign spokesman for Nan Hayworth (R, Incumbent in NY-19, now running in the 18th)? Link included to help Sean Maloney, the Democrat in this race.
[OH-Redistricting Amendment] Ohio Supreme Court Smacks Down John Husted (Updated) by Ohiodem1 - Poor John Husted (R-Ohio SoS) isn't having much luck in his attempt to deliver Ohio to the Republican Party forever more. Now the state Supreme Court has thrown out his deceptive wording on an amendment on the November ballot that would change the way Ohio does redistricting.
Today's EDR covers rescued down-ticket election diaries published between noon on September 12th till noon on September 13th.
This edition of Election Diary Rescue includes the following gems dug up by our miners, for a total of (21) diaries:
Senate: (6) posts, (4) states plus various
House: (4) posts, (3) states, (3) districts plus various
State: (2) posts
Ballot Initiatives: (3) posts
Various: (3)
General: (3)
More diaries and information about this project beneath the
Orange Squiggle of Down-Ticket Power
EDR compiles, describes and links election related diaries for down-ticket races through the closing months of election seasons. Down-ticket means any non-Presidential race.
This group was formed by the producers of a front page diary series that rescued election related diaries in 2006, 2008 and 2010. 2012 marks the first election since Daily Kos was born that there is blog devoted to election coverage - Daily Kos Elections.
Election Diary Rescue is proud to be a part of this project.
EDR chronicles the passion, power and effectiveness of political engagement and shines a light on candidates and issues that might be missed during an action-packed election cycle. It gives quick access to races, hopefully inspires people to write about contests that interest them, and has become an archive for thousands of election related diaries over the years. For the archive of this project, founded by sidinny, please go to our EDR closing diary for the 2010 election which links all the rescued diaries since 2006.
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Senate
[IN-Sen] IN-Sen: Joe Donnelly Is A Better Friend To Organized Labor Than Evan Bayh Was by poopdogcomedy - Donnelly (D) might be imperfect, but he's a lot better than Evan Bayh was, and much better than his opponent, Richard Mourdock (R).
[MO-Sen] Values Voter Summit was actually considering letting Todd Akin speak by Christian Dem in NC - Want to know how far out of touch the religious right really is? For a time on Friday, it looked like Todd Akin was actually due to speak at this weekend's Values Voter Summit. Akin (R) is running against incumbent Senator Claire McCaskill (D).
[NM-Sen] GOP Panic: Heather Wilson's gobsmacking new ad in New Mexico! by - SantaFeMarie - If you know anything about the current fever swamp that this the national Republican Party, the following needs no explanation beyond the simple fact that Heather Wilson (R) is running for the U.S. Senate, and this is the new ad she is running in prime time here in New Mexico. Her opponent is Martin Heinrich (D).
[NV-Sen] NV-Sen: Dean Heller: He's Never Been For You by poopdogcomedy - So far Shelley Berkley (D) has my favorite attack line of the campaign season. "Dean Heller: He's Never Been For You". Gotta love that. Links to Shelley's new ads and ActBlue included to help in her race against incumbent Dean Heller (R).
[Sen-Var] Keep the Senate Democratic on ActBlue - Our list goes to 11! by Dave G - Diarist links to his ActBlue page raising contributions to 11 key Senate races important to Dems this year.
[Sen-Var] YO! Yeah YOU! It's all about the Senate by mole333 - Obama is likely to win. But it is looking like we may lose the Senate. This would in effect render the next two years of Obama's presidency largely blocked by obstructionism from the Greedy Oil Party. We have to win big in the Senate!
House
[FL-22] FL 22: Thank you Daily Kos! by lois frankel - Thanks to dKos from the Frankel (D) campaign, running against Adam Hasner (R).
[MN-08] Cravaack Goons Beat Up Student as PR Branding Exercise by keewatinrose - Hilarious satire about the tea party 'justice' dished out to a Bemidji State University senior this past Saturday who dared to pay $25 to attend a Chip Cravaack (R) fund raiser. Rick Nolan (D) is Cravaack's opponent in the general election.
[NY-18] GOP Trainer, Spokesman & Candidate says "Let's hurl some acid at those female Democratic Senators" by The BigotBasher - Why, after the heinous comment, is Jay Townsend still the official campaign spokesman for Nan Hayworth (R, Incumbent in NY-19, now running in the 18th)? Link included to help Sean Maloney, the Democrat in this race.
[House-Var] Taking Back the House: List of Competitive House Races by khyber900 - Detail-oriented and well illustrated breakdown of competitive House races. Dems need just 25 to regain the majority, this is a good resource to know where to help.
State
[NY-State/Local] New York State/Local Primary Preview: The Marriage Equality Wars by BK in the HV - Diarist takes a look at candidates for NY state senate and assembly in today's primary, and how things are shaping up for last year's passage of the marriage equality bill.
[NY-Var] Today is Primary Day in NY—Vote! by Denise Oliver Velez - In New York City and the counties of Nassau, Suffolk, Westchester, Rockland, Orange, Putnam and Erie, POLLS OPEN AT 6 AM and CLOSE AT 9 PM. In all other counties POLLS OPEN AT 12 NOON and CLOSE AT 9 PM.
Ballot Initiatives
[FL-Orlando Mandatory Sick Time Initiative] Fight Voter Suppression in Orlando by ellenbravo - Opponents to the Orange County ballot initiative to codify paid sick days for workers in the Orlando area are hard at work trying to keep the voters from having a say. Diarist suggests ways to help.
[OH-Redistricting Amendment] Ohio Supreme Court Smacks Down John Husted (Updated) by Ohiodem1 - Poor John Husted (R-Ohio SoS) isn't having much luck in his attempt to deliver Ohio to the Republican Party forever more. Now the state Supreme Court has thrown out his deceptive wording on an amendment on the November ballot that would change the way Ohio does redistricting.
[WA-Var] WA Equality, Pot Legalization up huge! by thezzyzx - It's good news that Inslee is up 5 points, but how are the two big ballot measures doing? It's still 7 weeks out, but if Survey USA's poll is accurate, November will have a lot for Washingtonians to celebrate.
Various
[IN-02,Sen] IN-2 and the Senate - We can do this by idbecrazyif - Two races that are vastly important this year in both holding the line in the Senate and getting the gavel back into Pelosi's hands. The Indiana Senate race between Joe Donnelly (D) and tea party favorite Richard Mourdock (R), and the IN-02 District race between Brendan Mullen (D) and Jackie Walorski (R).
[MT-Var] MT-Sen, MT-AL: Latest PPP Poll Has Jon Tester With A Small Lead, MT-AL House Seat A Toss Up! by poopdogcomedy - Tester (D) leads Denny Rehberg (R) in PPP's latest poll, while Kim Gillan (D) is within the margin of error against Steve Daines (R) in Montana's sole House race.
[Polling-Var] Daily Kos Elections Polling Wrap: Getting a final grip on the Obama bounce, and looking ahead by Steve Singiser - Tons of down-ticket polling in this one. Go take a look.
General
Polling consensus: Democrats gain in generic ballot. We can take back the House. by Nuisance Industry - This kind of shift may be a temporary result of a convention bounce. Or it may be the beginning of the kind of wave necessary to return Democrats to the majority in the House and retain the majority in the Senate. Link to donate to our 2012 Orange to Blue candidates included.
Back to the Drawing Board? Maryland Redistricting Redux by Answer Guy - In Maryland the new Congressional map is on this year’s ballot. Diarist expects the current map to be thrown out in November, attempts to draw a new map.
Bang-for-the-Buck Index 2012: Stretching our contribution dollars by David Jarman - While it's premature to start declaring the presidential race finished, that cake is smelling a little more baked each day. With that in mind, a young man's fancies turn increasingly toward thoughts of down-ballot races, and the importance of preserving our Senate majority and eating into the Republican edge in the House, which raises the question of where to contribute.
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