A reform agenda for voting rights
November 13, 2018
Despite all the horror stories about “red state” voter suppression efforts in this election, there was also some good news for voting rights in the states as well. The New York Times reports, Before the Fights Over Recounts: An Election Day Vote on Voting: In Tuesday’s elections [there was] a wave of actions aimed at … Read more
Arizona became a purple state in 2018
November 13, 2018
Despite all the gloom and doom post-election day reporting here in Arizona about Democrats having squandered their voter enthusiasm and record turnout, as we approach all the votes finally being counted it appears that Democrats had a very good night after all in turning Arizona purple. Democratic Rep. Kyrsten Sinema has won the U.S. Senate … Read more
Oh No She Didn’t!
November 12, 2018
Cross-posted from RestoreReason.com. AZ Capitol Times reported today that in response to a Save Our Schools suggestion that voucher expansion should be “sidelined” while the battle for public education funding continues, Kim Martinez, a spokeswoman for the American Federation For Children, said she was “unimpressed”. Martinez also said that, “It is unfortunate that Save Our … Read more
The fix is in to appoint Martha McSally to the Senate? (Updated)
November 12, 2018
I made the point in a post last week, Does Martha McSally have a Plan B? If Arizona voters reject Martha McSally for the senate in today’s election, it would be an affront to Arizona voters to reward her with a consolation prize of being appointed to Sen.McCain’s seat in December, an appointed term that … Read more
New Rules needed for media coverage of election night and beyond
November 12, 2018
Elections have long since ceased to be a one day event in America. Most states offer early voting in some form, and California and Arizona in particular offer relatively easy early voting by mail which invariably leads to voters turning in their mail-in ballots on Election Day. That in turn requires time for election officials … Read more
Senator Sinema
November 12, 2018
By Michael Bryan Kyrsten Sinema has won the election. There is no official count yet, nor any victory announcement or concession. But with a 30K vote lead for Sinema and about 200K ballots left to count, McSally would have to win the remaining vote by 15%; that’s just not going to happen. The race is … Read more
Why Hillary Clinton has a right to run in 2020.
November 12, 2018
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In 1824 John Quincy Adams, thanks to the Electoral College, became the President of the United States. Four years later, the popular vote winner in that election, Andrew Jackson won the first of two presidential terms. In 1876 Rutherford B Hayes, in a questionable electoral college tally, beat popular vote winner Samuel Tllden for the … Read more
Democrats need to start laying the Progressive Foundation for 2020 now.
November 12, 2018
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As other pundits in the national and local media have pointed out, It will be tempting these next several months to focus on the Popular Vote Loser’s (Presidents) tweets, outrageous comments and behavior, and potentially criminal acts that will be adjudicated in the courts. Now that they will be in control of the House of … Read more
