Was California’s Prop 8 election stolen?

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by David Safier Election integrity issues have quieted down, at least for now, in Arizona. Whatever the truth about the RTA vote controversy, the counting of the ballots has taken the wind out of the media sails of those who think the election was stolen. The RTA vote question, which got quite a bit of … Read more

Indications are that State Sen. John Huppenthal doesn’t appreciate irony

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By Craig McDermott Wednesday afternoon, State Sen. John Huppenthal chaired a meeting of the Senate Education Committee. Much of the meeting was an exercise in campaign positioning (he's running for state superintendant of public instruction this year).  That positioning included inviting Matthew Ladner of the Goldwater Institute to give a presentation on the "wonderful" statistical … Read more

G.I.: Illogical legal logic?

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by David Safier I'm not making this post part of my Fool's Gold series, because I may be the fool rushing in where paralegals fear to tread. Be that as it may . . . Today's Goldwater Daily Email is from Nick Dranias, the Director of their Center for Constitutional Government. He argues that Arizona … Read more

Chris Deschene exploring for Secretary of State

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Posted by AzBlueMeanie: Yourwestvalley.com published this press release from Rep. Chris Deschene (D-LD2) who is exploring running for Secretary of State. I heard Chris speak in Pima County in December and found him to be a credibly attractive candidate with a solid background. Check him out. District 2 legislator explores run for Secretary of State: … Read more

Dean Martin to run for governor

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Posted by AzBlueMeanie: Dean Martin announced today that he will run for governor. No word yet on whether he will be joined by his old partner Jerry Lewis as his running mate for Secretary of State. Speculation among politicos is that the "rat pack" of lobbyist advisers to Martin will run his campaign. The Goldiggers … Read more