Results of Arizona’s Presidential Preference Election (PPE)- updated

Arizona Sec. of State Adrian Fontes has released the preliminary results of today’s PPE: https://results.arizona.vote/#/federal/59/0 Democrat President Joe Biden has won in Arizona (89.53%), and so has Republican former President Donald Trump (77.9%) in their respective, closed primaries.. There were 9 Republicans on the ballot, most of whom had dropped out. Nikki Haley came in … Read more

Official candidate list for Arizona’s March 19 Presidential Preference Election (PPE)

Arizona’s Secretary of State Adrian Fontes announced on Dec. 11, 2023 the 19 candidates (9 Republicans and 7 Democrats) whose names will appear on the March 19, PPE – Presidential Preference Election to choose Arizona’s preferred candidates for the US Presidency. Here’s a copy of Fontes’ press release: “Arizona’s 2024 Presidential Preference Election Official Candidate List  As … Read more

Internecine Warfare within the AZGOP Continues to Distract the State Party and Disrupt Fundraising

I report with amusement and copious amounts of schadenfreude that the AZGOP remains in a state of civil war. The MAGA faction within the Republican Party – most especially within the Maricopa County Republican Committee – has been trying to purge their Arizona State Party Chairman Jeff DeWit, elected just 1 year ago now, for … Read more

Presidential Preference Election

by Carolyn Classen, blogger by Presidential Preference Election Official Candidate List  “As of the candidate filing deadline for Arizona’s 2024 Presidential Preference Election (PPE), a total of 16 candidates have qualified for the ballot: seven Democratic Party candidates and nine Republican Party candidates.   A full list of all the qualifying candidates is available at https://apps.azsos.gov/election/2024/ppe_cand/2024_ppe_candidates_filed.pdf  The PPE is a unique … Read more

Arizona Daily Star endorses former Vice President Joe Biden as Democratic nominee for US President

The Editorial Board of Tucson’s daily newspaper the Arizona Daily Star has published their US Presidential endorsement for 2020, as former Vice President Joe Biden.  Biden was in this position for 8 years under 44th US President Barack Obama, and Biden was formerly a US Senator from Delaware for 36 years.  The endorsement is in … Read more