Art Babbott wants to bring a Problem-Solving Approach to the State House as the Second Representative from LD Six.
October 21, 2020
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Two is better than one. That is the option Democrats, Progressives, Independents, and like-minded Republicans in Arizona Legislative District (LD) Six have when they choose the next two people, they want to serve in the State House of Representatives. The Republican Nominees Brenda Barton and Walter Blackman have demonstrated, through their positions and voting records … Read more
‘A Republic, If You Can Keep it’
October 21, 2020
Cheeto Benito went the full fascist banana Republican tinpot dictator on Tuesday. To paraphrase Benjamin Franklin, “we have a republic, if we can keep it.” Steve Benen reports, Echoes of Nixon reverberate as Trump presses Barr to target Biden: When it comes to Donald Trump’s presidency, the “this is not normal” observation has long since … Read more
DNC launches Voter Outreach Effort in Arizona to Connect with the Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) Electorate
October 21, 2020
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The Democratic National Committee (DNC) is launching a new voter outreach effort to turn out the Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) Electorate in Arizona. Currently, according to the Asian and Pacific Islander American Vote Data site (https://aapidata.com/,), 4.6 percent of Arizona’s voting population (about 173,000 people) represents the AAPI population group. That is a … Read more
Wear Purple Day for DV Awareness Month
October 21, 2020
“On October 22nd, pick your favorite purple item and raise awareness about domestic violence by posting a picture on your social media during Wear Purple Day and tagging us @EmergeTucson. You can also send us your photo at communications@emergecenter.org.” The entire month of October is Domestic Violence Awareness Month, hosted by Emerge! Center Against Domestic … Read more
An Election Law Win (If Only Temporary) in Pennsylvania
October 20, 2020
States administer federal elections under the U.S. Constitution. A state Supreme Court interpretation of its own state constitution is entitled to due deference from the federal courts. These two principles should have made this case a no-brainer, but four conservative justices on the U.S. Supreme Court demonstrated that they are willing to disregard these principles. … Read more
Trump’s Obstruction of Subpoenas For Financial Records Are Coming To A Close
October 20, 2020
CNN reports that a Decision on subpoena for Trump tax returns now in hands of Supreme Court: [A] decision on whether to further delay handing over President Donald Trump’s financial records to Manhattan District Attorney Cyrus Vance, Jr. now rests with the Supreme Court after Trump’s attorneys argued for a stay of the “unprecedented” document request. The … Read more
ICYMI: Joe Biden wrote an Op Ed in AZ Central
October 20, 2020
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2020 Democratic Presidential Nominee and former Vice President Joe Biden wrote an op-ed on October 18, 2020, in AZ Central outlining how he would like to help Arizonans. You could read the full text by clicking here. Using the example of chef and restaurant owner Silvana Salcido Esparza (a terminally ill person who gave up … Read more
Rupert, And Rudy, And Russian Collusion, Oh My!
October 20, 2020
Above: New York Daily News cover mocking Rudy Giuliani and Rupert Murdoch’s yellow rag, the New York Post. Donald Trump says he is going to participate in Thursday’s presidential debate. By that he means he will be there in a last ditch attempt to smear Joe Biden with the Russian disinformation campaign for which he was … Read more
