Angered by Obama’s health insurance overhaul, a former supporter of the president wants to turn the election season into a horror movie with the aid of a super PAC.... Read more»
Congressional hopeful Frank Antenori trails his Republican competitors in raising campaign funds — by at least $96,000 each. The four others in the running for the GOP primary raised between $133,000 and $260,000. Antenori brought in just $36,000, and is nearly $3,000 in the red.... Read more»1
As the CD8 special election looms, GOP candidate Frank Antenori declared that the primary field is essentially a two-man race between him and Jesse Kelly.... Read more»4
The misleading assault on the president’s energy policies continues. Regarding the pipeline, there’s nothing stopping more Canadian oil from coming into the U.S. right now. Existing cross-border pipelines could carry perhaps 1 million additional barrels of oil per day.... Read more»
Tucson radio personality Jon Justice was joking when he referred to Arizona’s CD8 Republican candidates as “SittenoriMcJesse,” but Thursday night’s debate at Sabino High School was more of a tacit agreement session with a side of lowbrow humor than a debate.... Read more»3
Super PACs are the perceived demons of the 2012 campaign, but associated nonprofits, which don’t have to disclose their donors, are far more troubling.... Read more»
With polls forecasting Mitt Romney as the frontrunner in Arizona’s winner-take-all Republican primary, early ballot returns have been lower than expected.... Read more»
The four GOP candidates met in Mesa for another debate, and mauled a few facts. Santorum claimed earmarks were done in an “open” process; Romney said dispensing morning-after pills to rape victims was “voluntary” for Catholic hospitals; Gingrich kept on claiming he balanced federal budgets that Congress approved after he resigned.... Read more»
Arizona’s presidential primary race is close, with Mitt Romney having a slight lead over Rick Santorum, 36-33 percent. Newt Gingrich is third with 16 percent of GOP primary voters, and Ron Paul trails at 9 percent, a new poll shows.... Read more»8
Jesse Kelly is out in front of the field of Republican candidates in the race to succeed U.S. Rep. Gabrielle Giffords, according to a poll by a PAC supporting him. Kelly is supported by 43 percent of likely GOP primary voters.... Read more»1
Republican presidential hopeful Rick Santorum will speak at a Tucson Tea Party event in Tucson next Wednesday, before a GOP debate in Mesa.... Read more»6
Jesse Kelly, the Tea Party-backed Republican who narrowly lost to U.S. Rep. Gabrielle Giffords in 2010, filed paperwork Tuesday to run to replace the retiring congresswoman in a special election.... Read more»4
Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney will release his tax records today. Yawn.... Read more»2
Businessman Mike Hellon has declared his candidacy for the Pima County Board of Supervisors seat being vacated by the retiring Ann Day. Hellon is a former head of the state Republican Party.... Read more»
The best course of action for Democrats is to sit back and let Republicans wound their own. Increasingly, the GOP nominating process is serving Democrats—peeling back the layers of obfuscation and exposing the weaknesses and inadequacies of its likely nominees.... Read more»2
Former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin said Wednesday that she will not run for president. The announcement follows Tuesday’s word from New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie that he won’t be jumping into the race, leaving little doubt that Republicans will nominate someone already running.... Read more»3
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