Posted on 09/13/2006 2:55:49 AM PDT by Dane
Graf got about the same % he did in the 2004 GOP primary, while another Pubbie, Mike Hellon siphoned away votes from Huffman, meaning that between Hellon and Huffman, they got the majority of the vote while, Graf wins with the plurality in the primary.
Huffman should concede and get behind Graf. Graf should build bridges, especially with Mike Pence and defeat the vote for Nancy Pelosi for speaker, Giffords, becuase if Nancy Pelosi is Speaker there will be no immigration bill. Those are the facts.
I originally was going to use a Tuscon Citizen article, but couldn't due to copyright issues and changed the article but forgot to change the writer's name.
So? Huffman and Hellon put together got 49.5% and I'm sure a lone Huffman candidacy would have gotten enough votes from the other minor candidates to put him over the top with a majority.
Also everyone complains about the NRCC, but what about the democrats putting in money against Huffman(i.e basically helping Graf). If I was Huffman I would be angry at the indirect help Graf got from nancy pelosi & co.
So despite Graf's having four times the number of people looking to take votes from him, he got even a larger percentage of the votes as he did in 2004. And he basically ran on illegal immigration. How's that for a referendum?
Stupid writers! It would be nice if they told us who the hell 'Gabby' Giffords is at the BEGINNING of the article.
And Huffman had the third place finisher siphoning votes from him.
All one has to do is look at the %'s, if Hellon had not been in the race, Huffman would have won, while Graf would have basically stayed at the same % he did in 2004.
Also what do you think of the democrats spending money against Huffman and basically helping Graf?
I think they'll discover that they should've been careful what they wished for :)
Since I support Graf over Huffman, if the Democrat money went to help Graf, then good for them.
Does anyone know how this seat will play in November? Is it definitely ours or are we at risk?
Remind me never to never have my back in front of you. No telling what you would stab the back with.
But Graf has won, I would vote for him in the General, especially if he built bridges to Mike Pence and not tom tancredo.
It isn't a lock.
Why would a border hawk who won because he was a border hawk join an amnesty sell out? Face it Dane, the anti-illegal forces won yet another race. You lost. Deal with it.
Was one of these candidates the one who ran strictly on "Border Security"? I saw an AZ candidate on one of the cable news networks standing at the border.
I don't live in AZ and I try to keep up with all races but this one didn't get that much attention outside the State.
Points to consider: Huffman was McCain's man and one of the more liberal Republicans in the state. Graf took on the feckless Jim Kolbe practically on his own hook in 2004. He then ran strongly against an entrenched candidate by pumping conservative causes. The people of Sahuarita, Green Valley and points south did not forget, and they gave Graf the election.
You mean change his views from a no-amnesty to a path to citizenship approach advocated by Pence? Graf should remain true to his principles. It is a winning strategy.
These earlier polls also showed that Huffman would have a very close race with the dem. If Huffman had won the primary, it is unlikely that the far right would have turned out in the general election to vote for him over the dem.
It is entirely possible that who won the republican primary is irrelevant.
Uh Pence is not an "amnesty" sellout, but keep on smearing him, that's what you do best.
And this was not really a "win" per se. Graf didn't gain from his 2004 primary totals, but I would still vote for him despite your hankering to burn bridges with fellow conservatoves.
Huh, I guess that is why the dem is competitve in that district.
Why don't get you all get over your slavishness over Tancredo and defeat democrats, instead of smearing people like Pence.
If pelosi is Speaker, Tancredo will be more of a backbencher than he is now.
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