Larry Bodine

Larry Bodine, a journalist and attorney, is the Chair of LD18 Democrats, was President of Greater Tucson, and has been an elected Precinct Committeeman since 2006 in Arizona and Illinois. He was a Delegate to the 2020 Democratic National Convention.   ✍He began writing for the Blog for Arizona in June 2017 — See https://blogforarizona.net/author/larry-bodine  ✍His 44-year career includes reporting for the New York Daily News, which was then the largest-circulation US newspaper, at a time when he won 7 awards for investigative journalism.   ✍Larry is an attorney and is a member in good standing of the Wisconsin State Bar.

Armed Trump Terrorists Take Over US Capitol and Shut Down the Senate

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2:33 pm: Jon Ossof wins US Senate seat in Georgia, along with Rev. Warnock. Democrats now control the US Senate — as soon as the Trump violence ends.   [fusion_youtube id=”a1O5YnEGB84″ alignment=”center” width=”600″ height=”” autoplay=”false” api_params=”” hide_on_mobile=”small-visibility,large-visibility” class=”” css_id=””][/fusion_youtube] 2:25 Trump speaks: Go home, but praises ‘very special’ supporters.   2:21 pm: Virginia Governor dispatches … Read more

Right-Wing Attorney Laughed at on Fox News for Defending Trump’s Call

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[fusion_youtube id=”Tbq0vfMd8FE” alignment=”center” width=”700″ height=”” autoplay=”true” api_params=”” hide_on_mobile=”small-visibility,large-visibility” class=”” css_id=””][/fusion_youtube] Fox News panelists laughed at right-wing attorney Gayle Trotter for defending Trump’s arm-twisting of a Georgia election official. On Fox News’ “America’s News Headquarters,” A.B. Stoddard of the conservative news site RealClearPolitics cackled as gun-nut Trotter tried to explain away the president’s apparent threats to … Read more

AZ Leaders Condemn Indictment of Democratic Latinas in Ballot Case

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The Republican attorney general, Mark Brnovich, indicted two Democratic Latinas for collecting ballots, using a law that has been declared unconstitutional. Most people missed the blatantly political indictment because it was surreptitiously announced the day before Christmas Eve. The indictment is a direct attack on the Latino tradition of taking ballots to the polls for … Read more

Historic Swearing-In of Gabriella Cazares-Kelly as First Native Elected to Pima Countywide Office

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[fusion_youtube id=”SrxcQ_pP9gQ” alignment=”center” width=”650″ height=”” autoplay=”false” api_params=”” hide_on_mobile=”small-visibility,large-visibility” class=”” css_id=””][/fusion_youtube] More than 200 people attended the online swearing-in ceremony for Gabriella Cázares-Kelly on December 30, 2020 as the new County Recorder. She is the first Native elected to Pima Countywide office. In November 2019, Cázares-Kelly filed her candidacy as a Democrat and in November 2020, … Read more

Judge Flushes Frivolous Election Lawsuit by Bungling GOP Lawyers

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A state judge in Phoenix flushed away the lawsuit by GOP lawyers Dennis Wilenchik, Jack Wilenchik, and Lee Miller, who aimed to overturn the election results in Maricopa County. Superior Court Judge John Hannah had already dismissed their lawsuit and just released a ruling denouncing the lawyers for knowingly filing the “meritless” case. The judge … Read more