Michael Bryan Curt and I offered to publish the written answers to Curt’s debate questions prior to the debate today. Both candidates were given the questions in advance in order to provide the most comprehensive answers with any references the candidates wished to cite. As of time of publication, we have not received Sami Hamed’s answers (we … Read more
Please join the Tucson Agenda and The Democrats of Greater Tucson for a live and in-person Democratic debate for Pima County Treasurer candidates Sami Hamed and Brian Johnson on Saturday, June 8th at 3pm to 5pm at the Flowing Wells Library(1730 West Wetmore Road). Moderating the debate will be local reporter Curt Pendergast of the Tucson Agenda SubStack Newsletter. Get Tickets … Read more
I wonder if anyone else has noticed how petulant and oppositional-defiant the MAGA crew running the Arizona Legislature are behaving? Given control of the public purse they’ve run the state into an almost $2 billion deficit in just one year with unpopular and out-of-control voucher scheme for the wealthiest in Arizona. Now they are demanding … Read more
Watch this interview with Allen Lichtman before reading: I don’t fully buy into Lichtman’s Keys theory, but it has proven a very effective predictive tool. We should pay attention to results. Polls this far out predict exactly NOTHING. The fundamental nature of such national races, however, does matter and does have predictive power. Lichtman is … Read more
Arizona has become an epicenter of political discord and conflict over issues that have roiled the national discourse. In the fall, the outrage over an abortion ban from 1864 and a potential ballot initiative on the issue are likely to motivate Democrats, and the outrage over chaos at the border is expected to motivate Republicans. … Read more