“A-B-C. A-Always, B-Be, C-Closing. Always be closing, always be closing.”, Blake, Glengarry Glen Ross In his famous (and colorful) speech in Glengarry Glen Ross, Alec Baldwin’s character Blake extols the necessary virtue of closing a sale.  The same can be said about a good campaign.  Good campaigns strive for something that is going to make…

A play on an old saying: “Those who can, govern.  Those who can’t, join a think tank.” Not too long ago, the State of Arizona was facing a financial cliff like no other state in the nation. After years of overspending and living beyond her means, Governor Napolitano skipped town and never looked back. Saddled…

Wall Street Journal:  GOP Mobilizes Forces as Arizona Senate Race Tightens Outside political trackers have declared the race a tossup. “All of a sudden, this is a real race,” said Chuck Coughlin, who heads a Phoenix-based Republican political consulting firm…Mr. Flake will have to overcome Dr. Carmona’s “fairly compelling narrative,” as well as his appeal…

By: Ryan Smith Tonight’s first debate between President Obama and Governor Mitt Romney kicks off the final stretch of this long Presidential Cycle.  Much of the campaign has gone as predicted but there are some things you can predict, and some you just have to wait to play out.  The “Obama Voter” is likely one…

As we said last week, now is the time when gaps typically close in the election cycle. Recent surveys may have had a variety of results, but they have all shown this trend.  In the race for President and United States Senate in Arizona, we believe that the gaps have closed significantly.  Just two weeks…