Happy Hump Day
Samples of Today's 32 Diary Collection:
[AZ-Sen] Why Arizona may be the surprise of 2012 - the big Latino vote that you didn't see coming by LatinoDecisions - New polling data for Arizona suggests that Latino voters may upset the Republican apple cart this year. Arizona Latinos favor Democrats by wide margins, including Richard Carmona (D) over Jeff Flake (R) in the Senate race.
[CA-49] CA-49 Phone Bank Opportunity: To Defeat Rep. Darrell Issa for Re-Election! by pipsorcle - Details of a planned weekly phone bank to help Democrat Jerry Tetalman in his challenge against Issa.
[NV-StSen15] New Ad Holds Nevada State Senator Accountable for His "Nutty" Positions by DLCC - Dem campaign committees, Nevada PAC and two unions - SEIU and AFSCME have released an ad to inform voters how Senator Greg Brower is out of touch with the values and priorities of voters in the Reno-area district.
Today's EDR covers rescued down-ticket election diaries published between noon on October 9th till noon on October 10th. This edition of Election Diary Rescue includes the following gems dug up by our miners.
Diaries: (32)
Senate: (4) posts, (4) states
House: (6) posts, (6) states, (6) Districts
State: (5)
Various: (1)
Ballot Initiatives: (3)
General: (13)
More diaries and information about this project beneath the
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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.
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Senate
[AZ-Sen] Why Arizona may be the surprise of 2012 - the big Latino vote that you didn't see coming by LatinoDecisions - New polling data for Arizona suggests that Latino voters may upset the Republican apple cart this year. Arizona Latinos favor Democrats by wide margins, including Richard Carmona (D) over Jeff Flake (R) in the Senate race.
[MO-Sen] McCaskill Ads - Rape Victims Speak Out by aimeeinkc - Claire McCaskill (D) has released three ads from three rape victims, to bring home to voters just how bad her opponent, Todd 'Legitimate Rape' Akin, truly is.
[NE-Sen] NE-Sen: The case for Bob Kerrey by Ectoras - Bob Kerrey may not be the favorite of everyone here at DailyKos, but he has good Dem qualities and good prospects for winning. Deb Fischer is the republican in this race.
[PA-Sen] PA-Sen: Senator Bob Casey Jr. (D) Leads Tea Party Tom Smith (R) By 9 Points! by poopdogcomedy - Casey is up high single digits on Smith in this latest poll.
House
[CA-49] CA-49 Phone Bank Opportunity: To Defeat Rep. Darrell Issa for Re-Election! by pipsorcle - Details of a planned weekly phone bank to help Democrat Jerry Tetalman in his challenge against Issa.
[FL-09] Alan Grayson's plan -- listen up Mr. President by annie em - I love Alan Grayson's campaign. You may know him as "the congressman with guts." Every day he teaches me something. Of all the announcements he's sent out over this election season, this is my favorite. If we had a House and Senate full of Alans, what a wonderful Congress it would be. Graysons (D) republican opponent is Todd Long.
[MN-06] Bachmann: defends makers of the "insult Muhammad" video by Bill Prendergast - Last night Michele Bachmann accused the Obama administration of conspiracy again. Jim Graves (D) is trying to unseat her.
[NY-11] NY-11: GOP congressman has ties to mobbed-up businessman by Christian Dem in NC - Diarist writes about the ties that Michael Grimm, the only Republican Congressman from New York City, has to the Gambino family. Democrat Mark Murphy is running against him.
[TN-04] Anti-Choice GOP Congressman Pressured Mistress to Get An Abortion by Vita Brevis - Teabagger Republican Scott DesJarlais who represents Tennessee's 4th District is reported to have pressured his mistress to get an abortion when she became inconveniently pregnant. Democrat Eric Stewart is challenging DesJarlais for the seat.
[WI-01] Help all Out the Vote for Rob Zerban by ShoshannaD - Learn more about the candidate taking on Paul Ryan and what we can do to GOTV for Rob Zerban, from any state in the comfort of your home.
State:
[AR-St. House-26] Oh yeah? You think slavery is bad? Well, Jesus and the Constitution, so there! by Kaili Joy Gray - This bit of genius comes to us courtesy of one Loy Mauch, a state representative running for reelection in Arkansas, endorsed by the National Rifle Association, the Arkansas Right to Life PAC, and, until this week, the Arkansas Republican Party. Let’s hope David Kizzia (D) wins.
[AR-St. House-26] Republican AR State Rep: "If slavery were so God-awful, why didn't Jesus or Paul condemn it?" by Chrislove - Yet another batshit racist Republican politician in Arkansas. Our dem in the race is David Kizzia.
[AZ-Maricopa Co. Sheriff] Sheriff Arpaio won't debate challengers by Mother Mags - Embattled Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio has opted out of debates with his two opponents. Actually, he's only got one serious opponent, former Phoenix policeman Paul Penzone, who was endorsed by the Arizona Republic on Sunday.
[ND-Gov] Jack Dalrymple And His Big Oil Money "Coincidence" by Adam Blomeke - Is there any chance Jack Dalrymple is accepting bribes from big oil in exchange for special favors and, specifically, approval of the Corral Creek Bakken Mega Unit unitization? Why yes, there is. Ryan Taylor is the dem in this race.
[NV-StSen15] New Ad Holds Nevada State Senator Accountable for His "Nutty" Positions by DLCC - Dem campaign committees, Nevada PAC and two unions - SEIU and AFSCME have released an ad to inform voters how Senator Greg Brower is out of touch with the values and priorities of voters in the Reno-area district.
Various:
[Var-Polling] Daily Kos Elections Polling Wrap: Is Obama's brutal poll day a blip, or a permanent re-calibration? by Steve Singiser - The question, going forward, is whether Romney has permanently shifted the window of this election, even if by only a few points, or whether all of his apparent gains in today's data can simply be chalked up to the way voters felt on October 4th and October 5th.
Ballot Initiatives:
[CA-Prop 30] Vote Yes on Proposition 30: Jerry Brown's Budget Plan by Inoljt - First part of a series of posts analyzing California's on-ballot propositions, this one focusing on Proposition 30.
[CA-Prop 32] Californians: Vote NO on 32 by Ludlow - Proposition 32 claims to be the "Paycheck Protection" proposition. That couldn't be further from the truth. For working folks the proposition actually takes away their voice in Sacramento.
[WA-Ref 74] Referendum 74 (marriage equality) Wash. State-update by Ewashstate - Latest news in the battle for marriage equality in the Evergreen State.
General:
A quickie on voter registration anomalies by james richardson - Diarist wonders how many people's registration was never completed due to the shady actions of Strategic Allied Consulting.
Attn: Florida Voters..Pay attention..URGENT INFO on absentee voting by Vetwife - No surprise that Florida would throw any wrench they could into absentee voting. This diarist warns those voting in Fl. what to be aware of.
Black Kos, Tuesday's Chile by Black Kos - Editor Denise Oliver-Velez has the first piece, dealing with racism involving two Republicans running for the Arkansas state House. Scrolling down to the politics section you'll find a post by Managing Editor dopper0819, an overview of GOP race-baiting tactics and dealing with the question, Is the Republican Party Racist?
Check your registration! How someone almost lost their vote by RiotLibrarian - Diarist has an interesting voter registration problem from Georgia.
Desperate Ohio Republicans turn to Supreme Court to Suppress Early Voting by jeepdad - As Romney banks his entire candidacy on Ohio's 20 electoral votes, his friends at the secretary of state's office have asked the U.S. Supreme Court to uphold the Republican-basked law that would ban early voting for civilians in the 3 days prior to the election.
Human Error or Voter Suppression? by Nomi Rene - Diarist reports on tracking of voter history as reflected in Wisconsin's Statewide Voter Registration System, and finds an unusual number of errors serving to disenfranchise too many duly registered and participating voters.
Iowa Early Voting Update, 10/10/12 by FightingRegistrar - Diarist offers today's update on absentee ballot requests and returns in Iowa.
I Voted! by Purdue219 - Diarist has been counting down the days until early voting started in Indiana. Finished up the substitute teaching gig for the day and rushed over to the government center to cast an early vote!
Ohio Secretary of State will appeal panel's ruling allowing early voting three days before election by Meteor Blades - Jon Husted is determined to go down to the wire fighting to make it harder for some Ohioans to vote.
TODAY: Florida OFA launches "Vote Now!" in response to Rick Scott's attacks on early voting by distraught - Governor Rick Scott (R-Criminal) has done everything he could to keep democratically-minded Florida citizens from voting. The "Vote Now!" campaign urges citizens to vote early absentee. Good phone banking links and instructions as well for those who wish to GOTV.
Utah Purges 76,000 from Voter Rolls, 16% of SLC Registered Voters! by War on Error - Diarist sometimes wonders if Utah is a petri dish for ALEC and the GOP.
Voter Registration Update: NC/PA/FL plus Ohio early voting update by FightingRegistrar - There is mostly good news for the new voter registration totals in NC, PA, and FL.
(With Poll) Voting early in Ohio (Franklin County example) by Ohiodem1 - Diarist describes the experience of voting early in Franklin County, Ohio and urges fellow Ohioans to take advantage of the quick and convenient system.
Yo People! Stop complaining and get busy! by mole333 - Diarist offers motivational videos for GOTV and a list of links to ways of effectively doing just that.
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