AZ BlueMeanie Posted by AzBlueMeanie: I received a number of angry e-mails from residents of Green Valley and Sahuarita earlier this week over the "merge map" crafted by AIRC Commissioners Linda McNulty (D) and Scott Freeman (R) in a rare moment of Kumbaya cooperation over the weekend. These residents were livid that their communities were put into … Read more
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: Elizabeth Warren reminds us that we should've seen the financial crisis and Occupy Wall Street coming. A new viral video promoting the Occupy Wall Street movement features the Massachusetts Senate candidate in a 2009 interview with Dan Rather recounting the economic history Washington ignored that led to the protests we see today. … Read more
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: The Tucson City Clerk has issued a cease and desist letter to "Rio Nuevo" Rick Grinnell for unlawful spamming of city employees' e-mail accounts soliciting campaign contributions in "SpamGate." Campaigns warned about email soliciting City of Tucson employees: Political candidates who solicit city employees for donations on their official government electronic mail … Read more
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: The political gossip rag the Yellow Sheet Report (subscription required) has this tantalizing tidbit. Rumored polls show Lewis with edge – Arizona Capitol Times: A poll was conducted last week in LD18 by Tucson pollster Margaret Kenski, and initial chatter is that it shows Lewis leading Pearce by 10 points. After the … Read more
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: Pima County should be represented by persons who actually reside in Pima County. Under the legislative district "draft map" adopted by the Arizona Independent Redistricting Commission (AIRC) on Monday, much of Pima County could wind up with representatives who reside in surrounding counties, significantly diluting the influence of Pima County in the … Read more