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25. Democrat Rich Carmona changed his mind? YAY!!

Sun Nov 11, 2012, 01:17 PM

Nov 2012

He should have been patient and waited with conceding until ALL the votes were counted. This is, after all, ARYANzona, home of the racists, xemophobes, white-power supremacists, and SB1070. NO DEMOCRAT, let alone Latino Democratic candidates should utter the word concede until ALL votes have been counted fairly.

I'm happy to read that he's changed his mind regarding concession. Rightwing Flake should not get away with stealing his seat in Congress, just as his co-horts all across the country have tried.

Federal elections should be taken back under Federal oversight, not state. Congress can do this if they want to. Let's hope they do or we'll have this shit going on each and every election!

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OUTRAGE Builds As Arizona Continues To COUNT VOTES [View all] Segami Nov 2012 OP

Is someone independent watching as these votes are being counted? brer cat Nov 2012 #1

WHERE are the UN Observers? nt Tigress DEM Nov 2012 #6

What triggers their appearance? mzteris Nov 2012 #10

Supposedly they ARE here to observe the elections, but if states can block them...WOW. no help then. Tigress DEM Nov 2012 #62

They were denied entry by the state. (nt) Posteritatis Nov 2012 #38

Makes sense. nt Tigress DEM Nov 2012 #59

wow i can believe they think voter disenfranchisement Heather MC Nov 2012 #2

what is happening there is a trvesty. Maddow gave it exposure last week. rurallib Nov 2012 #3

Business as usual in Arizona randr Nov 2012 #4

Thanks for the reminder about Rehnquist. SunSeeker Nov 2012 #37

Way to go Arizona..... nt think Nov 2012 #5

They are good at suppression SCVDem Nov 2012 #7

One of the best results of 2012 elections would be the defeat of Joe Arpaio. Thinkingabout Nov 2012 #8

Beyond dirty! If he's defeated, one should expect Arpaio investigations to get the green light. Segami Nov 2012 #9

Arpaio is a pompous ass! StarryNite Nov 2012 #22

Is "toughest sheriff" RW code for "most corrupt"? jmowreader Nov 2012 #52

I totally agree with you, he had to investigate Obama's BC Thinkingabout Nov 2012 #70

+1 nt ProudProgressiveNow Nov 2012 #54

What is the policy in unconceding a race? Baitball Blogger Nov 2012 #11

A concession is just a courtesy, legally it means nothing Bjorn Against Nov 2012 #12

Greeeeaaat! Baitball Blogger Nov 2012 #13

+1 nt ProudProgressiveNow Nov 2012 #55

TRMS ran a story either Thursday or Friday showing the protesters ffr Nov 2012 #14

Correction: This shows a deliberate attempt to suppress the legal vote in Arizona. Raster Nov 2012 #16

+1000 nt ProudProgressiveNow Nov 2012 #56

The Arizona GOP is so smug they think the people are going to shrug this off and forget kimbutgar Nov 2012 #15

Paul Penzone.. Good man... ProudProgressiveNow Nov 2012 #57

K&R Hugin Nov 2012 #17

What's their excuse for the delay? WinstonSmith4740 Nov 2012 #18

there excuse azmesa207 Nov 2012 #94

Good for you! WinstonSmith4740 Nov 2012 #97

This isn't deliberate disenfranchisement - it's incompetence sweetloukillbot Nov 2012 #19

It would be incompetence if uncounted votes were distributed equally among... mojowork_n Nov 2012 #29

Where are you seeing that it is from Democratic areas? sweetloukillbot Nov 2012 #45

Here's the link. Lots of reasons for close scrutiny. mojowork_n Nov 2012 #89

Wouldn't it be a kick if Obama ended up winning AZ too? (n/t) thesquanderer Nov 2012 #20

I would love to see him take Arizona. Thinkingabout Nov 2012 #71

Fixing the broken election process should be our number 1 priority. nm rhett o rick Nov 2012 #21

Not sure about number one, but it is way up near the top of the list. Jobs it number one, I think. Dark n Stormy Knight Nov 2012 #27

The way I see it is that if we make strides with jobs, infrastructure, economy, rhett o rick Nov 2012 #41

True. Especially if dealing with the rampant R gerrymandering a part of the reform. As a PA Dark n Stormy Knight Nov 2012 #49

No it's the process and the Democrats have been getting their asses clocked WCGreen Nov 2012 #64

Arizona is the new Florida sellitman Nov 2012 #23

Sounds worse to me... geckosfeet Nov 2012 #24

It is worse. THE INCOMPETENCE IS DELIBERATE. Raster Nov 2012 #31

Well, it was deliberate in Florida, too. October Nov 2012 #65

Which does NOT excuse either in the least. Anytime ANYONE is denied the right to vote, or Raster Nov 2012 #81

Much worse. LisaL Nov 2012 #48

Democrat Rich Carmona changed his mind? YAY!! BlueCaliDem Nov 2012 #25

Did Flake declare victory, did Carmona accept this yet? nt flamingdem Nov 2012 #26

HUGE K & R !!! WillyT Nov 2012 #28

Time for the UN to go in and run Arizona's elections in the future! n/t RKP5637 Nov 2012 #30

Huffington Post isn't even reporting this story Liberal_Stalwart71 Nov 2012 #32

Where is the DOJ on this? hootinholler Nov 2012 #33

DOJ was here. Don't know if they still are, but I'm sure marybourg Nov 2012 #39

His name is Eric Holder and the other reply to your post stated.. Cha Nov 2012 #69

This bunch has been stealing elections for... santamargarita Nov 2012 #34

These posts are nonsense. former9thward Nov 2012 #35

You are entitled to your say.... Segami Nov 2012 #40

I agree. Arizona is now the poster child for voter suppression, and I suspect also now in the... Raster Nov 2012 #43

50 hand-printed voter registration cards had the incorrect date sweetloukillbot Nov 2012 #61

Actually that is NOT the entire story: Raster Nov 2012 #83

Link for the live stream please. JimDandy Nov 2012 #60

Here sweetloukillbot Nov 2012 #63

Thanks but that link is static, so I still don't know what chain of JimDandy Nov 2012 #68

This is one camera from Maricopa County. former9thward Nov 2012 #72

Thanks for link! Nearly impossible to catch fraudulent counting behavior from those cameras. JimDandy Nov 2012 #78

In building observers from Dem and Rep parties are three feet away from workeers doing the count. former9thward Nov 2012 #79

This is getting a lot of attention in the Latino community.... Spitfire of ATJ Nov 2012 #36

Is it just too crazy to consider asking Mexico..... jhrobbins Nov 2012 #42

Just the central Maricopa corridor. The Northern and Southern corridors of Arizona, seem to... Raster Nov 2012 #44

The right wing SCOTUS are salivating at this lark Nov 2012 #46

No, there IS almost no VOTER FRAUD.....this is ELECTION FRAUD.....big difference! tpsbmam Nov 2012 #84

Takes vigilance to educate our own. JimDandy Nov 2012 #85

You are absolutely correct. The actual instances of voters committing voter fraud... Raster Nov 2012 #88

Arizona has been a hot bed Wellstone ruled Nov 2012 #47

It's where Rehnquist intimidated black voters, if I recall correctly. Anthony McCarthy Nov 2012 #51

You recall correctly. For reference: Raster Nov 2012 #53

I cannot believe that this is not being reported on as much as Fla was. jillan Nov 2012 #50

Follow Oregon, vote by mail with a paper trail and no lines. WHEN CRABS ROAR Nov 2012 #58

How do homeless people vote in that system? I know it hard for homeless people in any voting system. pam4water Nov 2012 #66

They can pick up a form at the Post Office to register. WHEN CRABS ROAR Nov 2012 #73

And you don't even need a stamp to submit your ballot Lydia Leftcoast Nov 2012 #74

Oh that make sense. pam4water Nov 2012 #76

The system is sounding better :) pam4water Nov 2012 #75

They already have absentee voting in both FL and OH. LisaL Nov 2012 #77

I know but some states don't count the absentee voting unless the election is close. So it's pam4water Nov 2012 #80

They count absentee voting in both FL and OH. LisaL Nov 2012 #87

Hope they count the votes in Arizona. I'm surprised there was not more BS like this in FL & OH pam4water Nov 2012 #67

Kick! sarcasmo Nov 2012 #82

Kick and message from Mexico about Latino haters RedCloud Nov 2012 #86

Ha! took me a 2nd look at that cactus lunasun Nov 2012 #96

Here's an update from the Maricopa County Democratic Party Chair, Ann Wallack JusticeForAll Nov 2012 #90

Arpaio REALLY REALLY REALLY sucks Timbuk3 Nov 2012 #91

Republicans lack faith mjvpi Nov 2012 #92

arizona state supports 2 limbaugh radio stations. they will be attacking the protestors 24/7 certainot Nov 2012 #93

As a former Arizonan lbrtbell Nov 2012 #95