The Star Poll of CD 8 and the Democrats’ Achilles Heel
The latest numbers from Carol Zimmerman polling for the AZ Daily Star are a surprise only to those who hoped the race had closed further. It confirms the trend shown by KAET’s earlier polling, but no one has been able show me a poll with any numbers tighter than 8% shown in the KAET poll. … Read more
Second Renzi Federal Investigation Under Way
Quickly, people! We need a moniker to keep this thing sexy for the press. I vote for SwapGate (has the added benefit of an association with wife swapping). Let’s hear your suggestions. UPDATE 10/26: Let the backpedaling begin! As I feared, inconsistencies and distortions and innuendo in the breaking of the story has led the … Read more
Drinking Liberally 10/26
Drinking Liberally will be meeting as usual at The Shanty on 4th Ave and 9th St, beginning at 6pm, this Thursday Oct. 26th. This week, our special guest is Tucson City Council Member Nina Trasoff. Please come and join Nina for conversation about the future of Tucson. Last week, we hosted City Council Member Carol … Read more
Pederson and Kyl October Polling
The latest polling from KAET’s Cronkite Eight project has Pederson within 6 points of Kyl. Kyl is 4 points shy of an absolute majority, and there are 9% undecided – more than enough to close the gap for Pederson. We have a competitive race, folks. If Pederson can hammer Kyl more effectively over the home … Read more
Mitchell and Hayworth Poll Confirms Statistical Tie
It doesn’t get any tighter than this, folks. Now, if only someone would open a criminal investigation on Hayworth (which his corruption richly warrants)… Of course these state-level polls seldom include a large enough sample to get the MOE below 3%, but with two very close polls in a row, it’s a good bet that … Read more
Officials scrutinize Ariz. land deal
UPDATE: Apparently Renzi has lawyered up (though I doubt if this is really a recent retainer as Renzi has been under investigation for months), hiring former Arizona Attorney General Grant Woods. Now the media trial before the trial begins. Strap in, this should be very entertaining… Link: Officials scrutinize Ariz. land deal – Yahoo! News. … Read more
