Random Musings

One of the regular occurrences of any campaign season is the sighting of a "write-in" candidate. They're just like regular c...

A little while back, I posted my choices/recommendations on the three statewide ballot questions going before Arizona voters this year ( No ...

It's unusual here in AZ, but on occasion, when a major party candidate runs in a district that favors the other major party, the candida...

...And not the "green" kind of recycling, either... One of the habits of campaigns is to not throw out *anything* that could be ...

At this point in an election cycle, it's not unusual for campaigns to have lost some of their signs.  Sometimes they lose them to ...

I've helped place enough campaign signs to know that there are a few unwritten rules; not legal requirements, not "official" i...

Hugh Hallman, a former mayor of Tempe, is showing his "not ready for prime time" status with his current campaign signs. This ye...

Could someone explain to me how President Obama and the Arizona Corporation Commission* intersect? From the ACC's website : In mos...

In the race for LD24, the Republican candidates are using these signs - Ummm..."voteAuggie.com" isn't going to be listed...

Spotted in Scottsdale on July 28 - Three of the candidates in Scottsdale; not going to vote for any of them, but those are some sharp...

One of the traditions of campaign season is campaign signs.  One of the traditions with campaign signs is that there are mistakes, mishaps...

An indicator of the status of the Schweikert campaign, this sign has been in upside down for weeks.  In fact, it was the sign that I was goi...

A mere few weeks after the end of the primary season, one that saw a one of the far right's fair-haired sons (J.D. Hayworth) fall far sh...

It hasn't even been a week, and the Schweikert campaign dirty tricks have already started... Sighted on the northeast corner of 48th S...

Pic taken at approx. 8:45 a.m.  The woman on the right is CD5 R candidate Susan Bitter Smith with some campaign operatives (h...

Saw this one while out walking today... I'm not questioning the whole "illegal immigration/Joe Arpaio" motif...

Keeping up with the theme of the last post... It seems as if the Republicans really have their claws out for each other this year. ...

In any other state, would a candidate for state treasurer tout the endorsement of someone who is fighting an investigation into the fiscal ...