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A fatal flaw in the plan to reopen the economy: not enough coronavirus testing
April 17, 2020
President Donald Trump cannot wait until medical science says it is reasonably safe to begin opening up the economy. He announced on Thursday a plan to reopen the economy (below) as early as today if some irresponsible red states wish. There is a fatal flaw in Trump’s reckless plan to reopen the economy: there has … Read more
Lawsuit challenges Arizona’s ‘election day receipt’ law for early mail-in ballots
April 16, 2020
The Washington Post reports that a Democratic lawsuit challenging Arizona absentee ballot deadline cites Supreme Court ruling on Wisconsin primary: A Democratic lawsuit challenging Arizona’s absentee (early mail-in) ballot deadline is citing the Supreme Court’s recent ruling about the Wisconsin primary to support its case, arguing that the decision to allow absentee ballots to count … Read more
It is a Good Day to be a Democratic Senate Candidate like Mark Kelly
April 16, 2020
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Notable Democrat Senate Challengers to Republican Incumbents fared well in the latest fundraising quarter. In Arizona, Captain Mark Kelly outraised Senator Martha McSally by almost five million dollars in the last quarter. That was bad for McSally because that was her best quarter fundraising so far and Kelly still crushed her in the money game. … Read more
The ‘Coronavirus Denier’ movement has begun, and it poses a public health threat
April 16, 2020
The modern conservative movement is not traditional conservatism at all, but rather what has come to be labeled populist libertarianism. It is for all intents and purposes an “anti” movement: anti-government, anti-science, anti-experts, anti-intellectuals, etc. It thrives in a fever swamp of “anti” movements and conspiracy theories often amplified in the mainstream conservative media. This … Read more
Arizona Citizens Clean Elections Commission debates start April 21
April 16, 2020
Every year the Arizona Citizens Clean Elections Commission hosts statewide debates for the contested races in the Arizona Legislative Districts for the primary and the general elections. However this year due to the COVID-19 outbreak, these debates will not be in person (with videos posted afterwards), but will be livestreamed via YouTube. Here’s the debate … Read more
AZ Rep. Schweikert’s Ethics Investigation Legal Fees Near $1M; 69% Of Contributions Go To Attorneys
April 15, 2020
The 2-year investigation into ethics violations by Arizona Rep. David Schweikert continues to take its toll on his campaign. More than two-thirds of the monies he raised in the last quarter of 2019 went to paying legal debt, and he incurred nearly $77,000 in new bills from four different law firms. Schweikert’s campaign has now … Read more
The Trump Zone Resident Loonies are getting Restless; Do Not Follow Them
April 15, 2020
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Gerald O. Glenn, the bishop of the New Deliverance Evangelistic Church in Chesterfield, Virginia urged his congregants to ignore social distancing guidelines prescribed by health authorities to combat the Coronavirus. He said he would continue preaching his views “unless I’m in jail or the hospital.” He died just before Easter after being exposed to the … Read more
Donald Trump’s rant today is actually damning Mitch McConnell’s Republican Senate (updated)
April 15, 2020
So this actually happened today during the “Daily Trump Show,” which the cable networks inexplicably continue to air live. The Washington Post reports, Trump threatens to adjourn Congress to get his nominees but likely would be impeded by Senate rules: President Trump threatened to shut down both chambers of Congress to allow him to fill … Read more
