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Steve Gaynor Could Be Your Governor Someday If We Don’t Work Hard

We all know Doug Ducey, but the guy who would succeed him if he leaves office before finishing his next term as Governor (should he win) could be even worse. The Republicans just nominated businessman Steve Gaynor to be Secretary of State — the 2d highest executive office in the state. The Secretary of State […]

Introducing Our New LD-6 Opponent — Walt Blackman

Walt Blackman is running with our old nemesis Bob Thorpe for the two AZ House seats in LD-6. Walt is another radical Tea Party conservative just like Thorpe and incumbent LD-6 Senator Sylvia Allen, who is also running for re-election. Walt Blackman’s campaign slogan is “freedom.” Among other things, he wants ordinary Americans to be free […]

Vote for French’s commitment to education

Thank you, Karyn, for this letter — and vote for Tyler, too! There are two House seats in LD-6 and we need to flip them both! As the #RedforEd movement has made abundantly clear, Arizona ranks in the very bottom tier when it comes to school funding. #RedforEd’s massive influence has dramatically focused public attention […]

Vote for candidates who support workers

Wages have stagnated since 1977 because the ability of workers to organize and bargain collectively has been significantly curtailed. Sunday’s article (Millennials have it tougher, Daily Sun, C1, 8/26/18) that describes how people born between 1980 and 2000 are struggling financially with lower take home pay to purchase items that are more expensive today. Corporations […]

Congress must put a price on carbon

Unless we address the root causes of local plant and animal losses (“Ask a Ranger,” Aug.23), the trend will only accelerate. While some species may find ways to persevere, others like alligator juniper trees will apparently move up in elevation–or out. That carbon dioxide traps heat is now well understood. And as CO2 continues to […]

What Democrats Still Don’t Get About Winning Elections

Wonk Alert! An article published in the Washington Monthly bears the unfortunate title, “What Democrats Still Don’t Get About Winning Back the White Working Class.” Your editor, Ann Heitland, has modified that to the title you see above this post because the article is well worth reading for it’s broader point: The debate over moderate versus progressive policies is […]

ICYMI: North Carolina’s gerrymandered map is unconstitutional; judges’ ruling may affect control of the House

Update September 1: While the district court had said it might consider implementing new districts this year, that’s unlikely, as the plaintiffs told the court in a Friday filing that doing so would be too disruptive. Original Report: A panel of three federal judges held Monday that North Carolina’s congressional districts were unconstitutionally gerrymandered to favor Republicans over […]

Primary Election Day Tuesday: What You Need to Know

Who is eligible to vote: All registered voters. This is an open partisan primary election for the Democratic, Green and Republican Parties. Unaffiliated (Independent, no party designated or Other) registered voters are cordially invited to help pick the next Democratic nominees. Deadline to return voted early ballots: Election Day, August 28, 2018, 7:00 pm (Arizona time) Locations […]

Democracy Is Not A Spectator Sport – Vote!

This letter was published in our Flagstaff newspaper on August 21. Remember to vote August 28 and November 6. Democracy is not a spectator sport! Our system of government was established for, by and of the people. It depends on citizens exercising their right to cast an informed vote. When people throw away their right […]

Democrats Smash GOP in Arizona Voter Registrations

We told you we’ve been working hard! A new report from the Secretary of State’s Office shows that for every person who registered with the GOP since March, the Democrats registered more than three. These numbers correlate with our sense on the ground: Arizona Democrats are more energized this year than Republicans and that may […]