Posted by AzBlueMeanie: Press release from the Grijalva for Congress campaign: Advertisement Tucson, Ariz. – Today we launched The Truth About Ruth, a new web site laying out the facts about Ruth McClung's extreme, under-the-radar positions on the issues important to Southern Arizona. Her public statements on Social Security, taxes, education, Wall Street reform and other … Read more

Posted by AzBlueMeanie: I have previously posted about the willfully ignorant on the right, and now there is a new video! Unfortunately, this describes more than half of the Arizona Legislature — and the voters who elect them. UPDATE: Steven Pearlstein writing for the Washington Post makes the point. Democrats suffer from Americans' unwillingness to accept … Read more

Posted by AzBlueMeanie: In a new ad set to air on national cable starting today, the DNC calls out "Republicans and their corporate buddies" for relying on "millions" from "secret donors" the Democrats allege is "being spent by right wing groups to buy an election."

By Michael Bryan Because Democrats are the minority party in Arizona, and so many of our state legislative districts are distinctly non-competitive, there are a number of districts where it actually makes much more sense for Democrats to only use one of the their two votes for state legislature in order to help elect a … Read more

Posted by AzBlueMeanie: We have received several inquiries about this ad from 60 Plus attacking Gabrielle Giffords. 60 Plus Association is a 501(c)(4) non-profit conservative front group for "Big Pharma" according to Source Watch. 60 Plus Association – SourceWatch. Factcheck.org has examined this ad running against Rep. Giffords and 15 other House Democrats. Misleading Onslaught … Read more

by David Safier Todd Camenisch's news conference was about a phone message he received from Rick Grinnell. Grinnell had been a registered lobbyist until August of this year. According to Grinnell in the phone message, Rosemont Copper is "a personal client." Grinnell was clearly upset about the strong positions Camenisch has taken against the Rosemont … Read more

Posted by AzBlueMeanie: I remind readers as often as I can that the conventional wisdom of the media villagers and Beltway bloviators is one and the same with the GOP talking points and an echo chamber for right-wing talk radio and the FAUX News Fraudcasting Network (FOX PAC). I have been posting as often as … Read more