Political Calendar: Week of November 13, 2022
November 13, 2022
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LD 17 May Produce an Arizona State House Tie
November 12, 2022
As of 6pm’s tabulation drop, it looks like Dana Allmond is within reasonable striking distance of taking one of the two state House seats in LD 17. She is only 300 votes behind second place, and only 1200 behind the overall lead. There are still about 70K ballots left to process and tabulate in Pima
Kirsten Engel Cuts Ciscomani’s Tiny Lead By More Than Half in Latest Tabulation Drop in Pima
November 12, 2022
Kirsten Engel just went from an almost 3K vote deficit to only 1,382 with that last drop of tabulated ballots (about 20K of 70K+ outstanding for tabulation). If that vote advantage holds or grows, Engel will win this seat. We should have the full story by tomorrow. Kirsten, chuck that champaign in the fridge tonight,
Is a Democratic Upset in the AZ State Senate Brewing?
November 12, 2022
As I write a new batch of votes in Maricopa and Pima Counties were counted, and we are pending another batch, probably around 6pm. So take all of this with the degree of uncertainty I intend to covey, which is considerable. But I’ve noticed something that just might prove crucial to control of the AZ
Donald Trump Continues To Obstruct The Criminal Investigations Into His Conduct As He Prepares To Announce He Is Running For President Again
November 12, 2022
The January 6 Committee subpoenaed the Coup Plot leader, Donald Trump, in October. He was to produce documents subpoenaed by the Committee by November 4. Trump’s lawyers requested more time, and the January 6 Committee extended the deadline one week, to November 11. “We have informed the former President’s counsel that he must begin producing
(UPDATED) Kelly, Fontes, and Stanton Win Their Races; Other Top Ticket Democrats Widen Leads
November 11, 2022
With the first batch of same-day mail-in ballots being tabulated in Maricopa County and conservative counties running out of votes to turn in, Mark Kelly has won a full six-year term in the United States Senate and Adrian Fontes has won the Secretary of State race. In a statement released shortly after the call from
Arizona’s Blue Tide
November 11, 2022
We have all heard the media tout over and over again the now-debunked myth of a ‘red wave’ this cycle. What we are not yet hearing widely is the fact that, in Arizona, we seem to have experienced a definitive Blue Tide, instead. The story that the media should be telling about this election is one
Help Us Cure Democratic Ballot Signatures! Every Vote Matters!
November 11, 2022
If you are sitting at home biting your nails down to the quick, and refreshing the Arizona election results like mad, you might consider Xanax, or, better yet, helping Democratic voters cure defects on their mail-in ballots. Mission For Arizona is running phone banks and (especially critical) canvasses to help Arizona Democratic voters cure defective
