Political Calendar: Week of August 2, 2020
August 2, 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
(UPDATED) Arizona Democratic Reaction to Trump’s and McConnell’s Induced Economic Crisis
August 1, 2020
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The United States Economy erased five years of economic expansion when the government announced that the Gross Domestic Product shrunk by almost 33 percent in the second quarter of 2020. The immediate cause of this contraction is the Coronavirus Pandemic. A secondary reason for the largest economic collapse in United States History is how Mr. … Read more
Donald Trump represents a clear and present danger to American democracy
August 1, 2020
Arizona was a test case for Donald Trump’s campaign strategy in 2020: use the slow counting of mail-in ballots to undermine and to contest the legitimacy of the election. In 2018, 80% of Arizona voters received their ballots in the mail and voted early by mail. On election night, the first numbers you see reported … Read more
(UPDATED) Arizona Democratic Reaction to Trump wanting to Delay the 2020 Election
August 1, 2020
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Several Arizona Democrats voiced their criticism of Donald Trump’s July 30 tweet that mail-in voting causes mass fraud and that the November 3, 2020 election should be delayed. Representative Raul Grijalva (get better soon) posted on social media: We will remain vigilant and fight Trump's wannabe dictatorship and his false narrative on voter fraud. We … Read more
Calling Trump “Impotus Americanus,” The Lincoln Project releases “Nationalist Geographic”
August 1, 2020
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Continuing its segue into comical-sarcastic digital ads, the Lincoln Project’s latest work “Nationalist Geographic” depicts the Chief Executive Demagogue as “Impotus Americanus,” a “narcissistic sociopath” who feasts on “human souls.” The narrator further describes Trump as: “A ruddy orange color not found in nature.” “Once an alpha predator, this elderly specimen now weighs somewhat over … Read more
Invest in Ed is headed back to the Arizona Supreme Court
July 31, 2020
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Thanks to a moronic ruling by Maricopa County Superior Court Judge Christopher Coury, the Invest in Ed initiative, for the second time in two years, will have to fight for its ballot life in front of the Arizona Supreme Court. How can that be when the people behind the Invest in Ed ballot revised the … Read more
CD Six Democratic Candidates react to the House Ethical Findings on David Schweikert
July 31, 2020
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Thanks to his and his teams own purposeful or accidental efforts (let the reader judge,) Congressional District Six House Representative David Schweikert was found by the House Ethics Committee to have violated 11 rules/laws dealing with: Campaign finance law. Using campaign funds for non-campaign matters. Assigning congressional staff to conduct campaign business. Not being forthcoming … Read more
“The Fight” film about ACLU lawyers at the Loft Cinema
July 31, 2020
STREAMING RELEASE! THE FIGHT STARTS STREAMING FRIDAY, JULY 31 FOR $12 at the Loft Cinema, 3233 E. Speedway Blvd. Tucson Immediately following THE FIGHT there will be a pre-recorded discussion between Kerry Washington and the four ACLU lawyers featured in the film (Brigitte Amiri, Lee Gelernt, Dale Ho, and Chase Strangio). This conversation is exclusive … Read more
