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Title: Hispanic district going Republican?
Post by: bijou on October 13, 2010, 05:04:24 PM
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Amazing! Here’s a poll (by a firm unknown to me) showing Republican challenger Ruth McClung leading four–term Democratic incumbent Raul Grijalva 39%-37% in Arizona 7. This district was designed to be Arizona’s second Hispanic majority House district (it was 54% Hispanic in 2000) and to be safe Democratic (it voted 57%-42% for Barack Obama in 2008 and 57%-43% for John Kerry in 2004). So it would be amazing if rocket scientist McClung (yes, apparently she actually is a rocket scientist) won here.

What’s interesting here is that Grijalva has supported the tourist boycott of Arizona in retaliation for the passage of Senate Bill 1070 which he, like Barack Obama, has portrayed as a grievous violation of civil liberties. Apparently some voters in Arizona 7 don’t want their state boycotted. ...

Read more at the Washington Examiner: http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/blogs/beltway-confidential/hispanic-district-going-republican-104822014.html#ixzz12HMRbu14

Title: Re: Hispanic district going Republican?
Post by: thundley4 on October 13, 2010, 05:21:39 PM
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What’s interesting here is that Grijalva has supported the tourist boycott of Arizona in retaliation for the passage of Senate Bill 1070 which he, like Barack Obama, has portrayed as a grievous violation of civil liberties. Apparently some voters in Arizona 7 don’t want their state boycotted.

We've seen quite a few polls showing that many legal immigrants favored or at least supported AZ's law.  What more proof could the left want?
Title: Re: Hispanic district going Republican?
Post by: miskie on October 13, 2010, 05:30:32 PM
Quote from: thundley4 on October 13, 2010, 05:21:39 PM
We've seen quite a few polls showing that many legal immigrants favored or at least supported AZ's law.  What more proof could the left want?

Well, its obvious that legal Hispanic immigrants are rac...uhh.....how do you say 'Uncle Tom' in Spanish ? [/DUmode] 
Title: Re: Hispanic district going Republican?
Post by: thundley4 on October 13, 2010, 05:40:40 PM
Quote from: miskie on October 13, 2010, 05:30:32 PM
Well, its obvious that legal Hispanic immigrants are rac...uhh.....how do you say 'Uncle Tom' in Spanish ? [/DUmode] 

Tio' Tomas'?
Title: Re: Hispanic district going Republican?
Post by: Karin on October 14, 2010, 03:00:56 PM
Moonbattery Link (http://www.moonbattery.com/archives/2010/10/countermoonbat-7.html#comments)

Here's a little piece, a pic of her, and some comments at Moonbattery from the other day.  She's very pretty.