Blog for Arizona is pleased to announce a new feature for 2010. Because mainstream media do not cover local campaigns except within a narrow window of coverage shortly before a primary or general election, BforAZ will strive to provide our readers with in-depth election coverage throughout the year. Advertisement BforAZ aims to be "election central" … Read more

Posted by AzBlueMeanie: I received this press release: FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACTS February 6, 2010 Pam Sutherland, 520-548-1451 June Webb-Vignery, 520-299-1257     BUSINESSES UNITE AGAINST THE EXPENSIVE RECALL CAMPAIGN   TUCSON—The bi-partisan “Oppose the Expensive Recall” committee launched this week to combat the proposed recall of Tucson Mayor Bob Walkup and City Councilors Regina … Read more

Posted by AzBlueMeanie: Time once again to update candidate filings. Rep. Sam Crump resigned this week to run for Congress in CD 3. We are still waiting on Sen. Jonathan Paton to resign to run for Congress in CD 8. The dance card is filling up quickly. You can play along at home at http://www.azsos.gov/cfs/CommitteeSearch.aspx … Read more

Posted by AzBlueMeanie: J.D. Hayworth's official campaign web site went public yesterday, link here (www.JDforSenate.com). The banner logo at the top of the home page caught my attention: Funny, but a Red star is the symbol of Communism. I'm just saying. I'll bet his campaign will change it now.

by David Safier Thanks to Sonoran Sam for catching this. I guess the tweet I posted criticizing Antenori wasn't from the Goldwater Institute after all.  According to Dawn Teo, G.I. tweets under GoldwaterInst, and the one I referred to comes from GoldwaterAZ. As Thane pointed out, lots of people use Goldwater's name, not just G.I. … Read more

Posted by AzBlueMeanie: The ruling of U.S. District Court Judge Roslyn Silver holding that the matching funds provision of Citizens Clean Elections is unconstitutional, based upon U.S. Supreme Court precedents, was appealed to the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals. Judge Silver granted an order of stay of her opinion and order pending the appeal. The … Read more

Posted by AzBlueMeanie: For the past year we have been entertained by the media villagers and Beltway bloviators covering the uncivil antics of the tea partiers as if it was a WWE WrestleMania event (and just as fake). The conventional wisdom of these media types is that this was a conservative populist movement. It was … Read more