First, the preview. Steve Benen reports, Kari Lake gives away the game on ‘restoring confidence’ in voting: In early September, gubernatorial hopeful Kari Lake, a relentless election denier, argued that she’d seen evidence to substantiate her conspiracy theories, but she wouldn’t share it. “I’m not comfortable sharing it with the media,” the Arizona Republican said, … Read more
I think this Lincoln Project ad is a great closing argument on the very stark choices we face in the Arizona statewide races – including all the way down the ballot, including Fontes v. Finchem for AZSecState, Mayes v. Hamadeh for AZAG, Quezada v. Yee for AZTreas, and Kennedy & Kuby v. Meyers & Thompson … Read more
Ronald Reagan boldly promised that his supply side-trickle-down economic tax cuts would stimulate long-term economic growth and pay for themselves. They did not and the national debt skyrocketed. George W. Bush promised the same. Same results. So did Donald Trump. Everyone knows what happened there. Republican Arizona Governor Doug Ducey and his pals in the … Read more
In perhaps one of the more endearing campaign ads of the 2022 election season, Arizona Congressional District Six Nominee and former State Senator Kirsten Engel appear with her daughter Helene over a bowl of peas to condemn her Republican opponent Juan Ciscomani and others like Kari Lake and Blake Masters for their embrace of the … Read more
Today, on the 144th day of 2022, the 212th mass shooting occurred in the United States. This time, it was at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas. The death toll is between 18 and 21 people. Most of the victims are small children who will not reach the age of ten. Depending on the news … Read more