‘Payday’ Paton loses round one in his quest to kill clean elections

Posted by AzBlueMeanie: I recently posted about the wannabe tinhorn dictator of Tucson, Jonathan "Payday" Paton's attempt to kill Arizona Clean Elections in order to kill the City of Tucson's Clean Elections system — a twofer! Jonathan 'Payday' Paton still trying to subjugate the citizens of Tucson: [In 2010] was Paton's attempt to dictate to … Read more

Pima Dems call on ‘Rio Nuevo’ Rick Grinnell to denounce Governor Brewer’s naked power-grab over AIRC

Posted by AzBlueMeanie: Did you know that the the Tea-Publican's "Hail Mary pass" write-in candidate for mayor of Tucson says that he is "nonpartisan" on his campaign materials — materials paid for by the Arizona Republican Party with a hefty contribution from GOP money-man Jim Click? Lucky for him campaign materials are not subject to Arizona's … Read more

Lame-Duck Governor Brewer Threatens the AIRC: Give her a Piece of Your Mind

Posted by AzBlueMeanie: Our lame-duck Tea-Publican Governor often gets credit from our feckless political media for being the "adult in the room," i.e., less crazy than the Tea-Publican members of the Arizona legislature, simply because she vetoed a few of their bills this past session. That's setting the bar pretty low. Apparently these media villagers do not recall Jan … Read more

AZ GOP illegal push poll in Tucson City Council elections

Posted by AzBlueMeanie: The Arizona GOP's dirty politics Is the Arizona GOP illegally 'earmarking' funds for Tucson City Council elections? is deeper in the gutter today with an illegal push poll in the Tucson City Council elections. Press release form the Pina County Demcoratic Party: Floundering GOP Campaigns Resort to Anonymous Smear Tactics Trailing badly in … Read more