Progressives Seek the Right Message and Candidates to Turn Rural Arizona Blue
October 20, 2021
In the 2020 elections, Joe Biden won five of Arizona’s 15 counties. Three of those counties — Coconino, Maricopa, and Pima — contained virtually all of the Grand Canyon state’s major cities and suburbs. Another (Apache County) is populated by a substantial portion of the Navajo Nation. The fifth one (Santa Cruz County) borders heavily
AG ‘Nunchucks’ Tells AZ Supreme Court Our Lawless Legislature Is Free To Do As it Pleases
October 19, 2021
Our partisan hack Attorney General, Mark Brnovich, is a rank embarrassment to the state of Arizona. Now that he is running for U.S. Senate (seriously, Dude?) he has become even more embarrassing as he panders hard to the MAGA/QAnon cult of Donald Trump, who want to punish him for certifying Arizona’s election results and for
Indivisible on the AZ Redistricting Beat
October 19, 2021
Just a quick shout out to the excellent work being done by AZ’s Indivisible Redistricting Team to provide the public with timely information on the redistricting process. They have put together a very handy resource page to allow you to easily and quickly find all the latest about the IRC process, which I highly recommend
“Trump Lost” Billboards Come To Arizona
October 19, 2021
As I was driving up First Avenue here in Tucson today, I did a double take when I saw this: The billboard that made headlines in when it appeared in New York City’s Times Square, has come to Arizona, home of the original (and hopefully only) #AZFraudit, courtesy of the Republicans for Voting Rights, a
David Sirota’s Plan: Dare These Obstructionist Democratic Divas To Vote No (And End Their Careers)
October 19, 2021
David Sirota has a plan: stop playing the game of these obstructionist saboteurs, prima donna divas Joe Manchin and Kyrsten Sinema, and add more money to the budget reconciliation bill for Arizona and West Virginia, then dare them to vote no against bulked up benefits for the voters of their states. It’s so audacious, it
Pima County Board of Supervisors appoint Rep. Stephanie Stahl Hamilton to vacant LD 10 State Senate seat
October 19, 2021
LD 10 State Senator Kirsten Engel recently resigned her seat to run for CD 2 House. She had been elected to that seat in Nov. 2020, after serving 2 terms in the State House. The LD 10 Democrats precinct committeepersons met online on Sept. 26, and nominated 3 persons to be considered for appointment by
Fight for $15 in a Right-to-Work State (video)
October 19, 2021
Tucson is a low-wage town in a low-wage stingy state. Tucson Fight for $15 is on the Nov. 2022 ballot. If passed by the voters, this proposition will raise the local minimum wage to $15 by 2025 and create worker protections.
Bernie and Joe: Could this be the Beginning of a Beautiful Friendship
October 19, 2021
Movie buffs will remember the closing scene of the 1942 classic Casablanca where Rick, played by Humphrey Bogart, is walking off with Louis, portrayed by Claude Rains, saying “Louis, I think this is the beginning of a beautiful friendship.” Fast forward close to 80 years later and you see this scene at the Nation’s Capitol.
