Posted by AzBlueMeanie: CBS’s “60 Minutes” ran a profile on House Majority Leader Eric Cantor (R-Va.) Sunday night, and there was one portion of the interview that has generated controversy. When asked by Leslie Stahl whether President Reagan compromised, Cantor dodged the question. Stahl then stated matter-of-factly that Reagan raised taxes. This is when Cantor's … Read more

Posted by AzBlueMeanie:

It's 2012, and time to update the "Silly Wild Ass Guess" (SWAG) list of who is running for office in 2012. The new tentative district maps have not been finally approved and sent to DOJ, yet alone litigated in court, but there are a number of campaign committees for 2012 based upon the current legislative districts. State law permits candidates to collect signatures in the current districts as well as in the new districts.

As you might expect, this list is going to be subject to change when new districts are finally established. I am hoping that the Secretary of State will provide a conversion table or tabs for filings by current district and new district (hint, hint). Until then I will do the best I can for Baja Arizona candidates. This is a collaborative effort with reader feedback.

I will periodically update the list. You can follow along at home at the Arizona Secretary of State's web site Campaign Finance Search – Candidates.

Filer ID # beginning "2012" except where indicated (*). Some committees are exploratory committees.

Arizona Legislature

LD 01    Stephen Pierce, Senate (R)
LD 01    Karen Fann, House (R)
LD 01    Andrew Tobin, House (R)

LD 03    Salvatore "Sam" Scarmardo, Senate (R)
LD 03    Kelli Ward, Senate (R)
LD 03    Doris Goodale, House (R)
LD 03    Wyatt Brooks, House (R)
LD 03    George Schnittgrund, House (R)
LD 03    Peter Eidness, House (R)

LD 04    Scott Bundgaard, Senate (R)
LD 04    Jack Harper, House (R)*
LD 04    Phil Lovas, House (R)

LD 05    Sylvia Allen, Senate (R)
LD 05    Brenda Barton, House (R)
LD 05    Chester Crandall, House (R)

LD 06    Lori Klein, Senate (R)
LD 06    James Bearup, House (R)
LD 06    Amanda Reeve, House (R)*
LD 06    Carl Seel, House (R)

LD 07    Heather Carter, House (R)
LD 07    David Smith, House (R)

LD 08    Michele Reagan, Senate (R)
LD 08    John Kavanagh, House (R)
LD 08    Michelle Ugenti, House (R)

LD 09    Carol Lokare, Senate (D)
LD 09    Scott Morris, Senate (R)
LD 09    Richard "Rick" Gray, House (R)
LD 09    Debbie Lesko, House (R)

LD 10    Kimberly Yee, House (R)

LD 11    Adam Driggs, Senate (R)*
LD 11    Eric Meyer, House (D)*
LD 11    Kate McGee, House (R)
LD 11    Mary Hamway, House (R)

Posted by AzBlueMeanie: There is another primary which may be as important as Iowa, New Hampshire or South Carolina in the GOP nominating process: the Rupert Murdoch primary. Murdoch's Wall Street Journal editorial page and FAUX News Fraudcasting network has been the domain of the "Not-the-Romney" candidates for the past year until in recent weeks … Read more

by David Safier Wenona Baldenegro is runnning for Congress in District One. She wrote a strong opinion piece in the White Mountain Independent in response to an earlier opinion piece. Keep your eye on Wenona. She's a Navajo woman, born and raised in Kayenta, who went on to graduate from Harvard Law School. Now, instead … Read more