Last Week of September Begins
Tonight's sampling:
[MO-Sen] MO-Sen: DeMint thinking of propping up Akin by Christian Dem in NC - Troglodyte Jim DeMint suggests that the National Republican Senatorial Committee (NRSC) should reconsider its decision to pull funding from the Missouri race between Todd 'Legitimate Rape' Akin (R) and Democrat Claire McCaskill.
[NY-11] NY-13 Staten Island Representative's Office Vandalized by Horace Boothroyd III - Republican Michael Grimm from Staten Island had his office broken into and his computers tampered with on Sunday night. The intruder apparently installed the Linux OS on the computers, thereby wiping the hard drives. Mark Murphy (D) is challenging Grimm in this election.
[CA-Props 30 & 32 & San Jose - Measure D] Dream Menders: Save Our State by Glen The Plumber - Californians will be voting on two propositions this November and the stakes are high. Will Brown’s tax proposal be defeated and drown an already sinking public school system? Will Californians be tricked into silencing the voice of workers in the rush to get money out of politics? Also information on San Jose Measure D an effort to increase the minimum wage.
Today's EDR covers rescued down-ticket election diaries published between noon on September 22nd till noon on September 23rd.
This edition of Election Diary Rescue includes the following gems dug up by our miners, for a total of (20) diaries:
Senate: (7) posts, (4) states
House: (5) posts, (3) states, (4) districts
Various: (2)
Ballot Initiatives: (3)
General: (3)
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Senate
[MA-Sen] AFL-CIO's Trumka to Union Members: "Crazy" Not To Vote for Elizabeth Warren (D) Because She's a Woman by TomP - Richard Trumka delivers a message to many union members who support Scott Brown. Not voting for Warren because she's a woman is as unacceptable as not voting for Obama because he's black.
[MA-Sen] Scott Brown goes there with new ad by Scarce - A new Scott Brown (R) ad once again draws attention to Elizabeth Warren's (D) claim to Native American heritage.
[MA-Sen] Trumka announces that Elizabeth Warren isn't one of the boys. Now go vote for her. by Laura Clawson - AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka is visiting Massachusetts to try and expand union support for Elizabeth Warren (D) in her race against Scott Brown (R).
[MO-Sen] MO-Sen: DeMint thinking of propping up Akin by Christian Dem in NC - Troglodyte Jim DeMint suggests that the National Republican Senatorial Committee (NRSC) should reconsider its decision to pull funding from the Missouri race between Todd 'Legitimate Rape' Akin (R) and Democrat Claire McCaskill.
[OH-Sen] OH-Sen: Sherrod Brown vs Josh Mandel -- Why is this even a contest? by jamess - Is Super PAC money keeping this race artificially competitive? Brown (D) is running against Mandel (R).
[WI-Sen] New "We Ask America" Wisconsin Poll (With GOP Leaning Sample) -- Obama up 53-41, Baldwin up 52-40 by Dave G - The We Ask America poll, not known for leaning Democratic, released a new poll today taken from Sept. 20-23. It shows Tammy Baldwin (D) at 51.8% against Tommy Thompson's (R) 40.4% in the Senate race.
[WI-Sen] Tommy Thompson Medicare/Medicaid Video: Better Quality by brinmat - Diarist offers a "fixed-up" version of the video of Tommy Thompson (R) explaining how he would be qualified to get rid of and replace Medicaid and Medicare. Thompson faces Tammy Baldwin (D) in the general election.
House
[NM-01] NM-01 Michelle Lujan Grisham - D NM by NM Ray - Diarist writes about the Sunday night American Legion Debate between Michelle Lujan Grisham (D) and her challenger Janice Arnold-Jones (R).
[NM-02] Help Evelyn Madrid Erhard Unseat a Tea Party Republican! by Desert Scientist - Diarist has coverage of the NM-02 race between Evelyn Erhard (D) and incumbent tea bag Steve Pearce (R).
[NY-11] NY-13 Staten Island Representative's Office Vandalized by Horace Boothroyd III - Republican Michael Grimm from Staten Island had his office broken into and his computers tampered with on Sunday night. The intruder apparently installed the Linux OS on the computers, thereby wiping the hard drives. Mark Murphy (D) is challenging Grimm in this election.
[WI-01] WI-01: And People Believe This Bullsh¡t? by PvtJarHead - Republican Paul Ryan's latest ad treads a familiar path; job creators are saintly, government is evil, and taxes are too high. Rob Zerban is the Democratic candidate in this race.
[House-Var] House Elections, Six Weeks Out by jncca - "With a possible mini-wave building, here are my predictions for the House. I'm only calling races Safe, Lean, Tilt, or Tossup.”
Various
[PA-Var] Pennsylvania Voter Registration County/Age Breakdown by redrelic17 - Diarist maps out regions of the state that are undergoing change to the right or left by age and county.
[Var] UPDATE: Short Diary - BIG REQUEST: Let's help some great Dems win! by frisco - A request for help for some deserving Democratic candidates.
Ballot Initiatives
[CA-Props 30 & 32 & San Jose - Measure D] Dream Menders: Save Our State by Glen The Plumber - Californians will be voting on two propositions this November and the stakes are high. Will Brown’s tax proposal be defeated and drown an already sinking public school system? Will Californians be tricked into silencing the voice of workers in the rush to get money out of politics? Also information on San Jose Measure D an effort to increase the minimum wage.
[ME-Question8] Powerful new ad in support of equal marriage: firefighters talk brotherhood by Spud1 - Diarist offers a new ad from Mainers United for Marriage supporting the ballot initiative, featuring Maine firefighters in favor of marriage equality.
[MN-Marriage Amend.] Weekend Harvest: How Marriage Equality Can Save the Family Farm... by RuralRoute - Diarist offers a different take on why it's important to defeat the Minnesota Marriage Amendment.
General
Tea Party group sees 30,000 Dead Voters in North Carolina (A Maddow segment) by hungrycoyote - Important information for voters in North Carolina.
Down at the Crossroads -- they are responsible for the content of this Ad by jamess - Diarist draws attention to the money American Crossroads and Crossroads GPS is now pouring in House and Senate races with emphasis on those voting with Obama. Video of two of their cookie cutter ads included.
A County Clerk Rep in Colorado Seeks Only Republican Voter Registrations by hotdamn - This just popped...hidden camera video of a young woman claiming to work for the El Paso County Clerks office looking to register only Republicans. Interesting video...updates when available.
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