Democratic Attorney General Debate: competent professionals, a few sparks
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: The Democratic candidates for Attorney General held their Citizens Clean Elections debate on Wednesday evening, and it was far different from the mudslinging slug-fest their Republican counterparts engaged in the previous evening. Advertisement The media, of course, sounded almost disappointed — the media loves the theater of conflict politics. So the media … Read more
Update: GOP Attorney General Debate (video)
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: You have read about this mudslinging slugfest, now you can watch it. Citizens Clean Elections link here Republican Candidates for Attorney General- Primary Election Debates
Seriously? GOP “narrative” pollster Rasmussen is still being reported by “credible” news outlets?
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: I have explained to readers here with links to numbers guru Nate Silver at fivethirtyeight.com why the Rasmussen Reports poll has a "house effect" GOP bias, and is effectively a GOP "narrative" poll — a form of push polling. The lazy political media continue to dutifully report the Rasmussen Reports "top line" … Read more
Terry Goddard gets ir right: taking on human, gun, drug smugglers
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: While Republicans pretend to do something about border security by posturing on SB 1070, Arizona's "show me your papers law," Attorney General Terry Goddard is actually doing something constructive about border security. In an editorial opinion in the Arizona Daily Star today, the editors give credit where credit is due. Good plan: … Read more
Rodney Glassman: Will John McCain Give Big Oil Money to Gulf Relief?
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: Press release from Rodney Glassman for U.S. Senate: Will John McCain Give Big Oil Money to Gulf Relief? U.S. Senate candidate Rodney Glassman is calling on John McCain to prove his independence and donate to Gulf Coast communities the $2.4 million he has taken from Big Oil. McCain has taken $2.4 million … Read more
