Updates on contested races in Southern Arizona

As AZ provisional ballots are still being counted, here’s the latest updates for four races I’ve been watching since General Election night, Nov. 5, 2024. Other races mostly decided by huge leads. CD 6 – Ciscomani’s lead is increasing, now at 9002. Engel has conceded. Juan Ciscomani (R), incumbent 210,286 Athena Eastwood (G) 10,377 Kirsten … Read more

MDB and AZBlueMeanie Editorialize on Democratic Reaction to America’s Choice

Ed. MDB: I got a message from our AZBlueMeanie today with a post that sums up his reflections thus far on this election’s result (Emphases added by AZBlueMeanie): Originally posted at The Journal of Uncharted Blue Places under the title “The Billionaires’ Coup“: Disinformation kills democracies—and our political climate is now one in which disinformation runs … Read more

Republicans Now Claim to be the Party of the Working Class; Time to Put Their Policies Where Their Mouths Are

In the recent election, many working class voters shifted their votes to the Trump/Vance ticket with the belief that their positions were more aligned with theirs. It is now time for Trump/Vance to present their agenda for working class voters that will help lift them up. Will it include: During the campaign, the Trump/Vance ticket, … Read more

The People Have Spoken, the Bastards

I quote a famous Arizonan, the notorious Dick Tuck. Today, I haven’t much else to say. America had a choice: move forward and build on the greatest economic recovery from the pandemic crisis in the world, protect the lives and dignity of American women, protect our immigrant friends, neighbors and co-workers from persecution, and preserve … Read more