Democrats hold on to Arizona congressional seat (Tea Party favorite concedes)

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Washington (CNN) – Arizona Rep. Gabrielle Giffords has won a third term in the U.S. House over Republican Jesse Kelly, leaving just eight congressional races still undecided.

Kelly, an Iraq war veteran and Tea Party favorite, conceded to Giffords late Friday, saying in a statement, "We are blessed by God to live in a nation where we get the government we deserve and the government that we chose. The voters of Southern Arizona have spoken and I respect their decision."

Giffords received 49 percent of the vote, while Kelly received 47 percent...

The tight race prompted MSNBC host Keith Olbermann to donate $2,400 - the maximum allowed - to Gifford. Olbermann also donated $2,400 to the campaign of Rep. Raul Grijalva, who faced a similar challenge in Arizona's neighboring 7th district. Grijalva narrowly defeated Republican Ruth McClung.

http://politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com/2010/11/06/democrats-hold-on-to-arizona-congressional-seat/

[MineralMan]

1. A small victory, but a victory nevertheless.

K&R

[The Backlash Cometh]

2. I see why Phil Griffin is pissed.

[pinto]

3. Nice win in AZ.

:kick:

[Spazito]

4. Good news, thanks for the OP!

Recommended.

[EFerrari]

5. Excellent!

:applause:

[Warpy]

6. That was a remarkably classy concession for a teabagger

You could tell where he wanted to go with that "government we deserve," though.

Every win is a great win. Congratulations, Rep. Giffords!

[47of74]

7. Poor John McCain...

...how is he going to finish the dang fence now?

[jillan]

8. If only someone would put a fence around that dang John McCain.

[jillan]

9. She fought her heart out for that seat. Not only did she attack, she followed her attack with

her positive message. A perfect mix.

So happy she won.

[JonLP24]

10. I never thought of this before

The entire border is represented by liberals. With all the headless bodies and such, you'd think that area would be a Republican stronghold. Not people that are interested in real immigration reform.

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11. Lots of Hipanics in those districts I would suspect

[EFerrari]

12. Last I heard, although crime on the other side of the border is bad

on our side, it's DOWN, not up.

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14. I was voters that made it happen

[Scurrilous]

13. K & R

:thumbsup: