I LOVE YOU ARIZONA BEER TIME BABY!!! PEDERSON LEADING KYL GABBY TROUNCING GRAF

[noahmijo]

YAH MOTHERF**CKER WHOOO HOOO!! FOR THE FIRST TIME IN 15 YEARS SINCE I MOVED FROM NYC I AM PROUD TO BE A "ZONIAN" TODAY

HASTA LA VICTORIA SIEMPRE!!!!

[kwolf68]

1. It is early, but MAN OH MAN

This would make up for Felix Macaca winning....HUGE win if it keeps up....stick with it ZONA

[Pushed To The Left]

2. Would that be considered an upset?

Great news!

[AZBlue]

5. IMO, Pederson certainly is - it's been neck and neck with Kyl.

eom

[noahmijo]

8. A BIG ONE

Unseating Kyl is second only to unseating McCain in terms of status amongst the state.

Kyl has always been a respected Republican Senator for nearly 20 years. The fact that an unknown like Pederson can even COME CLOSE is a huge victory.

Although I despise Kyl he isn't quite as bad as a bush neo-con-even if he wins the victory lies in the fact that he will pay attention to the will of the people in that he knows that supporting bush like policies isn't exactly very popular.

Gabby is more of a left of center democrat and right now she is trouncing religious right xenophobic graf who is a punk with no teeth. This was the race I was watching the closest.

[Wetzelbill]

11. nobody even dared to challeng Kyl 6 years ago

he was considered so unbeatable.

Man, I hope Pederson gets him. Oh, and as a former and future Montanan, I am praying Tester gets Burns. If Pederson and Tester win, I will be in heaven. :)

So lets get that beer!

[AZBlue]

3. Ooohhh..as a former NYC'er too, I'm right there with ya!

:toast:

[blm]

4. Fingers crossed for you noah......and us.

.

[deadparrot]

6. I hope it holds.

:hi:

[fujiyama]

7. This would be like hell freezing over

HAHA, I suppose AZ is so hot it can be considered hell in some ways.

[noahmijo]

9. It is heaven right now..but hell for the 4 summer months

It is especially heaven tonight...70 degrees and although it seems like Kyl has a small edge still like I said just the fact that an unknown pederson is even coming this close...coupled with the fact that Gabby is going to trounce Graff in a mostly Republican area...that's still enough for me to be celebrating!!1

[blondeatlast]

10. Good on ya, my southern bros and sis's! Pima is looking REALLY good

as usual.

Maricopa still a toss up.

Send prayers, vibes, spells, chants, whatever our way--we need it up here.

[noahmijo]

13. Like I said Phoenix area just has to get close to a tie.So Pima can

bring it on home for the blue team!!

[AzDar]

12. This would make up for Lamont's loss ...how sweet it would be!!

[Wetzelbill]

14. the number from Pima will be big, and I think for Pederson too

I remember last year nobody could have predicted how Trasoff and Uhlich would blow out both Rondstadt and Dunbarr for City Council. Tucson will go Blue by a huge margin, bigger than normal, and the turnout is big too.

[AZCat]

15. AZ Sec. of State numbers are more recent

http://www.azsos.gov/results/2006/general/GEN-1000.htm

[AZCat]

16. Just updated - 25.8% of precincts reporting

Pederson 162,070 => 44.6%
Kyl 189,573 => 52.2 %

[AZCat]

21. Congressional Races

District No. 1 42.8% reporting
Simon (D) 28,597 => 38.5%
Renzi (R) 42,213 => 56.8%

District No. 2 59.8% reporting
Thrasher (D) 31,370 => 38.8%
Franks (R) 47,236 => 58.4%

District No. 3 43.9% reporting
Paine (D) 18,690 => 37.6%
Shadegg (R) 29,629 => 59.6%

District No. 4 29.9% reporting
Pastor (D) 10,028 => 71.8%
Karg (R) 3,372 => 24.2%

District No. 5 68.0% reporting
Mitchell (D) 38,504 => 52.1%
Hayworth (R) 39,962 => 44.6%

District No. 6 50.6% reporting
Flake (R) 39,215 => 74.0%
Blair (L) 13,770 => 26.0%

District No. 7 45.1% reporting
Grijalva (D) 36,892 => 59.9%
Drake (R) 22,262 => 36.2%

District No. 8 63.6% reporting
Giffords (D) 88,547 => 54.7%
Graf (R) 67,463 => 41.7%

[AZCat]

23. Gubernatorial race, 53.8% of precincts reporting

Napolitano (D!) 381,385 => 63.2%
Munsil (R) 210,155 => 34.8%

[AZCat]

24. Senate Race - 53.9% of precincts reporting

Pederson (D) 264,317 => 44.0%
Kyl (R) 317,457 => 52.8%

Maricopa's at 49.6% reporting, Pima is at 52.1%.

[blondeatlast]

17. MSNBC, CNN have called Guv for Janet Napolitano! YES. nt

[Wetzelbill]

18. I heard CNN just called for Giffords

[AZBlue]

19. Where did you get Pederson leading Kyl?

azcentral.com shows Pederson 45% and Kyl 52%, but that's only with 25.8% of precincts reporting (updated at 8:52 pm)

I like your numbers better (and azcentral/The Arizona Republic is certainly biased, so I'm taking that with a big grain of salt)

[noahmijo]

22. I posted that minutes before the 45-52 score came

ah well like I said I expected Kyl to win, Pederson winnng would've been a great stunning out of nowhere upset but just the fact that Pederson came even this close given the fact that he is an unknown who was running pretty much on a "I hate bush" platform is a nice surprise.

If anything Kyl is the type that will see what sort of "mandate" the masses are calling for and just maybe might ease up a bit on the neo--con agenda.

Overall though I wanted to see Gabby trounce Graf and I got my wish so I am still celebrating.

[blondeatlast]

20. I'm gonna call it NOW. Hayworth is going DOWN!

http://www.azsos.gov/results/2006/general/GEN-1005.htm

Mitchell is leading:
32,962 38,504
with 69% of precincts reporting.

Bye, bye, you hair plugged, tummy-tucked, bloviating blowhard bastard!

[silverojo]

25. Bye-bye, you lying SOB Hayworth!

I love Mitchell...he's got a practical plan for the illegal immigration crisis, AND he's a Democrat. Best of both worlds! :D

I remember back in 1992, when Dan Quayle had a rally here, ol' J.D. Worthless was playing emcee, asking trivia questions. I led a gaggle of Dems in heckling his ass right off the stage--literally! If only I could heckle him right now...!

[blondeatlast]

26. Mitchell over Hayworth INCREASING! 88.4% reporting!

http://www.azsos.gov/results/2006/general/GEN-1005.htm

[noahmijo]

27. Hayworth is done. Throw in the towel

[AZBlue]

28. NBC just predicted a Kyl win.

Please please please let them be wrong!!!...

[blondeatlast]

31. 84% precincts in; sadly, Vile is up by 100K points.

But hairplugged, tummy tucked, bloviating blowhard* goes DOWN!

*That would be JD Hayworth, btw.

[tyedyeto]

29. Go Gabby!

And racist Graf..... go f*ck yourself and your minutemen friends.

[tyedyeto]

30. How are all the Props. doing? n/t

[blondeatlast]

32. Here's the SOS; updated approx every 3 minutes or so.

http://www.azsos.gov/election/2006/General/2006_General_results_query.htm