Nelson Morgan 
What, me worry? Maybe not so much. I’m writing one week before “Election Day”, where I use the quotes to acknowledge that early voting here in Arizona has been going on for almost 3 weeks. Most of my friends and like-minded acquaintances are pretty freaked out. In our ideological bubble, we are repelled by the … Read more
Readers of this blog are certainly very focused on elections. And we each have particular ones that we concentrate on. Aside from the all-important Federal races at the top of the ticket, we can (and must) focus on local races that will also have a huge impact. I live in LD4 (Phoenix, Tempe, Chandler, Mesa), … Read more
When I started writing this, I didn’t know who our standard bearer will be. At that time, major news outlets fixed on the idea that Biden should step down from his campaign, passing the flag to someone younger. For weeks since his rough outing at the debate, Biden appeared determined to run, but today he … Read more
Two recent events have prompted President Biden to take the radical action of sending ex-President Trump to imprisonment in the Guantanamo Bay detention camp. First of all, the recent Supreme Court decision confirmed that a President has complete immunity for official acts, and the president has undertaken such an act now that Mr. Trump presents … Read more
The news is full of reporting about contribution numbers for the presidential candidates. In the CD1 race, one of the Democratic candidates has focused on his ability to raise money, particularly given his background on Wall Street. In these cases, and in many more, the implicit assumption is that greater money means a greater chance … Read more