Campaign Excitement Takes Firm Root
Tonight’s sampling:
[MO-Sen] Akin: Write me a decent check by militantcentrist – Diarist offers video of Todd ‘legitimate rape’ Akin (R) being for sale, is surprised Akin didn’t take him up on a $ 100 check if he’d do a lecture on ‘lady parts’. Claire McCaskill (D) is challenging Akin.
[MN-08] Tonight! MN Democratic-Farmer-Labor party chair Ken Martin explains role of the party by ImpeccableLiberalCredentials – DFL party chair Ken Martin interview about the role of the party in all the state’s races, with focus on the MN-08 race between incumbent Chip Cravaack (R) and Rick Nolan (D).
[FL-StHouse-42] Florida GOP Congressman Resigns in Disgrace, Amid Gay Prostitution Rumors by SuzieQ4624 – State representative Mike Horner (R) of Kissimee ended his re-election campaign and effectively resigned from the Florida House after his name surfaced on the client list of a prostitution ring catering to gays. The GOP has 5 days to find a replacement or allow Eileen Game (D) to be uncontested.
Today’s EDR covers rescued down-ticket election diaries published between noon on September 24th till noon on September 25th.
This edition of Election Diary Rescue includes the following gems dug up by our miners, for a total of (34) diaries:
Senate: (11) posts, (6) states
House: (5) posts, (5) states, (5) districts
State: (4) posts, (3) states, (3) races
Various: (1)
Ballot Initiatives: (1)
General: (12)
Orange Squiggle of Down-Ticket Power
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Source: Daily Kos

