Colorado Is Important, But Take a Deep Breath.
December 20, 2023
Yesterday’s bombshell news that the Colorado state Supreme Court decided 4-3 that Donald Trump is ineligible to appear on the ballot for that state’s Republican Presidential Primary Election is echoing about the media today. But don’t get too exited: while this a historic political and legal landmark, it doesn’t mean what many are prematurely thinking
Hypocrisy Underlies the Lukeville Border Closing Hysteria.
December 19, 2023
In this season of hope and cheer, in this season of love and joy, the response of Arizonans to the closure of the Lukeville Border crossing between Arizona and Rocky Point, especially as Christians celebrate the birth of the revered child of the migrant Holy Family desperately seeking refuge, is a revolting display of hypocrisy when
Pima County Board of Supervisors appoint Dr. Sylvia Lee to vacant D 3 seat
December 19, 2023
The Pima County Board of Supervisors met today in their regular meeting and voted to appoint Dr.Sylvia Lee to serve on the Board with them, representing District 3. Long term Supervisor Sharon Bronson resigned on Nov. 21, 2023 due to a recent fall & injuries. She had been first elected in 1996, re-elected 2000, 2004,
As the Next Representative from Arizona LD 17, Kevin Volk will Emphasize Shared Values and Solving the State’s Challenges
December 18, 2023
Arizona Legislative District (LD) 17, because of the MAGA extremism of the two members of its delegation — State Senator Justine Wadsack, and Representative Rachel Jones — will be a watched district in the 2024 elections as Democrats look to take both chambers of the State Legislature that both currently hold a one-vote Republican majority.
Northeast Arizona Native Democrats Are Getting it Done Right!
December 17, 2023
I wrote recently about my donation to the Northeast Arizona Native Democrats encouraging you to do the same, and now I have gotten a followup email that is a good model of how to communicate to established donors for anyone trying to raise political money. I share it here with you both as a model,
While David Duke Endorsed Trump Continues His Eugenics Attacks on Immigrants, the Biden/Harris Campaign Recognizes the Importance of Black and Latino Communities in Two New Ads
December 17, 2023
The David Duke-endorsed candidate is at it again. Donald ‘I killed Roe v Wade’ Trump has continued his eugenics-styled attack on immigrants at a campaign rally in New Hampshire saying: “They’re (immigrants) poisoning the blood of our country. That’s what they have done. They poisoned mental institutions and prisons all over the world, not just
Smoke and Mirrors: Accountability and the Language of Rape
December 16, 2023
Like many writers, I’ve had my fair share of fascination with how language can warp our minds, make us care or zone out, or pull our attention in random directions. So today, I was dutifully cleaning out my inbox and occasionally succumbing to clickbait-y subject lines when, voilà–another newsletter, another letdown. This time, it was
Poll Anxiety and Electoral Signals
December 16, 2023
One of my favorite political analysists is Rachel Bitecofer, who publishes the SubStack newsletter The Cycle, among other projects. She is fiercely partisan and firmly on team democracy, but she is a hyper-qualified PhD in political behavior and statistical methodology, and just plain has lots of common sense, Here in Southern Arizona had a chance
