Random Musings

For the first time in Arizona history, a sitting state legislator, the President of the Senate no less, has been removed from office mid-ter...

On Tuesday, voters in Mesa's LD18 will decide the political fate of State Sen. Russell Pearce, and in the light of recent polls that sho...

I can't take credit for putting this together (but wish I could! :) ), but here is a great graphical summary of some of the ties between...

The Democrats in LD18 (West Mesa), LD17 (Tempe and South Scottsdale) and LD8 (North Scottsdale and Fountain Hills) have event coming up, inc...

Most info from the website of the Citizens Clean Elections Commission. Statewide candidates : Secretary of State September 22, 2010 7...

While State Senator Russell Pearce (R- National Alliance ) has been traipsing across the country and the cable news shows crowing about his ...

...Ahhh...the calendar turns...a new year begins...change is in the air everywhere...but the ever-reliable Russell Pearce (R- National Allia...

Well, East Valley, with some statewide and county races included... Most results still unofficial, but most are still clear. All results co...

Another one of those boring 'numbers' posts, but since I like the numbers in question... :)) All numbers taken from the Arizona Secr...

Randy Pullen, current chair of the AZ Republican Party, may not have any significant skill at raising (the primary duty of any state chair o...

On Tuesday, the chair of the LD18 Republicans, Matt Tolman, took a swipe at Democratic candidates Tammie Pursley and Judah Nativio . He cl...

Ahhh....Autumn in an even-numbered year... ...Leaves turning, filling our vision with a palette of colors (OK, in non-AZ parts of the countr...

...from public service... Let me be clear here - John McCain's presence at the top of the ballot *will* make it more difficult for the D...

Wednesday, September 10 - The Grand Opening of the Arizona office of the Obama/Biden campaign. Join Kelly Paisley, the Arizona State Direct...

The Mesa Community College chapter of the Phi Theta Kappa International Honor Society will be holding a "Civic Engagement Forum" ...

With the results of the primary elections in the books, now the general election season begins, and with it, the general election candidate ...

And they are *very* early results; in many cases, the numbers represent early voting results (EV) or EV results and just a few precincts. Th...

...OK, who am I trying to kid...I *love* being able to say 'I told you so'... Nearly two and a half months ago, I predicted that t...

Finally back from Denver, and as much as I had a blast, I'm happy to be home. :) It's hard to be snarky when you're surrounded b...

... Tuesday, August 12 - As chronicled by Zelph at AZNetroots , the hearing by the Senate Ethics Committee, putatively to investigate the a...