Political Calendar: Week of November 18, 2018
November 18, 2018
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
El Tour de Tucson 2018 unofficial results
November 17, 2018
The famous El Tour de Tucson hosted by Perimeter Bicycling was held today, with rides of 100, 75, 50, 25 miles. Here’s the unofficial results: http://www.perimeterbicycling.com/el-tour-de-tucson/results/ Congratulations to all who participated. I used to help register kids (and parents) for the Fun Rides, but have moved on to other volunteer activities. Support volunteer citizen journalism … Read more
Katie Hobbs elected Secretary of State
November 17, 2018
The AZ Data Guru at the Secretary of State’s office makes it official: Democrat Katie Hobbs is our new Secretary of State. The Arizona Republic reports, Katie Hobbs declares victory in Arizona secretary of state’s race: Democrat Katie Hobbs declared victory Friday night in the race to be Arizona’s next secretary of state. In a … Read more
Katie Hobbs extends her lead for Secretary of State
November 16, 2018
On Thursday, Democrat Katie Hobbs more than doubled her lead over political neophyte and Trumpster Steve Gaynor for Secretary of State with votes from Maricopa and Pima County. She has padded her lead to 13,171 votes. It is unlikely that Gaynor can expect a dramatic turnaround with votes trending in favor of Hobbs over the … Read more
Breathtaking Hipocrisy
November 15, 2018
Cross-posted from RestoreReason.com. There are many things to be upset about in today’s world, especially in the political arena. What probably gets my blood boiling quickest though, is the unadulterated hypocrisy I see coming from the Right. According to the Arizona Capitol Times, AZ House Speaker Mesnard recently criticized Maricopa County Recorder Adrian Fontes for … Read more
Sen. Jeff Flake threatens to hold up judicial nominees over protection for Mueller (Updated)
November 15, 2018
The always desperate for media attention Arizona Senator Jeff Flake Flake says he’ll oppose judicial nominees until Mueller bill gets vote: Sen. Jeff Flake (R-Ariz.) said on Wednesday that he will oppose any of President Trump’s judicial nominations until legislation protecting special counsel Robert Mueller gets a vote. “I have informed the majority leader I … Read more
Democratic Victories in LD18 Creates a Template for other Districts to Follow
November 15, 2018
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Full Disclosure: This writer is a PC for LD 18. In a post-election legislative district monthly meeting with Felicia Rotellini, the chair of the Arizona Democratic Party, present, a jubilant crowd filled the LD 18 Democratic office in Tempe as they celebrated the victory of 92 percent of the district’s Democratic candidates including the reelection … Read more
