CD 8 congressional debate in Sierra Vista
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: The Sierra Vista Herald has posted video of the CD 8 congressional debate in Sierra Vista last week to YouTube. It is in 9 segments, so I will provide the link to the page. Giffords v. Kelly Debate by svherald. Advertisement Advertisement
Sierra Vista Herald endorsements: Patricia Fleming (LD 25) and Andrea Dalessandro (LD 30)
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: The Sierra Vista Herald makes two endorsements in House races today in Legislative Districts 25 and 30. Our View: Fleming, Dalessandro for House: In the Legislative District 25 race, four people are seeking two seats. Of the four, Democrat incumbent Pat Fleming is head and shoulders above the others. During her first term, voters … Read more
LD 27 selects nominees to succeed Sen. Jorge Luis Garcia
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: Press release from the Arizona Democratic Party: 3 nominees announced for consideration to fill seat of late Sen. Jorge Luis Garcia TUCSON — On Monday night, 39 precinct committeepersons of the Arizona Democratic Party convened for a Legislative District 27 meeting in Tucson for the purposes of nominating replacements to fill the … Read more
Turns out that Russell Pearce is far more well-rounded than I gave him credit for…
by Craig McDermott, crossposted from Random Musings …I thought he was just a thoroughgoing bigot, but according to someone who knows him better than I do, he is also petty, vindictive, and prone to violence. Earlier, I put up a post that covered State Sen. Russell Pearce's (R-National Alliance) attempts to interject himself into a … Read more
It’s the accumulation of incidents
by David Safier Don't judge a candidate by a despicable supporter. Don't judge a candidate if some website across the country pushes his/her campaign. But man, when you see so much support from frighteningly racist, violence-prone and violence-promoting people and organizations being given to Republican candidates, it's gotta give you pause. The latest is Robert … Read more
KVOA getting ready for next week’s elections…
by Craig McDermott, crossposted from Random Musings Just a little levity… They've put up some "test" returns for Arizona House races on their website, and didn't pull down the test before I noticed it. Heh heh heh heh, time for a little fun (and it is just fun – they've got Ds winning in districts that … Read more
CD5: All Politics Isn’t Just Local, It’s People
by Craig McDermott, crossposted from Random Musings Note: while this one was written about the race in CD5 (Tempe and Scottsdale, and bits of a few other cities in Maricopa County), a lot of its points are applicable all over the state. Nearly two decades ago, former House Speaker Thomas P. "Tip" O'Neill published … Read more
