[Old Teufel Hunden]

"Yes, the RATS will make a play for this seat. Damn it!"

This is Arizona, I can't see any Rat taking this seat. The only one who would have a snowball's chance would be Gabby Giffords out of sympathy for her. However, she'll be lucky to be able to function normally for the rest of her life, much less run a campaign IMO. I hope they put up Sherrif Dupnik. That would be a hoot!

[Question Liberal Authority]

This is Arizona, I can't see any Rat taking this seat.

Kyl barely won re-election in 2006. The Dems went full court press on him and nearly beat him with one of their patented "liberal who sounds conservative" candidates.

Since then, we've had more "immigrants" registering as voters, more Californians fleeing their state (but not abandoning the stupid liberal policies which made it unlivable), and a "new tone" specifically directed at Arizona politicians, where anything even remotely sensible is labeled "hate speech".

This seat is very winnable for the Dems. Don't kid yourself that it's not.