And very good snark here: Those two Critters will be Members of Congress until (and after) the Lord comes back.

And btw, I’m *crazy* happy with our new crop of military candidates. My initial prejudice in every one of these cases is that a man who’s willing to lay down his life for our country is trustworthy to govern it without using his office for self-aggrandizement. (Wow, I spelled that right in my first shot. So proud of self. )

Proper grammar saves lives.

Let’s eat Grandma.
Let’s eat, Grandma.

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Just correcting the record, you put that half the district doesn’t know Schweikert, but according to the poll you cite he has 77% name recognition. http://americanactionforum.org/files/AAF%20AZ%2005%20Memo.pdf
Of the three Arizona races, Schweikert has the best shot. Not only is he 6 points ahead of his opponent, but he is polling a whopping 50% of the vote, not 40% or so. That means there are hardly any undecided voters, very little room left for Mitchell to catch up. And according to an article from one of the most astute politicos in town, the Democrats aren’t going to bother putting much money into this race; maybe the other two, but this one is a goner. http://www.espressopundit.com/2010/09/dnr.html

For the first time ever in the history of Pinal County the Republicans hold the registered voter advantage! So that’s the first time since 1875 (I think somewhere around there). I think that’s pretty amazing! I think we also have a very good chance to flip the State Senate seat for LD 23 from D to R.

I think Republicans will pick up at least 2 of the 3 Congressional races, (Kelly being the weakest) but I honestly think Quayle could blow what should have been a shoo in for Republicans. You know it’s a bad sign when a partisan Republican like myself is uncertain whether they can pull the lever for him, and I’m not alone.

Primary voters made some bad decisions. Had Paton won the nomination, it would have been a shoo-in for a pickup for Republicans.

The problem I have with these picks is I can’t honestly see any candidate having a different voting record once in Congress. Was Kelly more conservative than Paton? Possibly, but I doubt the two would have cast one vote any differently, and Paton was unquestionably a conservative.

You might as well pick the strongest one that can actually knock the Democrat off.

I agreed with you on nearly every point, I just added that Kelly wasn’t our strongest candidate, a point you also conceded in your post. Would I vote wholeheartedly for Kelly if I lived in that district? Of course, but it’s worth mentioning why we have an uphill battle there.

My issue with Quayle is not ideological, he has a very questionable past (something Erick Erickson brought up) he’s immature, and has never voted in a single local election. I’ve seen Quayle and met him, and I’d be embarrassed to have him as my Congressman. I usually vote on Party, but this time it’s a bridge too far.

Why even have a diary with comments, did you just want everyone to write “I agree”? Are no other conservatives from Arizona allowed to give their opinion?

Just for the sheer fact that Democrats have shown to be dishonest and in it for themselves rather than truly representing their constituents, we should be casting our votes to a more conservative candidate. I live in AZ and all last year I wrote letters, faxed one page notes and emailed missives to our state representatives about the spending and programs which trespass on our rights. I’ve stood in protest in front of their offices and had gone to town hall meetings. It was clear to me that NONE of them want ed to hear from the voters yet it’s the voters they are to represent. In other words, there’s either a serious backbone issue or a rapacious need to line their pockets. Either way, they’re not what we the people want as our representative. It is behavior the people of my state don’t possess nor do they tolerate.

over here in Texas, we hold a 20-12 advantage and hope to change it to at least a 22-10 or even better than that. 22-10 would be 2/3 Republican in the delegation and would more reflect the state as a whole.

Turned out well after all, eh?

I hear you saying that this is the army we are stuck with. I agree we are forced to toe the line and support them. But, I do not like it and do not agree that it is necessarily good. How do we defeat liberals if they have joined the Republican party, split the vote and made the ticket? That is really just pulling us further and further left– just a little more slowly.

This last two years has been terrible. The last forty years brought us to this last two years. Forty years of saying no to liberals only to have them overrun the nation by this very tactic. While toeing the line may get republicans elected, it will not get conservatives elected. I want to see a plan that will defeat liberals completely.

the Republican booth. Paul Gosar was there for an hour or more, and he’s spoken to us several times. He’s the real deal, a conservative with the speaking ability to make our case and who will make it.

Better yet, he’s not a lawyer, but a dentist. And he’s organizing events with the other seven candidates that he defeated to meet the public and spread the Republican word.