Predict Correctly and Win a Prize

How many seats will Republicans win in the U.S. House of Representatives? Vote below! Leave your prediction in the comment section if you would like to be glorified and immortalized in a follow up post on Wednesday morning. Throw in a prediction for the Senate if you're feeling especially clairvoyant. Winner(s) will be rewarded with a giant, incredibly conspicuous link to their favorite URL (e.g., your blog, your Facebook page, your favorite charity).

Good luck!

Poll closes at 7:00 p.m. Eastern on 11/2/10.

Cross-posted at Left Coast Rebel

Update:

Prediction? Pain:

Hat tip: Allah

The Latest TBF Chatter

Thanks to all the TBF bloggers. Your investment of time and attention to the TBF effort is greatly appreciated. Our conservative friends running for Congress love it. Here's a small sample of their comments:

"As a result of winning the Ten Buck Friday poll, I have received cross-promotion from the dozens of blogs participating, as well as contributions from their readers. I am humbled by the kind words of blogs like 'The Right Klik,' 'Maggie’s Notebook,' 'The Conservative Lady' and so many more.

~ Renee Ellmers, GOP nominee for Congress (NC-02)

"[Ten Buck Fridays] is a quick, easy, and FREE way to help us win some online publicity and money for the campaign."

~ Staff, Pantano for Congress

"I thank you very much for all you are doing on behalf of conservative candidates."

~ Scott Kirkland, GOP nominee for Congress (CA-15)

"The idea of Ten Buck Friday is to harness the power of new media to bring national attention and a fundraising boost to conservative candidates who win the weekly poll.

'"The enthusiasm shown by our supporters in helping us win this is really inspiring,' Chip said. 'It’s a testament to the grassroots nature of our campaign. This same enthusiasm and grassroots network is how we are going to win in November.'

"Chip was off to a strong lead early in the week but saw it narrowed to just a handful of votes yesterday just hours before the poll closed. Chip supporters rallied by tweeting messages, sharing links to the poll on Facebook, and emailing their friends. It was a photo finish, with Chip winning by just 2.3% of the total vote...

"Don’t forget to vote in future polls to support other conservative candidates who need your help. We’re all in this together!"

~ Chip Cravaack for Congress (MN-08)

Some recent TBF links:

• Not One Red Cent: New Ten Buck Friday Poll Out
• TCUnation: Candidate Renee Ellmers (NC-02) won last week's Ten Buck Fridays poll.
• Left Coast Rebel: Remember to support principled conservatives via the weekly Ten Bucks Friday poll.
• Obama Fail Blog: Ten Buck Fridays | Aug 29 - Sep 3
• Mind-Numbed Robot: Ten Buck Fridays: New Poll Aug 29 – Sep 3
• The Conservative Lady: Take action by sending in your $10.
• SGP: Renee Ellmers (NC-02) Winner of Ten Buck Fridays Poll
• Conservative Hideout 2.0: Ten Buck Fridays Winner: Renee Ellmers
• Lilac Sunday: This summer, something beautiful was born in the patriotic blogosphere.
• At The Point of A Gun: It's a new week and a new batch of candidates...
• Randy's Roundtable: Its Sunday folks, you know the drill...
• Nice Deb: Another week, another great bunch of candidates.
• Pirate's Cove: A different type of eye candy at Right Klik, the latest on Ten Buck Fridays...
• TPP: Renee Ellmers (NC-02) Winner of Ten Buck Fridays Poll - Vote In Next Week's Poll
• WyBlog: The new TBF poll is up, please support Scott Sipprelle in NJ-12
• No Sheeples Here: Stand up. Stand guard over liberty. Cast your vote in this week’s Ten Buck Fridays Poll.
• Conservative Hideout 2.0: It looks like a great slate of candidates this week.
• Lady Cincinnatus: Ten Buck Friday: Sam Caligiuri
• Proof Positive: When your taxes go up in January and your freedom continues to erode, think of how much money you would have been glad to have contributed, how much time you wish you'd spent to prevent it... Or you could just get involved now?

Visit and support your local TBF blog!

The Impact of TBF

An excerpt from a Donna Campbell campaign email exemplifies the impact of Ten Buck Fridays:

Been a great week—hope the same was true for you.

Thanks to the support of people like you, my name came out on top for this week's "Ten Buck Fridays" poll from conservative blog Right Klik!

The first-place showing has already garnered a surge in contributions along with broadened recognition for me and our campaign.

Visit http://bit.ly/bR9gVj for a look at the poll and Right Klik's overview of my candidacy.

[emphasis added]

Thanks to everyone who is helping TBF to grow and succeed. We're having a positive impact on conservative campaigns!

Update: Mike Stopa: "Congrats to Donna Campbell on winning Ten Buck Friday! I'm proud to have been part of so impressive a list of candidates."

Note: Please submit nominations for next week's TBF poll in the comments section. If it's okay with the other TBF bloggers, I'd like to do a poll with all new candidates this week. I'll be compiling a preliminary list of nominees ASAP.

TBF Congratulates Primary Winners!

Congratulations to the two "Ten Buck Fridays" alumni who won their primary elections last night:

Nice Deb reports from Missouri:

"Jacob Turk sailed to victory with 67% of the vote in a five-way primary election in District -5, Missouri, August 3rd, and will hopefully go on to beat Emanuel “Spittlegate” Cleaver in the Fall."

In MO-3, Vicky Hartzler prevailed:

"Voters also decided several competitive Republican primaries for Congress. They chose former state Rep. Vicky Hartzler, of Harrisonville — a spokeswoman for a successful 2004 Missouri ballot measure banning gay marriage — to challenge longtime Democratic Rep. Ike Skelton, the chairman of the House Armed Services Committee."

On Thursday (tomorrow), Constitutional Conservative and TBF winner, Van Irion, will find out whether he will get the GOP nod to represent TN-3, a Republican stronghold that spans from Chattanooga in southern Tennessee through Claiborne County on the border with Kentucky and Virginia.

If you know anyone from TN-3 (Oak Ridge, Middle Valley, Cleveland, Red Bank, East Ridge Chattanooga), please send a reminder to vote for Van Irion before the polls close on Thrusday at 8:00 p.m. EDT.

Note: International superstar, Basil Marceaux, is on the ballot in TN-3. Yes, he's running for Congress and for Governor.