Apparently, Debbie Lesko has been a sucker for con men and the snake oil they sell long before she became a member of Fox Island, the Trump Zone, and Disinfowars. Recent reporting by Ronald Hansen at AZ Central has revealed that before the current Congressional District (CD) Eight House Representative launched her career in politics, … Read more
The race for Arizona House Congressional District (CD) Six has generated a lot of attention this election cycle. Rated a toss-up by both the Cook Political Report and Larry Sabato’s Crystal Ball, Dr. Hiral Tipirneni is running a well-funded race against the ethically embattled David Schweikert. In her latest ad called “Oath Contrast,” Dr. Tipirneni … Read more
538’s Nate Silver says: “[W]e’re now projecting total turnout in the presidential race to be 154 million, with an 80th percentile range between 144 million and 165 million. In 2016, turnout was 137 million, by comparison.” With a full week (or more) of early voting to go before election day, one-third of the projected vote … Read more
11/3/20 UPDATE: General Election day totals show the GOP have taken the lead in ballot returns statewide by 22,285 votes and counting: https://www.saguarostrategies.com/arizona-ballot-returns. Dems turnout so far is 70.1%, Republicans 65.5%. Stay tuned for tonight’s reporting. And into the week for the provisional ballots voted today. Saguaro Strategies has issued a preliminary report on the … Read more
First, a quick update. The Arizona Mirror reports that an Independent IRC chair candidate withdraws from consideration: Nicole Cullen, an American history, government and criminal justice teacher at Perry High School in Gilbert, withdrew her candidacy for the next Arizona Independent Redistricting Commission, citing family circumstances, the Commission on Appellate Court Appointments announced Thursday. Cullen’s … Read more