by David Safier An op ed in the Republic is headlined, Fla., Ariz. should continue to learn from each other. Its topic is the "productive" exchange of ideas about education between the two states. The author of the op ed is ex-Florida Gov. Jeb Bush. What Jeb means is, Florida and Arizona have played conservative … Read more
by David Safier Below is the Media Release for the Education Forum Monday night, 6:30-9:00pm. From what I understand, most but not all the candidates have promised to be there. Candidate Forum on Education:Legislative District 9Congressional District 2Pima County Supervisor District 1 CandidatesDistrict 16 Entering Governing Board Members Contact:Linda GeeFamily Faculty Organization(520) 331-8899 / lsgee@comcast.net_________________________________________________________________________________ (Tucson, AZ) … Read more
by Pamela Powers Hannley
Despite Arizona’s reputation as a stalwartly red state, with
a capital R, Democrats are hoping to take back one of the state’s US Senate in November.
Although Democrats have held a percentage of the state’s
Congressional seats for years, the Republican Party has controlled both Arizona
US Senate seats since 1994, when embattled Senator Dennis
Deconcini retired, and Arizona Congressman Jon Kyl won it.
Since
early 2012, former Surgeon General Dr. Richard Carmona has been
crisscrossing the state, campaigning
tirelessly to move that Senate seat to the D column. Over the summer,
Carmona climbed steadily in the polls against Kyl’s heir apparent and
six-term, conservative Congressman Jeff Flake. A recently released poll shows
Independent-turned-Democrat Carmona
leading Flake by four percentage points—a statistical dead heat.
This close—and important—Senate race has attracted the
attention of heavy hitters from both parties. While the Koch Brothers’ Freedom
Works PAC has been pumping money into Flake’s campaign, this week Democrats
sent their secret weapon—President Bill Clinton—to Arizona to help Carmona.
Wednesday night, Carmona and Clinton addressed an estimated
5500 Arizonans at an outdoor rally on the Arizona State University (ASU)
campus.
More details and a videos after the jump.
by David Safier After writing a longish post about the TUSD candidates a few weeks ago, I want to boil it down to my final endorsements. My recommendations: Absolutely vote for Cam Juarez and Kristel Foster. As the last vote for the three open slots, I recommend Betts Putnam-Hidalgo. Here's the breakdown. Four credible progressive … Read more
by Pamela Powers Hannley
After the jump, watch a 3:44 minute video on why anyone who makes less than $1 million per year should vote to re-elect President Barack Obama.
This is not rocket science, people. If you're undecided, you haven't been paying attention for the past 30 years. Vive la 99%.