Political Calendar: Week of June 16, 2019

The Political Calendar is posted on Sundays. Please send us notice of your political events prior to the Sunday before your event 7 days would be most helpful). See the calendar icon in the right-hand column of the blog page for easy access to the calendar. Send notices of your events to blogforarizona@gmail.com. Note: For … Read more

Arizona Fully in Play for 2020

The polling looks terrible for Trump’s re-election effort in Arizona. Trump is underwater and has been for months. And it’s not just Arizona. According to his own internal polling, Trump is underwater against nearly any Dem challenger in the very states that put him in office. You might, in normal political times, argue that a … Read more

Phoenix Cops Badly Over-React to Black Family Accused of Shoplift by Toddler

BREAKING: New video shows a deranged cop threatening to shoot a Black mother dead because her 4-year-old toddler "stole" a 99 cent Barbie from a dollar store. UNBELIEVABLE! THIS IS AMERICA… #Racism #PhoenixPD #BlackLivesMAtter #ThisIsAmerica pic.twitter.com/bFZ1jcj9cE — Occupy Democrats (@OccupyDemocrats) June 14, 2019 Our communities in Arizona are far from free from racially-biased policing. We … Read more

Does McSally Back Trump on Taking Foreign Dirt for Campaign?

I think that is an important question for Senator McSally to answer. She should not be assumed to be glued to the President, having bucked him on tariffs on Mexico and the (mostly symbolic) U.S.S. John McCain scandal. So maybe she would like some distance from the President’s endorsement of campaign felonies? What say you, … Read more