Jan Brewer

While Trump wants to take Your Health Insurance Away during a Pandemic, Joe Biden wants to make it Better, pledging to be a President “that will Care”

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500,000 Americans enrolled in the Obamacare (Affordable Care Act) marketplaces during the pandemic after their employers let them go. These were in states that run their own health care exchanges. Unfortunately for Arizona, they could not let any people enroll during this period because they are part of the federal exchange and Donald Trump cruelly … Read more

History made with Women Mayors in Flagstaff, Phoenix and Tucson

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Over the last 30 years, women in Arizona politics of both political parties have had a big impact on shaping local and state policy. Arizona has had four Women Governors (Rose Mofford, Jane Hull, Janet Napolitano, and Jan Brewer) since 1988. In that same time period, Arizona has had six women Secretaries of State. Three … Read more

The science it out: It is about race

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Thanks to this concise tweet by Salon‘s Amanda Marcotte

For alerting me to the piece by her fellow Salon writers Sean McElwee and Jason McDaniel on how it truly has been racism, and not economic angst as so many believe, that has fueled the rise of Donald Trump.

The American National Election Studies 2016 Pilot Study, a presidential primary extension of a long-running election survey, asked 1,200 eligible voters about the election, and their views on race, from Jan. 22 – 28, 2016. The poll had a number of questions designed to measure racial animus.

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Arizonans are the last people on earth who should act surprised about Trump.

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Surprising? Not to me!

Joanna Allhands, like many of her colleagues in the Arizona MSM, is simply mystified by the success of Donald Trump.

But why? That’s the question I keep asking myself.

We could blame it on our pocketbooks. Most of us feel worse off than we were eight years ago, despite assurances that the economy is on better footing. Wages have stagnated. We’re working longer hours with fewer benefits. And for what?

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Gov. Brewer’s top adviser slams CAP mailers

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Crossposted from DemocraticDiva.com

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HighGround, of course, is the political consulting firm run by Chuck Coughlin, who is widely known as Governor Jan Brewer’s top adviser. Here is HighGround’s blog engaging in some rather scathing criticism of the Center for Arizona Policy and their legislative endorsements.

When it comes to CAP however, if you are in the womb, you are truly blessed with their favor and support. However, once you are born – particularly if you are from a low income demographic or don’t happen to attend the right church – you are most definitely on your own.

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