Posted on 10/20/2012 3:24:26 PM PDT by neverdem
Richard Carmona, the Democratic candidate for the Arizona senate seat being vacated by Jon Kyl, is a former U.S. surgeon general and decorated military veteran. A Hispanic American, he overcame childhood homelessness and has deep roots in the Tucson area, where he served as a deputy sheriff for more than two decades. Barack Obama himself called Carmona to urge him to run, knowing the Spanish-speaking doctor is the kind of blue-chip candidate capable of wresting away a Senate seat in a red state. And Carmona seems poised to do just that. The past two polls in Arizona have shown Carmona edging ahead of U.S. Representative Jeff Flake, the Republican nominee, and Democratic forces have begun pouring cash into the state in hopes of snatching an upset victory.
But with one stupid quip, Carmona may have badly damaged his chances. During a testy exchange in a Thursday night debate, moderator Brahm Resnik quipped, “Now I know how Candy Crowley felt,” he said. To which Carmona replied: “You’re prettier than her,” and patted the moderator’s hand.
“Not sure how to take that,” Resnik said. Nor should women in Arizona. Here’s the video of the exchange:
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I didn’t say I wasn’t voting for him, just why I’m not too enthusiastic about it. in many ways it’s the same as the Presidential election.
So let me get this straight....Flake is MORE pro gay and MORE pro illegal than the Democrat who is running?
Unlikely. They're probably about the same.
Anyway, do you have reading comprehension issues, or did you just reply to the wrong post by mistake? I sure never said or implied that Flake was "MORE pro gay and MORE pro illegal than the Democrat who is running". My point is that on two critical issues Flake fell flat on his face, and that may hurt him at the polls by alienating conservatives. I thought I was pretty clear.
I knew exactly where you were going, but you were being obtuse and just ranting about Flake - the kind of thing that is primary stuff. Those sentiments, while I understand them, do not explain why he is having trouble this late in the game while Obama is getting killed in Arizona - unless Arizona republicans are idiots.
No. I wasn't. You're a liar or a moron. Or both.
Those sentiments, while I understand them, do not explain why he is having trouble this late in the game while Obama is getting killed in Arizona...
My point, for the final time, is that maybe the GOP candidate is the problem.
I was playing with you, and in your anger and pursuit of the perfect candidate, you totally missed it.
Flake not a perfect candidate? Gee, knew knew? Wow, what a shock. You don’t say. Oooh, I never saw that coming. I thought he was Ronal Reagan. /sarc.
Still, nothing you says answers the question in the state dominated by McCain.
Bye.
It is on the TV, all the time.
My wife and I both looked at each other in disbelief the first time we saw it. That kind of ad is a career-killer.
Carmon came back with an ad that had a woman supporting him. IMHO, it wasn’t very believable. But the leftists in Tucson will vote for him, regardless. He’s one of theirs.
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