WVaBlue.com - most popular stories

The most read stories at West Virginia Blue in the past week are:

* Unger Out
* Anne Barth's in
* Anne Barth (WV-02) Candidacy Announcement
* Quick analysis of John Unger's departure from WV-02
* W.Va. 2008 election filing period nearing half way mark
* Manchin and Capito
* Teacher's rally for pay raise
* Law prof to take on justices for sale
* Interview with Mike Papantonio
* News coverage of Anne Barth's entry into WV-02 race

50 State Blog Network Roundup - Jan 18, 2008

Once again, Betsy Muse of BlueNC brings us this week's roundup.

Here is your roundup for the eve of the Nevada Caucuses. Scroll to the bottom and head on over to My Silver State for some excellent and balanced (they actually admit John Edwards exists) coverage of the top three Democratic candidates.

The writers at the state blogs are working hard to bring us the latest on the Dem congressional candidates. Check them out, especially if you live in a very red district and need a Democrat to adopt.

Here's your roundup:

California
   Arnold Schwarzenegger tries to slowly bleed the state's high speed rail so that it doesn't get built.

North Carolina
   NC-03 candidate Marshall Adame is receiving hate mail from BLACKWATER supporters in his district. A good sign for Democrats that Marshall is on the right side of the issue.

Texas
   Texas' youngest DNC member suggests that his spot be kept as a 'youth seat' when elected at this summer's state convention.

New Jersey
   Will Obama Girl's magic wear off in the Feb 5th New Jersey Presidential primary?

West Virginia
   Why did West Virginia state supreme court judge Elliott Maynard happen to have lunch and dinner and dinner and lunch in Monaco with coal magnate and serial plaintiff Don Blankenship?

New Mexico
   The always exciting New Mexico Legislative Session kicked off this week with the emphasis on universal healthcare, ethics reform and energy policy. And even a bit of domestic partnership.

Michigan
   Compendium of posts covering the Michigan primary and after-analysis

Rhode Island
   State Rep. Criticizes RI Weapons Manufacturer for Iraq Corruption

Iowa
   desmoinesdem makes the case for Ed Fallon for Congress.

Kentucky
   Mitch McConnell is askeert of a 12-year old girl in Paducah. So askeert that he has apparently threatened to withold funds from their city. Ice cube millionaire Greg Fischer announces for Senate, and the KY grassroots/netroots yawns.

Nebraska
   Congressional Quarterly's 2007 results are in. Ben Nelson's 69.8% party loyalty is the lowest of any Democratic Senator but is a far better representation of Nebraska voters than Rep. Adrian Smith's unthinking and embarrassing 98% loyalty to his Republican masters.

Louisiana
   Rep. Richard Baker resigns, and in the process, opens up LA-06 for the first time since 1986. Plumbing the depths of ol' conservative standby Louis "Woody" Jenkins belief system ... and this is likely to go on for some time, as he just announced his candidacy for LA-06. Meanwhile, in the other special election (LA-01), the Ponchatoula Times endorses Dr. Gilda Reed! And finally, our new Governor, the Ethics Champion, cuts his staff a break on ethics ...

Alabama
   Using GOP tax framing against them: After the Alabama Supreme Court overturned (on a party line vote) a $3.6 billion award against Exxon Mobil, Lt. Gov. Jim Folsom proposes simplifying the tax code for oil and natural gas producers.

Virginia
   "The most mean-spirited piece of legislation I have seen" "The most mean-spirited piece of legislation I have seen""The most mean-spirited piece of legislation I have seen"

Indiana
   Rep. Mark Souder (IN-3) really, really wants to be friends with lobbyists. This week finds that friendship taking a bizarre (but not unexpected) turn.

South Dakota
   Energy policy is changing in this country, and South Dakota is perfectly positioned to contribute to, and benefit from, that change. Energy policy is changing in this country, and South Dakota is perfectly positioned to contribute to, and benefit from, that change. Energy policy is changing in this country, and South Dakota is perfectly positioned to contribute to, and benefit from, that change.

Minnesota
   Goings-on in the Minnesota Senate race, as well as more dumb quotes from the Heir to Katherine Harris, our very own Michele Bachmann.

Arizona
   Bob Lord, the man who is going to retire John Shadegg, has his best fundraising quarter ever.

Colorado
   At Square State they have an in-depth interview with Will Shafroth, one of three candidates vying for the nomination in CD2.

Connecticut
   Jim Himes is making every dollar count while Chris Shays burns through his war chest.

Florida
   Tom Feeney has a fight on his hands in Florida's 24th Congressional District as Kosmas (D) tops Feeney's best fundraising quarter in his career.

Georgia
   Bus Drivers continue to organize in Georgia.

Idaho
   Idaho and the politics of sex.

Illinois
   At Prairie State Blue they're celebrating having two CDs in early Red to Blue fundraising efforst with the DCCC.

Maine
   At Turn Maine Blue they're discussing how to entice healthcare workers to work in rural areas.

Maryland
   Kweisi Mfume to endorse Donna Edwards.

Massachusetts
   At Blue Mass Group they seem to have had enough of Mitt Romney, but enjoy when Romney gets caught lying.

Nevada
   My Silver State has done an excellent job of providing balanced coverage of the Edwards, Clinton and Obama campaigns.

What's hot at West Virginia Blue?

Right now, the five most popular items over at West Virginia Blue are:

* Best of: "The Blue People of West Virginia"
* The Iowa Caucus - Should it Really Mean Anything?
* Governor Manchin's Statement on WVU Football
* Richie Robb
* Ron Paul leading in W.Va. Republican grassroots support

Have you read them all?

50 State Blog Network Roundup - January 4, 2008

Thanks once again to Betsy Muse of NCBlue for this week's roundup.



Happy New Year and Congratulations to Iowa Democrats on the excellent turnout for yesterday's caucuses.



Below is an abbreviated roundup for our 50-State community blogs. Enjoy reading up on what's important in states across the country. Onward to New Hampshire!

Georgia
   Silence Dogood writes what has been on many Georgia Democratic activists minds. Mike Jacobs is the most recent party switcher in Georgia.

Utah
   Has Utah State Representative Craig Frank ever faced an opponent?

Virginia
   What Might Have Been: "George Allen's Curse"

Iowa
   Here's some insider information on her precinct's caucus results from Demoinesdem, who did a great job explaining the caucus procedures to us over the past several weeks.

New Hampshire
   2008 brings civil unions to New Hampshire and Blue Hampshire has a post on one of the first in the state.

North Carolina
   BlueNC hosted congressional candidate Larry Kissell for our first live-blog of 2008. Come by and read his comments and while you're visiting let us know what you think of our new site design.

Maryland
   Corporate bagman Congressman Al Wynn is coming round to robocall.

West Virginia
   West Virginia Blue revisits the most popular diaries of 2007.

Nevada
   My Silver State informs us that El Mundo, Southern Nevada's Spanish language newspaper, is endorsing Hillary Rodham Clinton.

Alabama
   At Left in Alabama, Julie expounds on "Life, Liberty and Happiness."

Michigan
   At Michigan Liberal, Eric B has a good discussion going on about whether Michigan is being ignored and whether moving the primary date up achieved the desired results. Here's the scoop on how early voting is going so far in Michigan's Jan 15th primary

Florida
   At FLA Politics they're covering a phony tax crisis....among many other things.

At Tennessee Views they're discussing reasons for low voter turnout in, "Your vote definitely won't count if you don't vote".

Colorado
   Democratic State Sen. Ken Gordon trying to push SoS Mike Coffman (R-Questionable Ethics) to use paper ballots after massive e-machine decertification

New York
   The Albany Project notices that Kirsten Gllibrand's (NY-20) self financing challenger has already triggered the FEC's so called 'Millionaire's Amendment' a full year before E-day '08.

Oklahoma
   Greenlynndemocrat tells it like it is on Bloomberg's threat to enter the presidential race.

North Dakota
   It looks like Chet has opened up a big old can of worms over at North Decoder.

California
   Calitics reports on the retirement plans of Rep. Tom Lantos who has been diagnosed with espohogeal cancer.

New Mexico
   A candidate for Congress, Don Wiviott, is going to challenge a new law restricting the number of people who can get on a ballot.

Connecticut
   In Connecticut campaign contributions are now easier to track.

New Jersey
   At Blue Jersey they're discussing growing opposition to Corzine's school funding formula.

Missouri
   At Show Me Progress, Blue Girl is wondering, "What do you give the FBI when it already has everything, including our Fourth Amendment Rights?"

Missouri
   At Fired Up Missouri they're looking for Governor Matt Blunt and find him playing dress up all over the state.

Illinois
   Prairie State Blue offers us some background on their 2007 Profile In Courage recipient Dan Kotowski.

Kentucky
   The 2007 Bluegrass Rooties! These awards document the Kentucky highlights and lowlights, heroes and villains of this foul year of our lord, 2007. Much snark to be had.