Joe Biden hits Eureka with his Build Back Better Clean Energy Infrastructure Plan
July 20, 2020
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Last week, Joe Biden and his team showed the country the initial payoff of the joint Biden-Sanders platform task force by the unveiling of his Build Back Better Infrastructure Plan. It is the second installment of the Democratic Presidential Nominee’s Build Back Better Plan for the United States. What is in the Infrastructure Plan? The … Read more
Donald Trump’s ‘GOPstapo’ agents in Portland a preview of things to come?
July 19, 2020
In June, heavily armed federal agents wearing no badges or identifying markings were patrolling the streets of Washington, D.C., as part of Donald Trump’s bid to “dominate” protests in the wake of the death of George Floyd. Heavily armed men who refuse to identify themselves are patrolling the streets of Washington, DC. They were sent … Read more
In “Wake Up” the Lincoln Project pays tribute to John Lewis and Encourages all Americans to Live by his Example
July 19, 2020
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Starting with John Lewis’s speech in Washington DC during the Civil Rights March of 1963, The Lincoln Project’s latest ad “Wake Up” presents a moving tribute to the life and courage of the late Representative who passed away two days ago. The narrator recounts how John Lewis never gave up the fight for Civil Rights … Read more
Sick of Gov. Ducey? Send a Message on Dear-Doug.com
July 19, 2020
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Gov. Doug Ducey insists, “this is not a crisis situation,” even as the state’s COVID-19 death toll has climbed to nearly 2,600 people. His inaction has led to a total of 139,000 virus cases in Arizona alone. Now, frustrated Arionzans can go to Dear-Doug.com, which generates letters to Ducey to be used for email, web … Read more
Facing defeat, Trump and McConnell opt to burn it all down
July 19, 2020
Americans are just days away from going over the economic cliff, and the president and Senate Republicans are attempting to sabotage any coronavirus relief package. Let’s start with the most indefensible position first. The number of deaths from the novel coronavirus surpassed 140,000 in the U.S. on Sunday morning according to Johns Hopkins data. The U.S. confirmed on … Read more
Swing Left wants to turn Maricopa County Blue
July 19, 2020
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The Swing Left organization formed in the aftermath of the surprising 2016 elections by Ethan Todras-Whitehill, Joshua Krafchin, and Miriam Stone. A group designed by non-politicians, Swing Left has grown across the county as a “grassroots movement.” Their goal, according to their website is to: “We focus our efforts on flipping seats from red to … Read more
Political Calendar: Week of July 19, 2020
July 19, 2020
The Political Calendar is posted on Sundays. Please send us notice of your political events prior to the Sunday before your event 7 days would be most helpful). See the calendar icon in the right-hand column of the blog page for easy access to the calendar. Send notices of your events to blogforarizona@gmail.com. Note: For … Read more
The Lincoln Project presents “Wall”
July 18, 2020
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In their latest ad called “Wall,” the Lincoln Project condemns Trump for building a wall composed of the 140,000 dead Americans who have fallen, because of the 2016 Popular Vote Loser’s mismanagement of the Pandemic, due to exposure to the Coronavirus. The ad points out that: The United States leads the world in COVID 19 … Read more
