Arizona GOP rising star Vernon Parker to square off against extreme liberal Democrat Kyrsten Sinema in new AZ09 swing district

By: mikeparanzino (Diary)  |  September 1st at 12:58 AM  | 

With Arizona’s primaries now complete, a key Congressional race has emerged in the state’s newly created District 9. Prior to the primary, this swing district had been rated “Lean Democratic” by the Cook Political Report, but the District’s Cook Partisan Voting Index is “Even,” indicating its voters have voted in line with the national average over the last two presidential election cycles. Significantly, the district | Read More »

SEIU, Obama Administration, Public Citizen, former Rep. Alan Grayson and Sierra Club ask Supreme Court to restrict free speech in Arizona case

By: mikeparanzino (Diary)  |  March 25th at 12:40 AM  | 

By Steve Voeller and Michael Paranzino The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday, March 28, 2011 will hold oral arguments in an important first amendment case that implicates public campaign financing schemes in jurisdictions across the country. So it should come as no surprise that outside groups asking the Court to rule against the first amendment interests in the case comprise a virtual Who’s Who of | Read More »

Who are those girls in Ben Quayle’s lap? His campaign finally figures it out

By: mikeparanzino (Diary)  |  August 4th at 09:54 PM  | 

Murphy Brown, call your office. Just when you thought the hilarious gaffe by the congressional campaign of Dan Quayle’s son Ben had run its course, instead it gets a bit odder. By now you probably know the particulars. An Arizona publication broke a story on its blog on 8/3 about Ben Quayle campaign mailers: Quayle is depicted in playful scenes with two toddler-aged girls. Underneath | Read More »

Ben Quayle not the right choice for GOP in AZ CD3

By: mikeparanzino (Diary)  |  August 4th at 01:57 AM  | 

With attention focused on Arizona’s SB 1070 and on Democrats’ troubles this election cycle, an important and fascinating Republican primary in Arizona – where early voting has already begun – is playing out largely under the radar. But its outcome on August 24th will say a lot about the health and future of the GOP. The race is for the open seat being vacated by | Read More »