Gabbie Giffords AZ Seat:red on election night but the count is turning blue, blue, blue! (updated #s

[DonRedwood]

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Barber is now 829 votes ahead!! Man-oh-man does that make me happy. For the Dem's to lose a seat after an assassination attempts just sets a very bad precedence. I wish it was Gabbie but I'm mighty glad it will be Ron

It looks like Ann Kirkpatrick will pick up that toss up seat for the Dems as well! (She's 7500 ahead at this point!)

(still 80,000 separating Flake and Carmona....keep counting Arizona, KEEP COUNTING!)

UPDATED NUMBERS posted down in the comments.

[sheshe2]

1. Let us make this so for Gabbie!

[orpupilofnature57]

2. +1000

[freshwest]

5. +1,000

[sheshe2]

8. Yes and together We Can Do this

We have to. Our future is at stake!!!!
We can. Together.

[DonRedwood]

48. I do hope we keep her seat

but not much we can do but sit back and chew our nails while they count!

[Tx4obama]

3. There are FOUR House seats that haven't been called yet, link below

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

Roll your cursor over the four light blue squares on the link above.


p.s The Ann Kirkpatrick race has already been called for her.

Edited to add...
I've been refreshing that page for several days and Barber has had the lead for many days now.

[DonRedwood]

7. I've been watching the numbers too

man oh man they sure do count slow in Arizona!!!

[Tx4obama]

21. The numbers didn't change 'yesterday', I think they took the holiday off. n/t

[DonRedwood]

39. makes sense

[DonRedwood]

43. THOUGH...I don't think they should have taken the day off. No days off until the job is done.

Since there is a deadline and all....

[midnight]

4. K&R

[libdem4life]

6. Go, Arizona. This is awesome news. Just awesome !!

[DonRedwood]

12. yeah...that really cheered me up today! Every seat we pick up is one less we have to win in 2014

[mcgarry50]

13. 2010

i think that it will really depend on how the democrats stand up to the republicons, if they sell out on SS, medicare and medicaid than the dems will sink their hopes in 2014 just like 2010 for not having any spine.

[DonRedwood]

53. It's the gerrymandering that is killing us.

The house would be ours if the states didn't have so many red state legislators drawing up such freaky districts.

[geckosfeet]

9. Way to go AZ

[DonRedwood]

49. well, except for their counting skills...

slow as molasses in that area...

[geckosfeet]

61. Yes - pizz poor ballot process.

[Loudestlib]

10. We need to get some Dem Gov's

If only so that we can have a good election.

[DonRedwood]

15. yeah... or federal standards for redistricting.

[Cha]

11. Thanks DonRedwood!

[hrmjustin]

14. Too close for comfort.

[DonRedwood]

17. it was in the 200s for daaaaaaaaays... so I'm thrilled it has grown larger!

[hrmjustin]

19. I am too, but I thought the district became more democratic in redistricting.

[DonRedwood]

29. It's just their messed up vote counting that threw me. I was sad to see it was red on election nigh

glad to see it turn blue :0)

[Botany]

16. I have been giving a little money to Ron Barber ever since i heard him ......

..... on Stephanie Miller's show. He is a class act and Ohio's congressional
seats are so Gerrymandered that the dems had no chance at all.

[DonRedwood]

46. We sent him a small check a few months ago.

Hers was a seat I really wanted to keep.

[el scorcho]

18. Hoping Sheriff Joe goes down too

that would be the icing on the cake!

[Slit Skirt]

23. yeah baby

[DonRedwood]

26. Yes, Please!

[Live and Learn]

32. +1 nt

[lonestarnot]

35. Yes Yes and Yes!

[DonRedwood]

37. It is crazy the man isn't in jail.... but at least lets get him out of office

[lonestarnot]

38. And yes!

[DonRedwood]

54. i can't find numbers for Joe. Anyone have a link?

[DonRedwood]

55. 64,ooo votes ahead for joe.... maricopa elections site...but it doesn't look like itupdates. could

could be old numbers.

[DonRedwood]

56. link to county results

http://recorder.maricopa.gov/electionresults/

[DonRedwood]

59. yeah, no changes on this number for a while...i don't think they update it much

[WillyT]

20. HUGE K & R !!! - Thank You !!!

[Slit Skirt]

22. there may be more red going blue in Arizona

[sheshe2]

25. ARIZONA! n/t

[DonRedwood]

30. I sure hope so. It will be nice to see AZ and TX turn blue in the upcoming years.

[Up2Late]

24. They reported on this today on NPR...

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...and why it's taking so long.

http://www.npr.org/2012/11/13/165057232/some-arizona-counties-still-counting-ballots

[DonRedwood]

31. Thank you! I didn't see this.

[SleeplessinSoCal]

27. "Arizona Republicans Sue To Block Ballots In Latino Precinct"

"One of the few unresolved congressional races in the nation could come down to whether voters in a heavily Latino precinct in Arizona get their ballots counted this week.

Backed by two high-powered lawyers, a supporter of Republican congressional candidate Martha McSally filed a lawsuit on Tuesday to get election authorities to halt counting of provisional ballots from a heavily Latino area of the state’s Cochise County.

The suit could be pivotal as McSally is trying to unseat Rep. Ron Barber (D) in southern Arizona’s 2nd Congressional District. At last count, McSally was trailing Barber by just 512 votes, but the lead had changed hands multiple times since election night....."

http://tpmmuckraker.talkingpointsmemo.com/2012/11/barber_mcsally_latino_precinct_ballots.php?ref=fpnewsfeed

[DonRedwood]

36. i sure hope the dems have lawyered up!

[Warpy]

28. THIS is why they need to keep counting

and this is why the Feds need to refuse to seat any Reps or Senators from AZ until all the ballots have been counted.

While that Brewer idiot thinks anybody she illegally purged from the rolls should stay that way, it's not how things work in this country.

I hope AZ catches a clue and throws her bunch out in 2014.

[DonRedwood]

44. is she up in 2014? I hope the dems put up someone GOOD

[sweetloukillbot]

33. I believe Kirkpatrick has already been called...

I'm pretty positiveBarber will end up winning - this happens every election here - Barber was close over the summer, Gabbie always had close races, but the provisionals and earlies always seem to break Dem.

I don't think Carmona will pull it out - he's still mathematically got a chance, but the remaining ballots have to break 2 or 3 to 1 for him to win. I've got a friend running for state rep in Maricopa who is anxiously watching the results to see if she will get back into the legislature as well.


Crossing my fingers though.

[DonRedwood]

45. good info! thank you for sharing

[DonRedwood]

57. The kirkpatrick call was great news, eh?!

[sweetloukillbot]

70. I'm excited about Kyrsten Sinema

She's was my state Rep about 10 years ago and she's now the first Democratic representative I've had in Phoenix in 25 years of voting - first time I've lived in anything remotely close to a blue district. My previous reps were Trent Franks, John Shaddegg and Ben Quayle - the cream of the crop there...

[lonestarnot]

34. Rachel said 700 votes down for Barber and they are trying to throw out the provisionals in a

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hispanic county because the envelopes weren't sealed. What bullshit. They prollee opened them!

[DonRedwood]

40. very bad news!

[DonRedwood]

41. 624 ahead now 10 am PCT

[lonestarnot]

62. wOOt! Yeah!

Now what about that court action that was filed? Is the court going to hear it?

[Uncle Joe]

42. Kicked and recommended.

Thanks for the thread, DonRedwood.

[DonRedwood]

47. CNN now has Barber 512 ahead now.

[DonRedwood]

52. and almost no change for senate...still 80,000 apart

[DonRedwood]

58. +663 for Barber

[DonRedwood]

50. This is where I am gtting my numbers from:

http://elections.huffingtonpost.com/2012/results/arizona#house-races

[DonRedwood]

51. And here:

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

[grantcart]

60. how many more ballots need to be counted?

can Carmona win?

[lonestarnot]

63. All of them!

Yes he can! From what I saw today, it is possible!

[lonestarnot]

64. Woooooodamnwhooooooooo! as of 7:30 pm

BARBER, RON (DEM) 138,774 50.08%
Pugly 137,831 49.74%

http://results.enr.clarityelections.com/AZ/42050/112189/Web01/en/summary.html

[pinboy3niner]

65. Great news!

That's now a margin of more than 900 votes for Barber.

[lonestarnot]

69. Yes.

[Honeycombe8]

67. Over 50%!!!!! nt

[w8liftinglady]

68. OMG... THAT has to be making you guys nuts!

maybe, one day, we'll be having that discussion in Texas...

[DonRedwood]

71. you should let DU know and do a post!

[Honeycombe8]

66. What good news!!!! nt