"Godly Rape" Gets Added To The List
Samples of Today's 57 Diary Collection:
[IN-Sen] Indiana GOP Sen Candidate Mourdock: G-d Intended Rape Pregnancies to Happen by Mets102 - Diarist has a story on Indiana's Richard Mourdock (R) that should make him toxic for a seat in the Senate. Joe Donnelly is the Democrat's Candidate.
[NY-19] Col. Gibson vs. the CIA Man: Report from NY-19 by Valatius - Diarist's personal story involving what will be a close race between Democrat Julian Schriebman and Republican Chris Gibson.
[MI-HD-41] MI-HD-41: Nutbag Homophobe Mayor Argues w/citizen while honoring her by Brainwrap - Troy's mayor manages to insult former Councilwoman and current State House candidate Mary Kerwin, the recipient of the city's 2012 Distinguished Citizen Award during the presentation.
Today's EDR covers rescued down-ticket election diaries published between noon on October 23rd till noon on October 24th. This edition of Election Diary Rescue includes the following gems dug up by our miners.
Diaries: (57)
Senate: (18) posts, (6) states plus various
House: (16) posts, (12) states, (15) districts
State: (1)
Ballot Initiatives: (5)
Various: (1)
General: (16)
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Senate
[CT-Sen] Linda McMahon's Obama ad backfires, Chris Murphy takes lead in polling by Joan McCarter - Republican Linda McMahon's ad trying to link her to President Obama has pissed off Republicans and doesn't seem to have converted Dems. Chris Murphy could use our support.
[CT-Sen] McMahon forced to admit she's a fraud, while Murphy leads polling by Joan McCarter - The walls are closing in around Linda McMahon (R) in her senate race against Chris Murphy (D) in Connecticut. Now she's been forced by local news media to fact check her own deceptive ad.
[IN-Sen] IN-Sen: Internal Poll Gives Joe Donnelly (D) A Slight Edge Over Dick Mourdock (R) by poopdogcomedy - Donnelly has a lead over Mourdock, according to his own figures.
[IN-Sen] Indiana GOP Sen Candidate Mourdock: G-d Intended Rape Pregnancies to Happen by Mets102 - Diarist has a story on Indiana's Richard Mourdock (R) that should make him toxic for a seat in the Senate. Joe Donnelly is the Democrat's Candidate.
[IN-Sen] Hey More Rape Talk by DistrictOne - Not to be outdone by pro-life Democrat Joe Donnelly, Republican Senate candidate Richard Mourdock calls rapes that result in pregnancy "a gift from God."
[IN-Sen] Senate candidate: When a woman is impregnated during rape, God intended it by PhishRapper - A short diary linking to Republican Senate candidate Richard Mourdock's stunning conclusion that rapes resulting in pregnancy are a "gift from God."
[IN-Sen] Top Republican Senator defends Richard Mourdock, says pregnancy from rape 'is a gift from God' by Jed Lewison - It's one thing for a woman to make her own decisions, quite another when government officials take it upon themselves to decide just what God intends. Joe Donnelly is the Democrat in this race.
[IN-Sen] We were just handed the Senate by VA05Liberal - Reactions to Richard Mourdock's position on abortion from around the web.
[MA-Sen] Al Franken ROFL for Elizabeth Warren by Olympia - The Minnesota Senator does a turn in support of Warren (D), running against Scott Brown (R).
[MA-Sen] BREAKING: My future US Senator Elizabeth Warren is awesome! by abs0628 - This diary includes details of an interview with Elizabeth Warren (D), who opposes Scott Brown (R) in this Senate election.
[MA-Sen] Scott Brown ducking Massachusetts media after last week's barrage of gaffes by Laura Clawson - There's no way Scott Brown wants to have another week like the one he had last week…So this week, Brown is ducking reporters.
[MO-Sen] MO-Sen: McCaskill stops campaign by Brainwrap - Missouri Sen. Claire McCaskill has canceled campaign events for the remainder of the week to spend time with her critically ill mother.
[MO-Sen] The shadowy, paranoid world of Todd Akin's supporters by rturner229 - When Congressman Todd Akin referred to President Barack Obama as a "commie" earlier this week, he was not flashing back to the Cold War. For Todd Akin and many of his friends and supporters, the Cold War has never ended and the American government is filled with Soviet (nor Russian) operatives, while public schools are grooming the next generation of godless heathens.
[MO-Sen] Todd Akin's Roots in Anti-Abortion Militancy by Frederick Clarkson - Investigations by RightWingWatch, Salon.com and others find Republican Senate candidate Todd Akin was arrested with Operation Rescue activists in the late 80s, and had political connections with a local militia group in the 90s.
[MT-Sen] MT-Sen: Denny Rehberg (R) has Always supported Privatizing Medicare & Social Security by poopdogcomedy - Diarist points out that Rehberg denies voting for a voucher program despite voting for it. In addition, it appears even prior to that he's supported a Medicare voucher plan.
[TX-Sen] TX-Sen: Debate between Tea Partier Ted Cruz and Democratic candidate Paul Sadler by pipsorcle - Video of the debate between Democrat Paul Sadler and Tea Party Republican Ted Cruz - also links to volunteer and donate to the Sadler campaign inside.
[WI-Sen] Tommy Thompson drags out 9/11 to falsely attack Tammy Baldwin by Joan McCarter - Tommy Thompson (R) waves the bloody shirt against Baldwin (D), but he's a desperate man.
[Senate-Var] Michael's Senate ratings, 10/23/2012 by MichaelNY - Polling results and predictions in this year's Senate races.
House
[AL-02] GOP congresswoman walks out of interview when asked about redistribution of wealth by quaoar - Republican incumbent Martha Roby agrees with redistribution of wealth via farm subsidies, but when asked about banks and bankers she got up and walked out. Therese Ford is the Democratic challenger.
[CA-01] Podcast of Congressional Candidate California District One Jim Reed Interview by caliblue - Diarist interviewed Jim Reed and provides a podcast it.
[CA-49] * For California and Darrell Issa haters: Town Hall Meeting at UCSD - Jerry Tetalman Speaks * by pipsorcle - Town Hall was October 23, 2012, but plenty of informational, volunteer and donation links inside.
[FL-18] Allen West: The American dream trumps your puny Chinese dream by Joan McCarter - According to Allen West (R) "There's no such thing as a Somali dream, a Chinese dream, there's one dream—the American dream." Please let's get Dem Patrick Murphy elected. ActBlue link inside.
[GA-07] Update on Cong. Rob Woodall (R-GA) who keeps his gov't healthcare because its FREE by agneskravitz - Incumbent Rob Woodall (R) is a firm believer the the idea that senior citizens should be responsible for their own healthcare, but he gets his health insurance free from the government. Unfortunately, Woodall is unopposed in this election.
[ID-01] Labrador Retweets Endorsement from Fictional 1960s TV Character by The Book Bear - Raúl Labrador (R) gets pawned.
[IL-16] Why I'm Managing a Progressive Congressional Campaign For Free by elizabethawilke - Diarist has a great post about her effort & reason for working for Wanda Rohl (D) against incumbent Adam Kinzinger in the race for IL-16.
[IN-09] Yoder, IN-09 Candidate, Disappoints in Debate by Supporting Means Testing by HeartlandLiberal - In the debate between Shelli Yoder (D) and Todd Young (R), Yoder said she would consider means testing Social Security and Medicare.
[MI-06] MI-06 Mike O'Brien Shreds Fred Upton in first debate: Polls show Michigan Congressional Race Closing by Hector Solon - The race between O'Brien (D) and Upton (R) appears to be tightening.
[MN-08] MN-08: Bachmann to help endangered Cravaack by The Big E - Cravaack's campaign is in trouble. Bachman's stepping in to help, depending on ones definition of help.
[MN-08] MN-08: Why Is Chip Cravack Hiding Behind The Skirts Of A Campaign Organizer? by keewatinrose - Diarist lays out serious issues of physical aggression by Cravack's campaign workers and staffers and how Cravack is passing the buck on these incidents.
[NY-19] Col. Gibson vs. the CIA Man: Report from NY-19 by Valatius - Diarist's personal story involving what will be a close race between Democrat Julian Schriebman and Republican Chris Gibson.
[PA-03] Need 500 to 5000 x 10 to help Missa Eaton. by electinintegrity - A diary in support of Eaton (D), running against Mike Kelly (R).
[PA-11] Congressman Barletta (PA11) Sends Legislative Staff Person to Debate Dem Challenger Gene Stilp by Waynestock - Hahahahahaha!!! As if skipping out on a debate held by the League of Women Voters isn't bad enough, sending your underling to actually do the debating is... hilarious!
[WI-01] 1/20/2009 Paul Ryan Plotted To Sabotage US Economy with Newt Gingrich by keepemhonest - On the day Barack obama took office Paul Ryan plotted with 11 other Republican Congressmen and Newt Gingrich to sabotage the U.S. economy. Diarist offers detailed facts and analysis. Rob Zerban is Ryan's Democratic challenger back home in Wisconsin.
[WI-07] Reality TV has-been (and congressman) Sean Duffy would totally love Planned Parenthood except … by Kaili Joy Gray - If only Planned Parenthood would stop doing that thing it doesn't actually do—using taxpayer dollars for abortion—Duffy and his fellow Republicans would love it! And stop trying to defund it every five seconds. Pat Kreitlow is the Democratic challenger.
State:
[MI-HD-41] MI-HD-41: Nutbag Homophobe Mayor Argues w/citizen while honoring her by Brainwrap - Troy's mayor manages to insult former Councilwoman and current State House candidate Mary Kerwin, the recipient of the city's 2012 Distinguished Citizen Award during the presentation.
Ballot Initiatives:
[CA-Prop 33] Top Ten Reasons California Newspapers Say We Should Vote No on Prop 33 by Consumer Watchdog - Diary compiles ten of the most compelling reasons Californians should vote NO on Proposition 33, as reported by newspapers and editorial boards across the state.
[CA-Var] Kevin’s Guide - 2012 California Propositions by LCaseRussell - Diarist examines California's 11 Propositions that are on the Nov 6th ballot.
[Marijuana-Var] Marijuana Majority by furpletron - Marijuana Legalization choices for the 2012 Electorate seems to be chronically popping up everywhere... almost like a weed.
[MI-Prop 1] Repeal the EM law in Michigan by ShoshannaD - "Are we a democracy or not? I am writing to urge people to vote NO on Prop 1." If you want to get more involved in the campaign to stop the EM law, go to http://www.standup4democracy.com.
[MI-Prop 2] The Smear Campaign Against Michigan's Collective Bargaining Proposal 2 by slatsg - Diarist writes about Michigan's Proposal 2.
Various:
[Var-Polling] Daily Kos Elections Polling Wrap: Coin flip persists as debate season concludes by Steve Singiser - The third debate has come and gone, and once again Democrats are in anticipatory mode. While there seems little doubt that Mitt Romney was outclassed by President Obama in the final debate, the same was true in the second debate, and the presidential polling scarcely moved.
General:
A Brief Rant on Voting Machine and "the Candidates Are All the Same" Conspiracies by Dracowyrm - Diarist has a rant on voting worth the read.
A Texan knocking on doors in Ohio by texaslucy - Diarist writes about her trip to Ohio to GOTV.
Breaking! Election fraud in Jacksonville FLA by numi - From a message from the Duval County Democratic Party, Duval County Supervisor of Elections Jerry Holland is warning voters to be aware of a fraudulent letter instructing voters to prove they are a citizen of the United States. The fraudulent letter is not from the Supervisor of Elections office.
Early Voting in Ohio -- When and Where by jamess - Diarist offers the uniform early voting hours, registration check link and locations link for Ohio voters who want to weight in before November 6th.
GOP Rape Advisory Chart (h/t to connecticutie) by Brainwrap - Diarist offers a new and updated chart of the many different sub-categories of rape that Republicans in this election cycle have used to justify denying Constitutional Rights to women.
I Guess I Don't Really Have to Vote by Crashing Vor - Crashing Vor doesn't have to vote? Crashing Vor? Really?
Iowa Early Voting Update, 10/24/12 by FightingRegistrar - Latest figures on absentee ballot requests and early votes cast in Iowa.
I Voted! W/kids, in Utah by jlms qkw - Diarist writes about her trip to vote with her two kids in tow, Great pictures also.
LD Vote Predict Indicates Latinos Voters Will Support Obama Over Romney by 3 to 1 Margin by LatinoDecisions - While President Obama's support among Latino voters has fallen slightly from its peak, effects of a poor debate performance by Obama have been minimal - he's still leading Romney by nearly 50 percentage points.
Not Larry Sabato: "Harrisonburg Is Voter Fraud Capital of Virginia" by lowkell - Not only did the registrar or her son not get charged with a crime- but Debbie Logan is still the registrar in Harrisonburg today.
Oregon-League of Women Voters Knock-Off by FarWestGirl - Diarist has info on a mailer in Oregon.
Senate Predictions - Democrats Get Boost From Polling Errors? by dreaminonempty - Inaccurate polls might be underestimating Democratic chances in this year's Senate races.
Some FL voters getting bogus letters saying they aren't eligible to vote by Christian Dem in NC - Several voters in Florida got an unwelcome surprise in their mailboxes recently--official-looking letters saying that they may not be eligible to vote.
the power of a conversation by kid oakland - Best thing any of us can do at this point is to Get Out The Vote, especially this weekend. Phone banking, canvassing, attending a rally - pick a job and do it!
VA voter suppression deepens by Old Redneck - In Virginia -- specifically, Harrisonburg, Rockingham County -- the voter suppression story that broke last week is getting deeper and more weird by the minute.
Voting Shenanigans in Arizona; Suppressing the Latino Vote? by AZ RedWingsFan - Unsurprisingly, Arizona's Maricopa County election officials are drawing criticism for yet another wrong date for the election in materials printed in Spanish.
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