The Day Before The Last Debate - Go, Obama!
Samples of Today's 23 Diary Collection:
[MO-Sen] Fundraiser..Audio..Todd Akin and dog reference to Senator McCaskill - by Vetwife - The war on women just jumped a notch. Video of Todd Akin (R-Teabagger) using a dog analogy to talk about his opponent, incumbent Senator Claire McCaskill (D).
[OR-Var] A Look at Oregon's Ballot Measures by Cedwyn - Excellent overview of all 9 measures on the Oregon ballot this year, with reasons to vote yea or nay.
[NY-StSen-43] NY-Sen-43 - Centrist Democrat Challenges Right-Wing Zealot in Competitive Race for NYS Senate by Upstate Blue - After the recent defeat of New York State Senator Roy McDonald (R - Saratoga County) by ultra-conservative Tea Bagger Kathy Marchione in last month's GOP primary, mainly over fallout from his vote in favor of legalizing same-sex marriage, Democratic candidate Robin Andrews has emerged as a viable candidate in a district once thought to be "safe Republican."
Today's EDR covers rescued down-ticket election diaries published between noon on October 18th till noon on October 19th. This edition of Election Diary Rescue includes the following gems dug up by our miners.
Diaries: (23)
Senate: (4) posts, (3) states
House: (8) posts, (3) states, (3) districts plus various
State: (1)
Ballot Initiatives: (2)
Various: (1)
General: (7)
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Senate
[MA-Sen] Scott Brown is now putting WARREN supporters in his ads by Ptolemy - The Brown (R) campaign is rapidly becoming an even bigger joke than it was to start with. Elizabeth Warren (D) is his opponent.
[MA-Sen] Another Message from Crossroads GPS by gmoke - Diarist has received another Crossroads GPS robocall attacking Democratic candidate Elizabeth Warren for supporting Occupy Wall Street. Warren's opponent is incumbent Senator Scott Brown.
[MO-Sen] Fundraiser..Audio..Todd Akin and dog reference to Senator McCaskill - by Vetwife - The war on women just jumped a notch. Video of Todd Akin (R-Teabagger) using a dog analogy to talk about his opponent, incumbent Senator Claire McCaskill (D).
[TX-Sen] Texas Senate Debate: Sadler Schools Cruz. Texas Democratic Party Yawns? by teknohed - Paul Sadler (D) has a good debate against Ted Cruz (R), but he doesn't seem to be getting much help from the state Democratic Party.
House
[CA-49] *Phone Bank Help Today - Kick Darrell Issa out - Vote Jerry Tetalman In * by pipsorcle - A plea for support for Tetalman (D), running against Issa (R).
[IL-08] IL-8: Dick Durbin ties Joe Walsh to Todd Akin in fundraising e-mail by DownstateDemocrat - New York's senior Senator points out that Walsh (R) isn't too different from Akin. Tammy Duckworth (D) is Walsh's opponent.
[IL-08] IL-08: As if Joe Walsh wasn't despicable enough... (w/Poll) by Oliver Tiger - Diarist reports that everyone's favorite Deadbeat Dad Joe Walsh (R) is now falsely accusing his Democratic opponent Tammy Duckworth of blaming sexual assault victims in the military for being attacked.
[IL-08] Joe Walsh Brings Me Back by Brandon Friedman - Diarist is back at DKos to share news of Tammy Duckworth's (D) weekend money bomb to help her in her race against deadbeat dad Joe Walsh (R). Let's help out a fine Democrat!
[IL-08] Tammy Duckworth: Rep. Walsh 'taking biology lessons from Todd Akin' by Scarce - NBC News' Last Word featured Tammy Duckworth (D) last night. Duckworth told O'Donnell that her opponent Joe Walsh (R) had been taking biology lessons from Todd Akin (R-Tea-Nut).
[PA-08] PA-8: Want To Make John Boehner Cry? Elect Kathy Boockvar (D) by poopdogcomedy - A diary in support of Boockvar, running against Mike Fitzpatrick (R).
[House-Var] Benghazi - John Kerry - Darrell Issa - Why it may be blowing up in GOP's face by Olympia - Diarist quotes Senator John Kerry's (D-MA) statement condemning the irresponsible and partisan decision of House Oversight Committee Chairman Darrell Issa (R-CA-49) and Rep. Jason Chaffetz (R-UT-03) to release State Department documents without bothering to redact the names of Libyans working with the United States, thus endangering them. Jerry Tetalman (D) is running against Issa and Søren Simonsen (D) is running against Chaffetz.
[House-Var] Bring the Crazy: The GOP Congress, Week 89 by psychbob - The importance of getting out the vote in every Congressional district in the country is brought home by what has turned out to be the GOP's parting gift to the American people... the most anti-environmental voting record EVER.
State:
[NY-StSen-43] NY-Sen-43 - Centrist Democrat Challenges Right-Wing Zealot in Competitive Race for NYS Senate by Upstate Blue - After the recent defeat of New York State Senator Roy McDonald (R - Saratoga County) by ultra-conservative Tea Bagger Kathy Marchione in last month's GOP primary, mainly over fallout from his vote in favor of legalizing same-sex marriage, Democratic candidate Robin Andrews has emerged as a viable candidate in a district once thought to be "safe Republican."
Ballot Initiatives:
[CA-Prop 32] Vote No on California Proposition 32: Union-busting by Inoljt - Diarist opposes CA's Prop 32 because although it's billed as a campaign-finance reform proposition, the main target is labor unions.
[OR-Var] A Look at Oregon's Ballot Measures by Cedwyn - Excellent overview of all 9 measures on the Oregon ballot this year, with reasons to vote yea or nay.
Various:
[CA-Var] Offensively Huge Election Yard Sign Sweepstakes: East Ventura Edition! by keirdubois - Diarist rates the jerky-ness of conservative candidates based on the size of their campaign signs in East Ventura, with the assumption that the bigger the yard sign, the jerkier the conservative candidate.
General:
Colorado early vote returns by RWN - Diarist has voting news from Colorado.
Every little bit counts in GOTV by Tardisgal - Diarist tells about her experience helping get out the vote!
Likely Voter Models Understate Democratic Vote by The Bagof Health and Politics - Diarist offers analysis of the likely voter screens being used by Gallup and Marist that significantly understate Democratic voters.
New Rolling Billboard by mojo11 - Short and to the point. This answers a question, plus it's a thrifty campaign ad, just rolling along.
A Happy Canvassing Story by ruleoflaw - A touching, heartfelt, and hopeful story that takes place while the diarist was canvassing in their hometown for down ticket races.
Support Local Family Owned Businesses or Democratic Agenda Supporting Corporations! by Chancesnana1 - Not specifically election-related, but a very nice list of corporations owned by Warren Buffet's Bershire Hathaway that we should be proud to support, along with smaller businesses in our own areas that support the "Democratic Agenda."
VA voter suppression centered in Warrenton, VA ?? by Old Redneck - Brad Blog investigators have turned up direct connections between the company for which the arrested election fraud guy in Virginia worked, and Strategic Allied Resources (election fraud across the country), Rove's American Crossroads PAC, and a top RNC law firm.
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