Rep. Raul Grijalva's win in Arizona gives liberals something to cheer

[babylonsister]

http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/nation/la-pn-grijalva-20101104,0,6067353.story

Rep. Raul Grijalva's win in Arizona gives liberals something to cheer
The congressman faced a serious challenge from political novice Ruth McClung after he urged a boycott of his state after it passed a tough immigration law. Raul Grijalva held a lead of 2 percentage points Wednesday morning.

By Nicholas Riccardi, Los Angeles Times
November 4, 2010

One bright spot for Democrats on election night: Liberal stalwart Rep. Raul M. Grijalva apparently held onto his congressional seat representing southern Arizona.

Grijalva, a four-term representative who had easily won reelection in the past, got into trouble after urging a boycott of his state once it enacted a tough immigration law in April. Grijalva, 62, said the law would promote racial profiling.

After portions of the law were suspended by a federal court judge, he reversed course. But Republican Ruth McClung, a 28-year-old political novice and engineer at a defense contractor, pulled within striking distance.

With 99.6% of precincts reporting, Grijalva held a lead of 48% to 46% over McClung on Wednesday morning. Grijalva declared victory, but McClung had not conceded.

On Monday the U.S. 9th Circuit Court of Appeals appeared inclined to agree with the federal judge's July ruling, which said the controversial law, SB 1070, usurped the federal government's sole authority to regulate immigration.

The three-judge panel, however, suggested during a hearing in San Francisco that the state may be permitted to require police to investigate the immigration status of suspected criminals.

[flamingdem]

1. buenisimo! nt

[eleny]

2. K&R

[ellisonz]

3. Tucson, the beautiful.

[Kurovski]

4. Cheer?

What's wrong? Can't you find anything we can self-immolate over?

K&R

[sonias]

5. Congratultions to Raul Grijalva!

I'm very glad to see he won!

:woohoo:

[marmar]

6. Agreed.....They tried their hardest to get rid of him.

nt

[bluesmail]

7. It does even out the loss of Rep Grayson. Thanks for posting this very good

news.:hi: (I feel so lousy).

[saracat]

8. I am pleased and thanking God but Raul shot himself in the foot.

He should have been able to coast to victory but he publicly called to boycott his own state.Whatever his sympathies, that wasdn't agood thing to dfo. I love Raul and derspise SB1070 but the stated boycott was ill advised.

[Bobbieo]

9. He's a very lucky man - I voted for him - one of the few in my county.