Remember when Republicans in Doug Ducey’s office and the Arizona Legislature wanted to take away control and oversight of the Empowerment Scholarship Program (E.S.A,) from Superintendent Kathy Hoffman because she actually believed in reporting who was applying and where the monies were being spent? Well, those fears among the pro-plutocratic and Christian-Nationalist wing of the … Read more
There is a truly absurd fact at the center of the election denialism of Lake, Hamadeh, Finchem, and others: if Cochise County had failed to certify their election results, the consequence would be the election of more Democrats. Deniers are accusing Governor-Elect Hobbs of threats and intimidation against the Cochise Board for saying that she … Read more
Update to Cochise County MAGA/QAnon Supervisors Have A Thursday Court Date (Update Thread). Be sure to read for background and context. Laurie Roberts of The Republic writes, Cochise County supervisors tumble farther down the Arizona election rabbit hole: Farther and farther down the rabbit hole we tumble in the Arizona election that has no end. … Read more
Update to Cochise County Board Of Supervisors To Be Sued For Failure To Certify The Vote (Updated). Stay tuned. UPDATE: The Arizona Republic reports on the clown show that is Cochise County, Cochise supervisors, facing 2 lawsuits, plan to hire attorney even though no one got his OK: Facing two lawsuits with urgent deadlines, the … Read more
Rex Scott, the Pima County Supervisor from District 1, spoke at the Democrats of Greater Tucson meeting on November 21, 2022. Following is an edited transcript of his remarks. Highlights: Trump-endorsed extremists lost. The Republicans have eviscerated Clean Elections. Younger voters turned out for Democrats. With Katie Hobbs as Governor, Democrats will seek action on … Read more