Goddard 1-on-1 with Bill Buckmaster
by David Safier With no Accidental Guv in sight, Terry Goddard discussed Arizona issues and his candidacy with Bill Buckmaster Tuesday.
Monday’s CD-8 debate
by David Safier Here's the video of the Monday Giffords/Kelly/Stoltz debate at UA. I was there, but I should have watched it at home. The candidates were so badly miked, I only heard half of what they said. Equally unfortunately, the moderator didn't set "No Applause/No Shouting" rules, so both sides were loud, which meant … Read more
Lobbyists Love Ken Bennett
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: Press release from the Arizona Democratic Party: Lobbyists ♥ Ken Bennett New web site shows secretary of state loves 'em right back by letting 'em off hook PHOENIX –Lobbyists love Ken Bennett. They really love Ken Bennett. See for yourself at www.LobbyistsLoveKen.com, where you can learn about the large number of lobbyist … Read more
Grijalva campaign launches “The Truth About Ruth” web site
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: Press release from the Grijalva for Congress campaign: Tucson, Ariz. – Today we launched The Truth About Ruth, a new web site laying out the facts about Ruth McClung's extreme, under-the-radar positions on the issues important to Southern Arizona. Her public statements on Social Security, taxes, education, Wall Street reform and other issues … Read more
Parody: Elect the willfully ignorant
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: I have previously posted about the willfully ignorant on the right, and now there is a new video! Unfortunately, this describes more than half of the Arizona Legislature — and the voters who elect them. UPDATE: Steven Pearlstein writing for the Washington Post makes the point. Democrats suffer from Americans' unwillingness to accept … Read more
New DNC ad: Fight Back
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: In a new ad set to air on national cable starting today, the DNC calls out "Republicans and their corporate buddies" for relying on "millions" from "secret donors" the Democrats allege is "being spent by right wing groups to buy an election."
Arizona’s Single Shot Districts: When One Vote is More Powerful than Two
By Michael Bryan Because Democrats are the minority party in Arizona, and so many of our state legislative districts are distinctly non-competitive, there are a number of districts where it actually makes much more sense for Democrats to only use one of the their two votes for state legislature in order to help elect a … Read more
