Tomorrow's Other Elections

In addition to West Virginia's presidential primary, there will also be two high-stakes elections tomorrow that we'll be following closely.

  • NE-Sen The first is the Nebraska Democratic primary for senate. Voters will be choosing between netroots allstar Scott Kleeb, who made a name for himself in 2006 during his impressive run for the 3rd district congressional seat, and life-long Republican businessman Tony Raimondo who switched parties just to run for the senate. The choice is clear. Not only is Kleeb a champion of the netroots, but he is a proud Democrat in reddest of red Nebraska.

    New Nebraska Network has a rundown on the distinctions Kleeb is drawing between himself and Raimondo.

    This  editorial from the Lincoln Journal Star calls it a horserace -- it could go any way tomorrow, so go HERE to phonebank for Scott to get the vote out for him tomorrow.

    Also, here's Scott's final ad of the primary:

  • MS-01 Remember the nailbiter of a special election in MS-01 from last month when Democrat Travis Childers almost beat Republican Greg Davis outright to fill out the remainder of former congressman Roger Wicker's term in congress? Since Childers came just short of the 50% threshold, tomorrow will be the runoff between Childers and Davis.

    WaPo on what's at stake tomorrow:

    With lots of help from Washington -- including more than $1.3 million in campaign cash and a last-minute visit by Vice President Cheney -- Mississippi Republicans are desperately trying to retain a congressional seat in one of the most reliably conservative districts in the nation.

    The stakes in the 1st District special election couldn't be higher, strategically or symbolically. The loss of a traditionally GOP seat to a Democrat would be the third in a special election this spring and the second in the Deep South after the May 3 victory of Rep. Don Cazayoux (D-La.)

    The importance of this race has not been lost on the DCCC who, to their credit, have spent $1.8 million of their considerable warchest on the race and have set up a virtual phonebank so you can help get out the vote for Travis Childers tomorrow.

    Check in with Cotton Mouth Blog for local coverage of this important race.



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Clean up aisle 6 (none / 0)

Hey TOdd, you guys want to do something about the garbage you have floating around here?!

http://www.mydd.com/story/2008/5/12/1935 23/653


by Tatan on Mon May 12, 2008 at 08:32:57 PM EST

Re: Clean up aisle 6 (none / 0)

Thanks.


by Tatan on Mon May 12, 2008 at 08:44:12 PM EST
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In regards to the special election in MS, while we'd all love to see a win there, and hopefully will, even if we don't the race has been a net positive. Forcing the Republicans work that hard and commit that much of their cash on hand in what should have been an easy win is never a bad thing.


by werehippy on Mon May 12, 2008 at 08:35:07 PM EST

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Isn't that MS race the one where the RNC ran ads touting Obama's endorsement of Childers, and he ran counter-ads denying he'd gotten any such endorsement?


Donate to Hillary Now!
by alegre on Mon May 12, 2008 at 09:17:17 PM EST

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Obama's Press Folks are hiring - Ha, how many applications do you think they get?

http://www.pittsburghlive.com/x/pittsbur ghtrib/blogs/primarycolors/show_comments .php?entry_id=2480


Matthew25Network.com
by cardboard 1 on Mon May 12, 2008 at 09:40:59 PM EST

Seems to have righted itself. (none / 0)

Crikey, if Hillary got a Childers neck tattoo and was given credit for the win, I'd still be pleased as punch about the win.

Even Newt thought the RNC ads were FAIL.

Secondly, Childers' polling finds that there was more good done than harm, and that race-baiting will increase turnout and help.

http://www.newsweek.com/id/135946/output /print

Also, Cotton Mouth seems to think Cheney caused some problems for his candidate along the same lines.

http://cottonmouthblog.blogspot.com/2008 /05/swing-state-project-ms-01-update.htm l

All in all, you may still have some schadenfreude coming your way, and what with the ass-kicking Obama will get tomorrow, I don't know how you can stand it.

If that wasn't enough: if he wins, it will be impossible to tell who helped the most.  Everybody with a checkbook is out there helping out.   That's another diary for you right there.

I respect that Childers is doing the gas-pandering honestly - by personally or with campaign dollars - subsidizing the fuel.

If the campaign coordinates all that help effectively I hope they keeping it going through November.


by drowsy on Mon May 12, 2008 at 09:48:28 PM EST

Sorry. You = alegre (none / 0)

Meant to be a reply above.  My bad.

http://www.mydd.com/comments/2008/5/12/2 02920/490/4#4


by drowsy on Mon May 12, 2008 at 09:54:41 PM EST
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Kleeb is a great candidate (none / 0)

and not too hard to look at either.  


Republicans = Borrow and Squander
by GFORD on Mon May 12, 2008 at 10:57:27 PM EST

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I foresee Scott Kleeb being a rising star in the Senate with his Malboro charisma. If he does a goodjob, we have one of our nominees for our 2016 election.


by stevent on Tue May 13, 2008 at 01:14:47 AM EST


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