Progressive Democrat Donna Edwards knocked off 8-term incumbent Go-Along to Get-Along (GAGA) Democrat Al Wynn in Maryland’s 4th District. And it wasn’t a squeeky victory, it was a 60%-35% butt-thumping by Donna Edwards. The voters demonstrated that they were fed up with Democrats caving in to the Republican and corporate special interest agenda. They want … Read more
In a stunning demonstration of the widely-felt need for a new Sheriff in Maricopa County, six of the state’s most prominent law enforcement associations endorsed Buckeye Police Chief Dan Saban for Maricopa County Sheriff. In accepting the endorsement of these groups whose members number over 8,000 law enforcement officers and officials statewide, Saban said "These … Read more
UPDATE: It’s been brought to my attention by an old DNC hand, whose expertise I will gladly defer to, that my terminology in this article tends to be misleading. A Party Leader and Elected Official (PLEO) delegate also refers to a species of state-wide pledged delegate that only certain officials are qualified to become – … Read more
Obama just scored three more convincing victories over Clinton in the Potomac Primaries, picking up solid majorities in Virginia and Maryland, and a wipe-out in DC. His scorecard now has eight straight unequivocal wins since the split decision on Tsunami Tuesday. It’s becoming ever more clear who has the momentum in this race. There is … Read more
Most of you will have heard by now that John Shadegg, the Republican incumbent Congressman for CD 3 is retiring. The news is everywhere, but, so far, I have found far more heat than light on the subject. I didn’t think that there would be a shake-up of this magnitude in Arizona’s political order resulting … Read more