Larry Bodine

Larry is an intelligent, articulate, and insightful commentator whose views are shaped by a combination of journalism, entrepreneurship, law practice, and leadership.‎ ✍ He is an experienced leader, having served as Chair of the LD18 Democrats, and President of the Democrats of Greater Tucson, a teacher at the UA Osher Lifelong Learning Institute, and Video Manager for Iskashitaa Refugee Network, ‎ ✍ A common-sense business leader, he operated a successful marketing consultancy for 20 years. He is skilled in fundraising, artificial intelligence, and online communications.‎ ✍He considers multiple viewpoints before forming an opinion. His ethos is the Boy Scout Law.‎ ✍ Larry is a lifelong writer, having worked as a seven-time award-winning journalist for the New York Daily News and as the author of 600 articles for the Blog for Arizona.‎ ✍He is a graduate of Amherst College and Seton Hall Law School and has also attended the University of Munich in Germany.‎ ✍He is not all work and no play. Larry enjoys singing and playing the guitar, hiking Tucson's beautiful trails, going on outings with his Portuguese Water Dog, weight training, and meeting his many friends for breakfast.‎ ‎** Scroll down to see my articles below. **

Most Americans Won’t Vote for Trump

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In a flashing warning sign for Trump and his supporters, Trump faces glaring vulnerabilities heading into a general election: • 53% of Americans say they would definitely not support him if he is the GOP nominee. • Another 11% say they would probably not support him in November 2024. • Of course, MAGA Republicans — 74% … Read more

About Time! Judges Shoot Down Republican Voter Restrictions in 2 States

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Federal judges in Georgia and Texas have ruled against two controversial election laws passed as the Republican Party sought to tighten voting rules after Trump’s loss in 2020. Texas law blasted to smithereens U.S. District Judge Xavier Rodriguez struck down a provision of Texas’ law requiring that mail voters provide the same identification number they used … Read more

Joe Biden Has Brought Prosperity to America

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In the past, the U.S. exported jobs and imported products. Meanwhile other countries surpassed us in critical sectors like infrastructure, clean energy, semiconductors, and biotechnology. Thanks to President Biden’s Investing in America Agenda, that is all changing. President Biden has signed historic legislation into law, such as: Biden’s Investing in America agenda is mobilizing historic … Read more

PIMA GOP ‘Values Conference” was a Sweaty Flop

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A so-called ‘fully non-partisan community event’ was presented yesterday to discuss ‘Values in Education” in Tucson. It flopped as the Pima County GOP trotted out its own officers and hangers-on to complain about trans kids, masks, and vaccines. One speaker even claimed that forced euthanasia of grade school students was coming to America. Only about … Read more

Adrian Fontes: Democrats Need to Fight

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Below are excerpts of Secretary of State Adrian Fontes remarks at the LD18 Democrats on July 25, 2023. This is not just a call from the Secretary of State. This is a call from one of the state’s leading Democrats. Listen carefully, Democrats, we need to get it together. We need to register voters, as … Read more

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