As AZ Blue Meanie and others have reported, the Arizona State Supreme Court has declared that accused January 6, 2021 plotters Andy Biggs, Mark Finchem, and Paul Gosar can remain on the 2022 ballots. As the reporting stated, the courts reasoned that the constitutional authority to disqualify a candidate for office rests with Congress, not the judicial … Read more
In an event hosted by Matt Grodsky of Matters of State Strategies to introduce new messaging partner Rachel Bitecofer and highlight Secretary of State candidate Adrian Fontes, the former Maricopa County Recorder had a message for all the attendees: Be afraid. Be very afraid for our Democracy. Please click below to see Mr. Fonte’s address. … Read more
“This expected ruling marks a historic setback in the fight for our fundamental rights across the country. – Katie Hobbs Ladies and Gentlemen in the United States: Be afraid. Be very afraid. To quote the title of Sinclair Lewis’s work, “it is happening here.” The Republican Party, its agents in red-state governments, and the courts are … Read more
On April 20, 2022 the Arizona Citizens Clean Elections Commission held an online debate via Horizon PBS in Phoenix for the contested Democratic primary for Arizona Secretary of State. Current SOS Democrat Katie Hobbs is stepping down to run for Governor. LD 27 House Rep. Reginald Bolding and former Maricopa County Recorder are seeking this … Read more
As Ronald Reagan said several times in his 1980 Presidential Debate with President Jimmy Carter: “There you go again.” That phrase is apt for the recent attempts by the Arizona fringe right currently occupying the State Republican Party (and across the country) to look for any means to suppress or obstruct people’s (specifically, those that … Read more