Posted by AzBlueMeanie: For many years I have advocated for a law in Arizona which would require the option "None of The Above" to appear for every elective office on every ballot, in both primary and general elections. As you might imagine, I have received less than an enthusiastic response to this modest proposal. Politicians … Read more
by David Safier Bruce Ash responded to my post below. His first paragraph reads, You can spin your silly story any way you want but the use of Ms Romero's newborn child to fend off a recall was a cheap political move and I am sure this will come back to haunt her– I won't … Read more
by David Safier The Star's Political Notebook picked up on a comment I made on the blog last week about Bruce Ash accusing Regina Romero of using her newborn baby as "a political HUMAN SHIELD !!" [Those are his caps and exclamation points, not mine.] As Bodfield pointed out, I expressed outrage at Ash's choice … Read more
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: This will be the last “early filers” update. The state legislature goes back into session on Monday. Anyone filing for office now will not be exploring but running. Filings will really pick up now. You can play along at home at http://www.azsos.gov/cfs/CommitteeSearch.aspx There has been an extraordinary number of early candidate filings … Read more
by David Safier One of the many losses Tucson suffered when the Citizen closed was the silencing of Billie Stanton's voice on a local editorial page, not to mention the emails she sent to those of us who communicated with her from time to time — always passionate and committed, always warm and embracing. I'm … Read more