We are just a little over a year away from the next General Election with every statewide office up for grabs. We have entered political equivalent of the Oscar nomination season where people are busy asking about who’s in and who’s out, who’s hot and who’s not. Is the primary going to be brutal? Will…
DetailsBy: Paul Bentz I read the “7 things consultants hate about you” by Jake Williams from Campaigns and Elections and found myself nodding along with most of the things he said. His complaints are common in candidate races and there is no doubt that they can be frustrating at times. In fact, we attempt to…
DetailsThirteen years ago, blackouts, and soaring electricity rates defined the political landscape of California. Drought, delays in approval of new power plants, and market manipulation decreased supply. Wholesale prices skyrocketed by 800% in little over half a year in no small part due to the efforts of electricity profiteers at places like Enron. California’s disaster…
DetailsVoters also oppose efforts to punish those who supported Medicaid ARIZONA, Restoring Arizona released the results of a statewide survey conducted last week that shows overwhelming support for the Medicaid Restoration plan passed by the Arizona State Legislature and signed by Governor Brewer. The statewide survey (attached) indicates that over 68% of the electorate support…
DetailsEvery once and awhile you read an article which makes life’s hard learned lessons seem so clear that you just have to pass it along. So is the case with this story in the NY Times Sunday Magazine, concerning Jason Everman. Just keep your feet moving and life is an incredible experience. Don’t ever give…
DetailsBill Keller’s insightful New York Times column from last weekend on the vast gulf that separates our President from true world leaders like Nelson Mandela is worth the read. Those of us in Arizona familiar with President Obama’s tantrum on the tarmac of Phoenix Mesa Gateway Airport can certainly answer Keller’s closing question: “What moral…
DetailsOur thoughts and prayers are with the families of the nineteen fire fighters who lost their lives in the tragedy at Yarnell yesterday. Sometimes, it is easy to forget that there are real people who put their lives on the line every day to keep us safe. Yesterday was a sad reminder. May they always…
DetailsWith all due respect to Bob Robb, we think he’s playing a little bit of Monday morning quarterback with his recollection of the Proposition 100 election. In his Friday column, he claims, “Virtually nothing voters were told about the tax prior to approving it turned out to be true… Voters were told that passage of…
DetailsIn their June edition, Sunset Magazine had their annual Best of West piece. We were pleased as can be to see that Roosevelt Row was named “Best Day Trip.” We are proud to members of this organization and agree wholeheartedly with Sunset that “Downtown’s hippest neighborhood” is hitting it’s stride.
The election post mortems have been steadily streaming in since November 2012. As we look to next year’s midterms, Republicans retain a significant amount of bitterness over the defeats digested in the last 12 months. The Supreme Court decision on Obamacare, and the election defeat of Mitt Romney are not left in the past, instead,…
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