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Remember when Rachel Maddow Show producers visited the border a few weeks ago and stopped by Hotel Congress? Well, Democrat and U.S. Senate candidate Rodney Glassman rangled an interview. Here's a taste, but you can also read the entire entry here:

A couple of weeks back, we spent a night in Tucson, Arizona, watching the show with a couple of hundred people in the Hotel Congress. Throughout the evening, supporters for candidates in Arizona's Democratic primary for Senate stopped by to pitch their pick. You could tell the various sides didn't like each other, and the underdogs particularly disliked the top dog, Rodney Glassman.

Mini’s Cupcakes is open for business at its new location at Casas Adobes Plaza (7051 N. Oracle Road.) The new location also sells cakes made by owner Jaynie Rossi's other outfit, Ambrosia of Tucson.

Here's the press release:

Tucson, Arizona — August 24, 2010 — More delectable news on the cake front: Mini’s Cupcakes moved to a new location at 7051 North Oracle Road in the Casas Adobes Plaza, where owner Jaynie Rossi continues to serve her sweetest treats. Jaynie, also proud owner of Ambrosia Cakes, is excited to announce they will be selling her exquisite, hip and artful cakes at the new Mini’s location as well.

Team Giffords lays out its frame for the CD8 race:

To: Interested Parties
From: Rodd McLeod, Campaign Manager, Giffords for Congress
Date: August 25th, 2010
In Re: State of the AZ08 Race

With the defeat of lobbyist/insider Jonathan Paton in yesterday’s Republican primary, Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords’ prospects for re-election have brightened significantly. The Arizona Democratic Party’s effort to defeat Mr. Paton over the summer was motivated by a desire to face Mr. Kelly in the fall. Here’s why.

Mr. Kelly makes 2006 nominee Randy Graf appear moderate. As Mr. Kelly’s own words will demonstrate, he is an ideologue with no interest in governing; he is hostile to moderate voters, to the middle class, and to the poor; he has embraced radical positions at every turn; he is not running for Congress to improve life for the people of Southern Arizona; he is running to eliminate Social Security, Medicare and the minimum wage. Below are a dozen reasons that Jesse Kelly cannot win in AZ08.

1. Kelly’s plan for Social Security: “eliminate the program.” Asked about the possibility of “eliminating” Social Security, Mr. Kelly responded: “If you have any ideas on that, I’m all ears. I would love to eliminate the program.” Tucson Weekly, December 2, 2009.

2. Kelly’s hostility to Medicare, which he calls “the public dole.” Also in the Tucson Weekly

It looks like Republican Greg Krino, a write-in candidate for state Senate in Legislative District 28, has made the ballot.

More than 1,300 write-in votes were cast in the Republican primary in the midtown Tucson district. Krino only needed 214 votes to make the ballot.

Ordinarily, Democrats would have little reason to worry about defending the seat, now held by state Sen. Paula Aboud, because they hold a big voter-registration edge over the GOP. But this year, former Democratic state lawmaker Ted Downing is running as an independent, as is Green Party activist Dave Ewoldt.

If the two left-leaning candidates siphon votes from Aboud, the GOP has a chance to pick up a Democratic seat in November.

Tedski didn't prevail in his legislative race in District 28 yesterday, but he's back with Rum, Romanism and Rebellion, at least for today. Here's one vote for him keeping it going.

Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords wasted no time in getting an ad running against Republican Jesse Kelly, who won last night's GOP contest and the chance to face the incumbent Democrat in November.

Giffords had this to say in a press release: "Congratulations to Jesse Kelly on receiving the Republican Party's nomination tonight. I look forward to a serious discussion about Southern Arizona's future with Mr. Kelly over the next 10 weeks."

The National Republican Congressional Committee blasted Giffords in a press release:

Often described as a close ally to President Obama and the White House, Democrat incumbent and loyal lapdog Gabby Giffords embodies everything that is wrong with the out-of-touch Democrat majority. She has voted for the failed Democrat agenda almost 90 percent of the time and has readily supported everything from a failed trillion-dollar stimulus to a job-killing national energy tax and a disastrous healthcare bill. This kind of unbridled support may have won her popularity amongst the partisan Democratic caucus, but not with Arizona voters. However, Giffords’ biggest political weakness stems from her reluctance to

For official results from the Arizona Secretary of State, click here.

Congressional District 8, Republican

Jesse Kelly: 48.80 percent
Jonathan Paton: 41.23 percent
Brian Miller: 7.54 percent
Andy Goss: NA
Jay Quick: 2.17 percent

U.S. Senate, Republican
John McCain: 56.04 percent
J.D. Hayworth: 32.04 percent
Jim Deakin: 11.69 percent

U.S. Senate, Democratic
Rodney Glassman: 35 percent
Randy Parraz: 12 percent
Cathy Eden: 28 percent
John Dougherty: 23 percent

Arizona Attorney General, Republican
Andrew Thomas: 49.66 percent
Tom Horne: 49.77 percent

Arizona Attorney General, Democrat
Felecia Rotellini: 40.99 percent
Vince Ragabo: 17.57 percent
David Lujan: 40.45 percent

Arizona Secretary of State, Democrat
Chris Deschene: 62.08 percent
Sam Wercinski: 37 percent

Arizona Superintendent of Public Instruction, Republican
John Huppenthal: 58.29 percent
Margaret Dugan: 27.79 percent
Beth Price: 13.52 percent

Arizona Superintendent of Public Instruction, Democrat
Penny Kotterman: 65.45 percent
Jason Williams: 33.60 percent

Congressional District 7, Republican
Christopher Flowers: NA
Ruth McClung: 54.4 percent
Terry Myers: 23.16 percent
Joe Sweeney: 12.36 percent
Robert Wilson: 9.03 percent

Thanks to some stragglers in the statewide and Pima County election counting offices, we're still waiting on the final count from yesterday's primary election, but many of the races are all but wrapped up by this point. If you are just waking up, here's what happened in the big races:

-John McCain handily trounced opponent J.D. Hayworth in the Republican primary for senate, with the Politician Formerly Known As The Maverick grabbing more than half the vote.

-Rodney Glassman edged out his Democratic challengers for the senate primary, getting more than a third of the vote.

-David Lujan and Felicia Rotinelli are neck and neck in the attorney general race on the Dem side, as are Tom Horne and Andrew Thomas on the Republican side. It's going to be a while before anyone can call this one.

-Jesse Kelly will likely beat out Jonathan Paton in the CD8 race to face incumbent Gabrielle Giffords.

-Democrat Chris Deschene is handily ahead in the secretary of state race. He'll face Ken Bennett in the general election.

-It looks to be a John Huppenthal vs. Penny Kotterman contest for Superintendent of Public Instruction.

-Doug Ducey is the likely winner on the Republican side for state treasurer. Democrat Andrei Cherney ran unopposed on the Democratic side.

"I realize the numbers are not in my favor, though this has been a tremendous experience. I do not regret one minute of it," Vince Rabago told the Hotel Congress party Dems.

The crowd was starting to just thin out as the Attorney General candidate spoke.

About his Democratic challengers he said it was too close to call between Felecia Rotellini and David Lujan, but "I'm rolling up my sleeves to fully back which ever candidate comes out of the race."

Rabago also had this to say about the Republican challengers Tom Horne and Andrew Thomas, that "they spent their entire race proving why each is unqualified. ... The good thing was they were both right."

Here's a selection of shots from the Pima County Democratic Party Election After-Party at Club Congress.