Ariz. race splits GOP, Tancredo

Rocky Mountain News ^ | 09/08/2006 | M.E. Sprengelmeyer

[11th_VA]

I hope the Tancredo side wins, if not, I'm voting Democrat so they'll tax the he!! out of the Bush Republicans - they can pay for the illegals, they brought 'em here ...

[Reagan Man]

Sounds like a dumbass idea for Hans Gullickson and the CRP to work at undermining Tancredo's efforts in support of Graf. This is turning into a crazy election cycle.

Here in southern Colorado my long time Congressman and staunch conservative Joel Hefley, is retiring after 20 years of representing the 5th district. Hefley backed his one time congressional aid Jeff Crank in the primary. In a close outcome, Crank lost to state Senator Doug Lamborn in what was a highly contested race. Now Hefley says he will not endorse the winner because Lamborn ran a dirty campaign. Conservatives battling conservatives, go figure.

[Extremely Extreme Extremist]

So it's OK for a state GOP party to meddle in a primary race in another state?

[Mount Athos]

Want to see something really sick, look how much money the GOP flushed on trying to help Schwarz, in the Republican primary... A candidate who is a better fit for the Democrat party.

[NapkinUser]

Tancredo supported Randy Graf long before it was cool (in 2004 against Kolbe.)

This time, Graf has an eight point lead in the polls a week out. It's nice to see somebody as strong as Tancredo on immigration and not as weak as Bush leading the polls in this important party.

[Welike ike]

Right Napkin, but can Graf win the General election? We need to hold this seat, not piss it away to Giffords, a liberal Emily's list DEM.

[Tiger007]

GRAF will send the Democ-Rats craterous grave in NOV 2006 election.

[stephenjohnbanker]

B U M P

[stephenjohnbanker]

N O

[stephenjohnbanker]

Let me restructure your tagline....

"Bush derangement is currently causing a pandemic of suffering for Free Republic conservatives"

[carlo3b]

We have a name for the Tancredo types in Texas.. He's all hat with no cattle.. Talk about a man with a selffullfilling mandate.. Tancredo and his followers are hearing their own echo, and mistaking it for a cheering crowd.. Sorry, he might be right on his single issue, but it is becoming irritating.

[Extremely Extreme Extremist]

Tancredo is a conservative through and through. He's not just pro-border enforcement. He supports the conservative agenda down the line and has one of the top ACU percentages in Congress.

[television is just wrong]

Hopefully Graf will win. The GOP needs to get a grip on reality. Our nation is being taken over by foreigners at an alarming rate, and it needs to stop.

[Tiger007]

Establishment ELITISH RINOs are scared to death of TANCREDO tsunami in 2008.

[axes_of_weezles]

Graf can win. If he is allowed a forum.

The NRCC, Leftists,MSM and NRCC are the ones saying he cannot win.

1. He has been an elected State Senator and legislator for 6 years
2. He has run his own business
3. The people of his district have seen firsthand the illegal immigration problems, so he has been at the forefront of the issue, whether you like it or not.
4. AZ CD 8 is less "moderate" than the MSM and pollsters would have you beleive.

This is a "representative" democracy. When a State party monies from a different state, and National monies from the same party endorse someone in an open primary, something that has not happened in my memory, these outsiders are interfering with the "representative" part of democracy.

The outsiders do not represent local interests.

Gibbons the Rat is better than Huffman. At least she does not lie and say she is conservative in ads from monies outside the district.

Graf is going to eat them both for lunch because the National party and Colorado do not represent Tucson and Pima and Cochise Counties.

[carlo3b]

I trust your assessment of this congressman, but he hasn't been able to catch fire and garner any sizable base, so he and his followers have taken to snipping, which isn't very attractive, or constructive..

This may not be fair, or the entire case, but I am a student of sorts in this game and I haven't been impressed after all the noise and, it appears that I am not alone.. But for your sake my FRiend, I'll pay a bit more attention in the future.. :)

[axes_of_weezles]

Hey carlo.

This is an open race.

Kolbe the R-RINO-HOMO quit because Graf gave him a hard time in 2004.

Out of spite Kolbe is using his influence to stop him.

This is an open race. The RINOS and RATS are interfering. This is the kind of crap Graf has had to put up with from the MSM here:

[axes_of_weezles]

2006 Primary Election (Unofficial Results) Produced by the Arizona Secretary of State's Office	U.S. Representative in Congress - District No. 8 Republican

County	ANTENORI	GRAF	HELLON	HUFFMAN	JENKINS	Totals	Polls	Polls Reporting	Percent of Polls
Cochise	0	0	0	0	0	0	64	0	0.0%
Pima	1,247	12,205	4,186	11,999	924	30,561	275	167	60.7%
Pinal	26	510	125	399	29	1,089	2	2	100.0%
Santa Cruz	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	0	0.0%
Totals	1,273	12,715	4,311	12,398	953	31,650	346	169	48.8%
Percentages	4.0%	40.2%	13.6%	39.2%	3.0%

Last Updated on Tuesday, September 12, 2006 at 8:17:51 PM

[axes_of_weezles]

2006 Primary Election (Unofficial Results) Produced by the Arizona Secretary of State's Office	U.S. Representative in Congress - District No. 8 Republican

County	ANTENORI	GRAF	HELLON	HUFFMAN	JENKINS	Totals	Polls	Polls Reporting	Percent of Polls
Cochise	0	0	0	0	0	0	64	0	0.0%
Pima	1,318	13,057	4,386	12,677	977	32,415	275	182	66.2%
Pinal	26	510	125	399	29	1,089	2	2	100.0%
Santa Cruz	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	0	0.0%
Totals	1,344	13,567	4,511	13,076	1,006	33,504	346	184	53.2%
Percentages	4.0%	40.5%	13.5%	39.0%	3.0%

Last Updated on Tuesday, September 12, 2006 at 8:37:02 PM

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