by David Safier A nervous morning in Philly, with poll numbers all over the place. My position is, if Clinton wins by less than 10, that’s a win for Obama, since Clinton is fighting from way behind. If it’s down around 6, she’s in deep trouble. If she’s in the 14-15 point win range, she … Read more

I don’t know how the rankings are actually generated, but some folks set some stock in BlogNetNews.com’s influence ranking of local blogs. Recently, BlogForArizona.com was honored with the #1 Most Influential Blog in Arizona ranking. Generally, they have ranked Arizona’s Republican blogs as more influential than Arizona’s Democratic blogs, so I think it’s worth mentioning. … Read more

KOLD 13’s Bud Foster covered yesterday’s hearing in the on-going election integrity legal battle between Pima County and the Pima County Democratic Party. He does an awesome job of setting the tone (code red!) and conveying the real import of the complex issues involved (there is no adult supervision of our elections!). I haven’t seen … Read more

I’m so proud. Arizona currently has the top two news stories on the social news site Reddit. Arizona’s GOP is doing its level best to ensure Arizona is famous for our plutocratic Senator, who is running for President at the moment, and for our McCarthyistic and overtly racist politics. The bill introduced by Arizona Republican … Read more

by David Safier Another day at the storefront at Allegheny and Kennsington (Those are the cross streets, for anyone familiar with Philly). The place was packed in the morning, and when we returned at noon, we couldn’t get in the door, for all the SEIU Union folks who came in to pick up door hangers … Read more

by David Safier Sunday morning we drove to the campaign headquarters we were sent to, a storefront that had just been opened Saturday morning to cover a lower/lower middle class neighborhood. Driving down the almost-empty streets in a strange city, where most of the stores were shuttered for Sunday with heavy metal grates (all local … Read more

by David Safier It’s revealing to see how ads are written for different states. On television and in his fliers, Obama is featuring the hard working, middle American man and woman. A television ad has salt-of-the-earth types at gas stations complaining about gas prices. Toward the end of the ad, a few say, “That’s why … Read more