Political Calendar: Week of October 24, 2021
Send notices of your events to blogforarizona@gmail.com. Editor’s Note: Due to the covid-19 coronavirus pandemic and CDC recommendations for social distancing, events are being cancelled or postponed to later dates. We are doing our best to update the calendar, but you should check with event organizers prior to attending any event to confirm the status. … Read more
NinjaMan Ken Bennett: a Pima County Audit is “Not Going to Change the Statewide Result”
Ken Bennett does NOT recommend an audit of Pima County’s 2020 election. He says it would NOT provide any more information about how to reform Arizona’s election laws, and would NOT affect the result of the 2020 election. Ed.: You can find an AI-generated transcript in a Google Doc here, if you would prefer to … Read more
NEW: AZAG/Senate Candidate Shifts Gears In Vaccination Mandate Suit Vs. US – Brings In “John Doe” Federal Employee
Arizona Attorney General Mark Brnovich today morphs his anti-vaccine mandate case against the U.S. and is working with outside counsel and an anonymous federal employee. Brnovich is asking for an expedited hearing because the vaccination deadline for employees and contractors is coming up “within the next several days.” You will recall that Arizona rushed to be … Read more
Biden Town Hall On The Budget Reconciliation (American Families Act) And More
President Joe Biden’s CNN town hall on Thursday night was pitched as a venue for him to discuss and sell his ambitious social spending package to the viewing public. But his performance seemed crafted for an audience of two. Biden uses town hall to name-check Manchin and Sinema on agenda hold-ups: Biden spent the first … Read more
Secretary of State Candidate Adrian Fontes discusses the “Audit,” Mark Finchem, and the State of his Campaign
https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZYtd-usqjwrG9AkxQuPk62PSo9pBBrIakal If elected to become Arizona’s next Secretary of State in 2022, former Maricopa County Recorder Adrian Fontes pledges to make his new office a beacon for voter education and a source of support for all local education officials. Mr. Fontes graciously took time to discuss the failed Maricopa County “Audit,” Mark Finchem’s quest to … Read more
House Votes To Hold Insurrection Co-Conspirator Steve Bannon In Contempt of Congress
The Hill reports, House votes to hold Bannon in contempt of Congress: The House on Thursday voted to hold [insurrection co-conspirator] Steve Bannon in contempt of Congress after he defied a subpoena from the Jan. 6 committee, a remarkable censure of the former Trump White House strategist that leaves the Department of Justice to weigh … Read more
‘Silent Sinema’ Is Doing The Bidding of Corporate Lobbyists And Wealthy Plutocrat Campaign Donors
Immediately after Senator Kyrsten Sinema voted in favor of advancing the $3.5 trillion Democratic Budget Reconciliation Plan aka the American Families Plan, she signaled that she intended to sabotage the Democratic plan she just voted to advance by saying “I do not support a bill that costs $3.5 trillion.” (Obvious Man asks: “Then why did … Read more
Some of Ken Bennett’s Suggestions for Improvements to AZ Election Audit Laws Are Sensible and Non-Partisan Reforms
Democrats should strongly support two of Bennett’s suggested legislative reforms: publishing the cast vote record and sequential ballot images shortly following every election. Ed.: This article is part of a series regarding Ken Bennett’s role and public statements about the #AZFraudit, please consider reading the others: “Bennett’s Bottom Line: No Evidence Supports Trump’s Lie That … Read more
