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DonRedwood

(4,359 posts) Sat Nov 10, 2012, 08:31 PM Nov 2012

UPDATE: Gabbie Giffords AZ-2 Seat: Barber NOW UP!!!!! (Keep counting Arizona, Keep counting!!!)

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http://elections.huffingtonpost.com/2012/results/house

I was just checking in on the counting in Arizona and saw that Ron Barber is 269 votes ahead of the Republican everyone thought won. Cross your fingers everyone!!

This is a great map and it shows how many red seats went blue in the house. (5 "Leaning Republican" went blue. 12 of 17 "toss-ups" went blue. Pretty stuff!

UPDATE: The AZ Election site has Carmona UP by 289!! Keep on counting Arizona!!

http://results.enr.clarityelections.com/AZ/42050/111845/Web01/en/summary.html

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UPDATE: Gabbie Giffords AZ-2 Seat: Barber NOW UP!!!!! (Keep counting Arizona, Keep counting!!!) (Original Post) DonRedwood Nov 2012 OP

That's too bad. The last update I saw had him narrowly ahead. Drunken Irishman Nov 2012 #1

That is very close. LisaL Nov 2012 #2

Please, oh please let him win! How is the Flake Carmona race going? KelleyD Nov 2012 #3

Carmona behind 839,261 Flakey Flake 916,263 diference of: 76,996 DonRedwood Nov 2012 #4

I saw him giving a concession speech on CSPAN this morning. nt Honeycombe8 Nov 2012 #9

What??? I heard that he was going to wait to concede until all the votes are counted. jillan Nov 2012 #13

Well, I wasn't paying that close attention, since I don't know him. But he gave a speech... Honeycombe8 Nov 2012 #22

can't imagine him doing that either! DonRedwood Nov 2012 #26

Post removed Post removed Nov 2012 #5

Diane texshelters Nov 2012 #6

He is for the affordable care act, and he is MODERATE. STOP the purity. Would you rather have the R? RBInMaine Nov 2012 #7

Thanks for clearing that up, RBInMaine Cha Nov 2012 #18

He voted to bypass environmental laws texshelters Dec 2012 #33

Conservative Dems are the only kind of Dems that get elected in dark red states. Better than red. Honeycombe8 Nov 2012 #10

exactly DonRedwood Nov 2012 #20

True texshelters Dec 2012 #34

missed her comment...must not have been very nice to get blocked. DonRedwood Nov 2012 #24

You're Diane Sawyer? Really? Indpndnt Nov 2012 #8

I believe it! Cha Nov 2012 #19

And as of RIGHT NOW, Barber is up 289 votes. Sinema increased her lead to 4,710. Grown2Hate Nov 2012 #11

Yayayayayay!!!!!! jillan Nov 2012 #14

very good! huffpo? DonRedwood Nov 2012 #21

I didn't even know about the Sinema race. :0) You are full of good news tonight! DonRedwood Nov 2012 #25

They have him up now by 289 dsc Nov 2012 #12

woo hoo! DonRedwood Nov 2012 #27

Have you gone to the vote tabulation center for Pima county? If so, what did you find out? lonestarnot Nov 2012 #15

I've been going off of this: Grown2Hate Nov 2012 #16

Thanks for the link. lonestarnot Nov 2012 #17

Hey! Thanks!! I updated using your link. :0) DonRedwood Nov 2012 #23

What the hell is going on in Arizona? Go Barber!! Go Carmona!! And all the Dems out there Liberal_Stalwart71 Nov 2012 #28

RON BARBER IS AT THIS VERY MOMENT LEADING! zwyziec Nov 2012 #29

According to newspapers in.... Capt.Rocky300 Nov 2012 #30

OP should say 289 up for Barber 12AngryBorneoWildmen Nov 2012 #31

i don't know! DonRedwood Nov 2012 #32

Drunken Irishman

(34,857 posts)

1. That's too bad. The last update I saw had him narrowly ahead.

Reply to DonRedwood (Original post)

Sat Nov 10, 2012, 08:32 PM

Nov 2012

So, that means he's lost ground.

LisaL

(44,974 posts)

2. That is very close.

Reply to DonRedwood (Original post)

Sat Nov 10, 2012, 08:32 PM

Nov 2012

Keeping my fingers crossed.

KelleyD

(277 posts)

3. Please, oh please let him win! How is the Flake Carmona race going?

Reply to DonRedwood (Original post)

Sat Nov 10, 2012, 08:33 PM

Nov 2012

DonRedwood

(4,359 posts)

4. Carmona behind 839,261 Flakey Flake 916,263 diference of: 76,996

Reply to KelleyD (Reply #3)

Sat Nov 10, 2012, 08:36 PM

Nov 2012

Honeycombe8

(37,648 posts)

9. I saw him giving a concession speech on CSPAN this morning. nt

Reply to KelleyD (Reply #3)

Sat Nov 10, 2012, 09:26 PM

Nov 2012

jillan

(39,451 posts)

13. What??? I heard that he was going to wait to concede until all the votes are counted.

Reply to Honeycombe8 (Reply #9)

Sat Nov 10, 2012, 09:42 PM

Nov 2012

I wonder if that's a re-run from Tues before he knew about the 600000+ uncounted ballots?

Honeycombe8

(37,648 posts)

22. Well, I wasn't paying that close attention, since I don't know him. But he gave a speech...

Reply to jillan (Reply #13)

Sat Nov 10, 2012, 10:17 PM

Nov 2012

where he looked really sad, thanked all those who had worked on his campaign, thanked his family. You know the drill. Seemed like a nice man with a nice family.

Funny how I can usu. tell the Democrats from the Republicans, even w/o knowing who they are.

Yes, that was him. He mentioned Flake, so I looked it up. Flake had won.

http://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/decision2012/arizona-election-results-2012-flake-tops-carmona-for-senate-seat-salmon-tops-morgan-in-house-race/2012/11/07/a56e9c9e-239a-11e2-ac85-e669876c6a24_story.html

DonRedwood

(4,359 posts)

26. can't imagine him doing that either!

Reply to jillan (Reply #13)

Sat Nov 10, 2012, 10:33 PM

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texshelters

(1,979 posts)

6. Diane

Reply to Post removed (Reply #5)

Sat Nov 10, 2012, 09:10 PM

Nov 2012

I live in AZ. I am not sure if you do. But AZ is not getting Redder. It's almost black now, it's so red.

I assume Barber will lose, but even if he wins, he's a Conservative Dem.

PTxS

RBInMaine

(13,570 posts)

7. He is for the affordable care act, and he is MODERATE. STOP the purity. Would you rather have the R?

Reply to texshelters (Reply #6)

Sat Nov 10, 2012, 09:12 PM

Nov 2012

Cha

(297,378 posts)

18. Thanks for clearing that up, RBInMaine

Reply to RBInMaine (Reply #7)

Sat Nov 10, 2012, 10:02 PM

Nov 2012

texshelters

(1,979 posts)

33. He voted to bypass environmental laws

Reply to RBInMaine (Reply #7)

Wed Dec 5, 2012, 07:56 PM

Dec 2012

"Barber crossed party lines last week to vote for a Republican-backed measure that would allow the Border Patrol to bypass more than a dozen environmental laws on all federally managed lands within 100 miles of the borders with Mexico and Canada."

http://azstarnet.com/news/local/govt-and-politics/elections/heinz-criticizes-barber-s-border-vote/article_e3f1799f-516f-5ebc-8d89-33e084fb79c5.html

Call that moderate all you like.

And by the way, Conservative Dem is moderate in todays politics.

Sorry I look at all the votes and evaluate things are they are. I am not sure what purity has to do with this.

I would rather have a progressive in office.

PTxS

Honeycombe8

(37,648 posts)

10. Conservative Dems are the only kind of Dems that get elected in dark red states. Better than red.

Reply to texshelters (Reply #6)

Sat Nov 10, 2012, 09:27 PM

Nov 2012

Some people don't think so, but I do. At least they vote SOMETIMES with the Democrats, and they haven't signed the Norquist pledge, and aren't hell bent on obstructing Obama.

DonRedwood

(4,359 posts)

20. exactly

Reply to Honeycombe8 (Reply #10)

Sat Nov 10, 2012, 10:08 PM

Nov 2012

texshelters

(1,979 posts)

34. True

Reply to Honeycombe8 (Reply #10)

Wed Dec 5, 2012, 07:59 PM

Dec 2012

and like I said elsewhere, I welcome Barber, for he will mostly vote with Obama and the Democrats even if not always.

PTxS

http://azstarnet.com/news/local/govt-and-politics/elections/heinz-criticizes-barber-s-border-vote/article_e3f1799f-516f-5ebc-8d89-33e084fb79c5.html

DonRedwood

(4,359 posts)

24. missed her comment...must not have been very nice to get blocked.

Reply to texshelters (Reply #6)

Sat Nov 10, 2012, 10:29 PM

Nov 2012

Indpndnt

(2,391 posts)

8. You're Diane Sawyer? Really?

Reply to Post removed (Reply #5)

Sat Nov 10, 2012, 09:15 PM

Nov 2012

Yeah, okay.

Cha

(297,378 posts)

19. I believe it!

Reply to Indpndnt (Reply #8)

Sat Nov 10, 2012, 10:02 PM

Nov 2012

Grown2Hate

(2,013 posts)

11. And as of RIGHT NOW, Barber is up 289 votes. Sinema increased her lead to 4,710.

Reply to DonRedwood (Original post)

Sat Nov 10, 2012, 09:27 PM

Nov 2012

And Kirkpatrick is now up 6,053. Unfortunately, Carmona hasn't made up much ground on Flake... he's made up about 5,449 votes, but that still leaves him back by 74,524. 3 out of 4 ain't bad!