A poll released Wednesday shows Mitt Romney with a 7-point lead over President Obama in Arizona. In the U.S. Senate race, Richard Carmona trails his rivals, but leads among voters who know enough about him to have an opinion.... Read more»
Listening to Ron Barber and Richard Carmona, you’d think they were the most conservative Democrats on the planet. Why is that important? Obama’s low approval ratings don’t provide much in the way of coattails for candidates to grab on to. Instead, in Arizona, the president has adopted a strategy from NASCAR: drafting.... Read more»1
Since the days of Harry S. Truman, only one Democratic presidential candidate has won in Arizona: Bill Clinton, seeking a second term in 1996. But despite the state’s reputation as a GOP bastion and Mitt Romney’s advantages here, President Obama’s campaign is suggesting that it can win Arizona in November.... Read more»
Don Bivens ended his U.S. Senate bid Wednesday, a move intended to unify the party behind former Surgeon General Richard Carmona. But observers say Carmona still has his work cut out for him in the general election.... Read more»
Don Bivens, a former chair of the state party, has dropped out of the race for the Democratic nomination for the U.S. Senate from Arizona. The move leaves former Surgeon General Richard Carmona as the lone Democrat running to fill the seat.... Read more»
U.S. Senate hopeful Jeff Flake, a Republican who holds Arizona’s CD6 seat in the U.S. House of Representatives, made two stump appearances in Tucson on Friday, championing his plans to repeal health care reform and secure the border.... Read more»
All four candidates jockeying for Jon Kyl’s U.S. Senate seat – even the ones who spent years inside the Beltway – are campaigning as Washington outsiders.... Read more»
Take the Senate seat being left by Jon Kyl, add a long primary season with four attractive candidates, in a red state that could be in play in this presidential election year, and you have the elements for a costly, long and bruising election.... Read more»
Republican Jeff Flake has a clear lead over both Democratic candidates in a new poll, which shows that the congressman has more name recognition than former U.S. Surgeon General Richard Carmona.... Read more»
“Gabby’s cheerful presence will be missed in Washington. But she will remain an inspiration to all whose lives she touched – myself included,” President Obama said Sunday.... Read more»
Friends and colleagues of those killed on Jan. 8, 2011, came together with clergy on Sunday at the University of Arizona to speak about the lives of those who touched them so deeply.... Read more»
Richard Carmona shook hands and answered questions put by Democratic activists Wednesday night, as he made a low-key start to the sort of retail politics it’ll take to win the party’s nomination to run for the U.S. Senate. (with full video)... Read more»8
Much like a monsoon haboob or a lengthy speech by an East Valley Republican, 2012 promises more dust-ups and hot air in the local political arena. Here’s one take on what the year holds: on wry, hold the pickle.... Read more»5
Today on Buckmaster — We kick off the show with a Friday Focus interview with Steve Kozachik, Tucson councilman. Then it’s the Friday Roundtable featuring Jimmy Boegle of the Tucson Weekly and Mark B. Evans of TucsonCitizen.com. Plus, the Weekend Watch with Matt Russell.... Read more»
Richard Carmona, a former U.S. surgeon general who’s seeking the Democratic nomination for the Senate, was endorsed by all six of Tucson’s City Council members, his campaign said Tuesday.... Read more»1
Richard Carmona has resigned from a panel examining whether the remains of troops were mishandled at the military’s Dover, Del., mortuary, just two days after the Pentagon announced he would head the investigation. Carmona announced his Senate candidacy Thursday.... Read more»1
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