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Samples of Today's 16 Diary Collection:
[ND-Sen] Rick Berg Voted to Make Felons of Women Who Terminate Pregnancies: His Woes Begin by AliceNYC - Republican Senate candidate Rick Berg recently went on local TV and lied about his legislative past, knowing he is doomed if the truth about his voting record is ever widely publicized. His opponent is Heidi Heitkamp (D).
[MD-01] Video: Andy Harris (R) has Debate Phobia by dadadata - Diarist reports that since John LaFerla, the Maryland Democratic Party's "successor nominee" to the disgraced-and-gone Wendy Rosen, does not have his name printed on the ballot, Maryland 1st District Congressman Andy Harris (R) has cancelled the two scheduled debates between the two candidates.
[GOP-Var] In Praise of American Slavery -- Let's Play! by seishin - Diarist has devised a game for readers to play: Let's see if you can match the prominent conservative with their comment in praise of American slavery!
Today's EDR covers rescued down-ticket election diaries published between noon on October 13th till noon on October 14th. This edition of Election Diary Rescue includes the following gems dug up by our miners.
Diaries: (16)
Senate: (4) posts, (3) states plus various
House: (5) posts, (3) states plus various
State: (3)
Various: (1)
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.
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Senate
[ND-Sen] Rick Berg Voted to Make Felons of Women Who Terminate Pregnancies: His Woes Begin by AliceNYC - Republican Senate candidate Rick Berg recently went on local TV and lied about his legislative past, knowing he is doomed if the truth about his voting record is ever widely publicized. His opponent is Heidi Heitkamp (D).
[NV-Sen] NV-Sen: Did Dean Heller (R) Lose The 2nd Debate? Analysis Says Yes by poopdogcomedy - Heller puts in a weak performance debating Shelley Berkley (D).
[VA-Sen] Mailer From Todd "Legitimate Rape" Akin's Mentor Attacks Kaine, Obama; Supports Romney, Allen by lowkell - Diarist posts inflammatory mailer that is being used to support George "macaca" Allen (R) against Tim Kaine (D) for the VA Senate seat vacated by retiring Senator Jim Webb (D).
[Sen-Var] The Senate: Why I'm optimistic about an Obama victory by Melquiades - Diarist reports that the chances of Democrats actually gaining seats in the Senate appear to now be greater than the chances of the Republicans taking over. And that trend has continued even during this post-debate Romney surge.
House
[CA-01] Doug LaMalfa (R) Why Won't he Debate? Thickets of Ambiguity by paradise50 - Diarist reports that Doug LaMalfa (R) has agreed to a debate with Jim Reed (D)...finally...after saying he wouldn't. Is it because he feels too much pressure to do so even from grass roots conservatives, Tea Party activists and even the GOP opponents LaMalfa went up against in the primaries?
[GA-05] John Lewis and me. He has a beautiful soul by Vetwife - Diarist offers a plea from John Lewis (D) to help Lois Frankel in this election. Lewis' opponent is Howard Stopeck (R).
[MD-01] Video: Andy Harris (R) has Debate Phobia by dadadata - Diarist reports that since John LaFerla, the Maryland Democratic Party's "successor nominee" to the disgraced-and-gone Wendy Rosen, does not have his name printed on the ballot, Maryland 1st District Congressman Andy Harris (R) has cancelled the two scheduled debates between the two candidates.
[House-Var] House race ratings, 10-13-12 by sacman701 - Diarist offers details on Congressional leanings in districts across the U.S. Plus projections.
[House-Var] House - Tak'en Back the House - Part 2 by Doctor Who - This is the second in a series of diaries focusing on taking control of the House from John Boehner ("Bow-ner") and his fellow Tea Party crazies. The series will focus on both our pickup opportunities as well as those where we need to play defense to hold. It will provide you with details on each race, the current polls, some background on our candidate and links to the candidate's site to encourage donations and GOTV efforts.
State:
[MT-PubSerCom] GOP Candidate Told School Children that the Earth is 4,000 Years Old by Montana Cowgirl - Republican Roger Koopman is running for Public Service Commission in Montana's 3rd district, and tells school children that the earth is between 4 and 6,000 years old. His opponent is John Vincent (D).
[OH-Var] Is U.S. Supreme Court going to decide the 2012 election also? by smokey545 - Diarist reports that if the Ohio Secretary of State gets his way regarding early voting and the U.S. Supreme Court agrees with him, the 2012 election could be decided again by the U.S. Supreme Court.
[TX-Var] Your tax dollars at work: Texas Rangers investigating Twitter parody by Christian Dem in NC - Diarist reports that for the last three months, the Texas Rangers have been involved in a major investigation in Huntsville, Texas. What prompted their attention? Twitter accounts making fun of city council members.
Various:
[GOP-Var] In Praise of American Slavery -- Let's Play! by seishin - Diarist has devised a game for readers to play: Let's see if you can match the prominent conservative with their comment in praise of American slavery!
General:
California's Districts: Downballot and Proposition 8 Numbers and Analysis by jncca - Diarist gives an analysis of down ticket races and issues.
Murphy Triumphs Again in CT. Senate Debate by juried - Democratic Congressman Chris Murphy demonstrated statesmanship in Thursday’s debate for the U.S. Senate when confronted with repeated personal attacks from Republican Linda McMahon.
picture of CO's Hispanic GOP's Big Rally at the CO's statehouse, revealing their voter's base by RWN - There were more Hispanic Coloradans on the speaker roster for the "Live Free Or Die" GOP rally on the capitol steps, than turned out to see what was going on.
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