For someone who claims "I don’t speak for the Republican Party" Benny White sure has a lot to say about election integrity. Benny is the political wife of Republican Party chairwoman Judy White (herself given to unilateral pronouncements as to what is legitimate or illegitimate subjects for political discourse). Benny was appointed to the Pima … Read more
I wonder why a guy who has 35 counts against him has no travel restrictions in the terms of his release and doesn’t need to report to pretrial services, while aguy who has only a less-serious subset of those same charges pending against him cannot travel outside of Texas or Arizona without permission from the … Read more
by David Safier I saw the film “Uncounted” at the Loft last night, about problems with the computerizing of our election system. It was followed by a panel discussion featuring the filmmaker, David Earnhard, as well as Brad Friedman, the founder of The Brad Blog, the nation’s premier election integrity website, and our own Bill … Read more
DANKWERTH, HELEN 3021 14.79% GARNER, BILL 5091 24.92% GILLASPIE, BARRY 3246 15.89% LATAS, SALETTE 5400 26.43% PARISH, TERRY 3599 17.62% Latas and Garner are elected outright in the primary with this result, an unprecedented occurrence and a true mandate from voters for Latas and Garner. Dankwerth’s showing sends her back to the dugout in shame. … Read more
Seems like some of the most powerful, truly meaningful, and creative ads are coming out of the radically open cultural foment on the internet, not the campaigns’ own hired shops. The latest that has really impressed me is from the creative collective working at BarelyPolitical.com. It captures simply and forcefully the worst aspects of McCain’s … Read more