Posted by AzBlueMeanie: The Arizona GOP's dirty politics Is the Arizona GOP illegally 'earmarking' funds for Tucson City Council elections? is deeper in the gutter today with an illegal push poll in the Tucson City Council elections. Advertisement Press release form the Pina County Demcoratic Party: Floundering GOP Campaigns Resort to Anonymous Smear Tactics Trailing badly … Read more

Posted by AzBlueMeanie: The Arizona Independent Redistricting Commission should take notice: the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) is aggressively defending the Voting Rights Act of 1965. If the commissioners want DOJ preclearance "on the first try" as Chair Colleen Mathis has set as an objective, they had better not have a retrogressive effect for Hispanic voting … Read more

Posted by AzBlueMeanie: In a speech before the conservative Heritage Foundation on Wednesday, Republican budget guru and Ayn Rand acolyte Rep. Paul Ryan of Wisconsin (who looks just like Eddie Munster) rejected the notion that wealthier Americans should pay higher taxes to sustain or broaden a social safety net for poor and middle class workers … Read more

Posted by AzblueMeanie: I really don't like these early "horse race" polls for media consumption as you know, but I will post this press release from the Arizona Democratic Party as a favor to some friends working hard for OFA. "Yes we can!" Rocky Mountain Poll: In Arizona, Obama leads Romney & GOP field PHOENIX — A … Read more

Posted by AzBlueMeanie: Herman Cain has been putting out some of the weirdest presidential campaign web ads this cycle. They are meant to attract the attention of the D.C. media villagers and Beltway bloviators to get them talking about his web ad in order to get some free air time. The media villagers took the … Read more

Posted by AzBlueMeanie: Panel to discuss Legislative plan to raise taxes on middle classWould cut taxes for those making over $100k annually State Capitol, Phoenix – Organizers in southern Arizona are gearing up to stop the Legislature’s Flat Tax bill – an income tax plan that will raise taxes on 8 out of every 9 … Read more

Posted by AzBlueMeanie: I posted the other day about how the former Chair of the Arizona Republican Party, John Munger, like the Wizard of Oz, is the man behind the curtain of the Rio Nuevo District Board. The GOP 'troika' behind Rio Nuevo: On the Jerry Seinfeld show, Jerry would always say "Newman!" in a … Read more