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UPDATED 3/22: Flip the Legislature! Sign E-Qual to put Stacey Seaman on the Ballot in LD16. See Tracey’s Interview with Mike Bryan!
March 16, 2024
Stacey Seaman of Casa Grande announced she is running as a Democrat for the state Senate seat in Legislative District 16, a key battleground district in Arizona. Here’s our TheDGT.org/BlogForArizona interview with Stacey! “With only one week until the deadline to file Stacey’s signatures, we are in a time crunch. It’s incredibly important that we
For People Who Are Still Unsure About Joe Biden, Watch This and Ask Who You Want in the White House for the Next Four Years
March 16, 2024
There are unscripted (or fairly unscripted) political moments that come up during campaigns that are especially revealing. Most of the time, these moments reveal the dark side of the candidate. But, there are other instances when the candidate’s true decency and character come through. This occurred when President Biden visited Milwaukee last week and spoke
All Republicans at the State Legislature Give a Collective Middle Finger to Reproductive Freedom and Health Care
March 14, 2024
Talk about putting your vote where your mouth is. All Arizona Legislative Republicans in the State House and State Senate gave a collective middle finger to reproductive freedom and women’s health care when State Senator Priya Sundareshan and House Representative Stephanie Stahl-Hamilton attempt to force votes on their sponsored bills on the Right to Contraception
Panic in the aisle; death in the street; prison in the wings.
March 14, 2024
Bills have been introduced in the state legislature to deal with an alleged shoplifting epidemic especially by retail gangs. The problem is it’s not true and even if it were, it’s the wrong solution. Shoplifting has increased but you cannot look at year-on-year changes because shoplifting decreased 60% during the pandemic. The pandemic dramatically increased
Xing X and Trying Something New
March 13, 2024
I made the decision recently to cancel BlogForArizona’s X account. I no longer wanted to associate a progressive blog with what Musk hath wrought. Not to even mention Musk’s disgusting flirtation with Trump and his MAGA minions. The difficulty of such a decision for a publisher – especially a small one like us that has
Check Out These Ads That Show One Time Trump Supporters, Including Those Who Worked for Him, That Will Not be Voting for Him Again
March 13, 2024
Sometimes the most persuasive political ads for political candidates are the ones that show people that once supported your opponent who have decided NEVER AGAIN. That is the theme of these four new ads, three from Republican Voters Against Trump and the other from Brave New Films. Republican Voters Against Trump has just launched a
Crowdsourcing Law Enforcement: What Could Go Wrong?
March 12, 2024
Ah, Arizona, the beacon of Wild West revivalism, has done it again, folks! If you’re the nostalgic type, yearning for the days of saloons and shootouts, the Arizona Senate has something for you. They decided that the solution to retail theft isn’t through boring, conventional methods like hiring more police or investing in technology. No,
The Threat of MAGA Violence is Imminent, Regardless of November’s Election Results
March 12, 2024
Readers will know that I have long been realistic about the national security threat posed by right wing extremism. It has not only claimed thousands of lives across our nations history, the threat posed has been steadily and sharply rising since Donald Trump’s ride down his golden escalator in 2015 and through his Presidency. Now,
