Sure-loser Trump Can’t Win in 2024 – ‘MAGA movement’ widely unpopular
April 30, 2023
President Donald Trump is still unpopular, and so is the MAGA political movement. Just 24% of Americans have positive views of the movement, while 45% voice negative views, according to a new poll by NBC News. Meanwhile, a National Review author said that if “Sure-loser Trump” is nominated, Biden will win the 2024 election. MAGA
To Those Who Doubt President Biden’s Vitality, Watch His Presentation at the White House Correspondents Dinner
April 30, 2023
President Joe Biden killed it at the White House Correspondents Dinner last night (April 30, 2023.) Using a dry wit combined with sincere convictions, the President mixed shout-outs to journalists still detained in the world’s hot spots, well-delivered jokes at MAGA conservative expense, and calls to fight to preserve the soul of America in an
How Republicans Will Overthrow the 2024 Election
April 30, 2023
Following are highlights of “Tyranny of the Minority,” by Steven Levitsky, Professor of Government, Harvard University, presented in the April 27, 2023, Pitt Speaker Series talk. It’s pretty clear that American democracy is at a crossroads. On the one hand, we stand at the brink of multiracial democracy, which is an unparalleled achievement. On the
Political Calendar: Week Of April 30, 2023
April 30, 2023
Send notices of your events to blogforarizona@gmail.com. Editor’s Note: Due to the covid-19 coronavirus pandemic and CDC recommendations for social distancing, many events are still being held virtually online. We are doing our best to update the calendar, but you should check with event organizers prior to attending any event to confirm the status. Political
Chief Justice Roberts Has An Ethics Problem As Well – Failure To Recuse For His Wife’s Clients With Business Before The Court
April 29, 2023
Above image: h/t Business Insider. Business Insider reports, Jane Roberts, who is married to Chief Justice John Roberts, made $10.3 million in commissions from elite law firms, whistleblower documents show: Two years after John Roberts’ confirmation as the Supreme Court’s chief justice in 2005, his wife, Jane Sullivan Roberts, made a pivot. After a long
Saying The Quiet Part Out Loud: Russian State Media Offers Their Favorite American Propagandist A Job
April 29, 2023
Update to Fallout From Dominion Lawsuit: ‘White Power Hour’ Host Tucker Carlson Is Out At Fox Propaganda (Updated). The Independent reports, Tucker Carlson receives a job offer from Russian state TV after Fox News firing: It didn’t take long for Tucker Carlson to land a job offer after losing his primetime slot on the most-watched cable
UPDATED: The AZGOP’s Secret Sting Operation Against Representative Stephanie Stahl Hamilton
April 28, 2023
UPDATE 4/2/23: Three Members of the Arizona House have indeed filed an ethics complaint against Rep. Stahl Hamilton. You can read this fundamentally dishonest piece of MAGA hypocrisy here. Readers are probably familiar by now with the narrative around Representative Stahl Hamilton having moved a couple Bibles around in the Captial’s Private Member Lounge, what
Paul Krugman On The Biden Boom Economy
April 28, 2023
Economist Paul Krugman writes, Joe Biden and the Not-So-Bad Economy: Joe Biden has, to nobody’s surprise, formally announced that he is seeking re-election. And I, for one, am dreading the year and a half of political crystal ball gazing that lies ahead of us — a discussion to which I will have little if anything
