The Star Poll of CD 8 and the Democrats’ Achilles Heel

The latest numbers from Carol Zimmerman polling for the AZ Daily Star are a surprise only to those who hoped the race had closed further. It confirms the trend shown by KAET’s earlier polling, but no one has been able show me a poll with any numbers tighter than 8% shown in the KAET poll. … Read more

Drinking Liberally 10/26

Drinking Liberally will be meeting as usual at The Shanty on 4th Ave and 9th St, beginning at 6pm, this Thursday Oct. 26th. This week, our special guest is Tucson City Council Member Nina Trasoff. Please come and join Nina for conversation about the future of Tucson. Last week, we hosted City Council Member Carol … Read more

Pederson and Kyl October Polling

The latest polling from KAET’s Cronkite Eight project has Pederson within 6 points of Kyl. Kyl is 4 points shy of an absolute majority, and there are 9% undecided – more than enough to close the gap for Pederson. We have a competitive race, folks. If Pederson can hammer Kyl more effectively over the home … Read more

Mitchell and Hayworth Poll Confirms Statistical Tie

It doesn’t get any tighter than this, folks. Now, if only someone would open a criminal investigation on Hayworth (which his corruption richly warrants)… Of course these state-level polls seldom include a large enough sample to get the MOE below 3%, but with two very close polls in a row, it’s a good bet that … Read more