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,…
DetailsIn case you missed it, conservative columnist Robert Robb wrote about the fiscal risks that face the State of Arizona if the legislature ignores its obligation to restore coverage to those at or below the Federal Poverty Level under Proposition 204. Robb writes, “Even if the federal government were willing to continue current funding for…
DetailsMajority of Ahwatukee, Laveen Voters Also Want Freeway Built the best antivirus software Voters across Maricopa County and in the corridor of the proposed South Mountain Freeway approve of plans to build the project in separate polls conducted last week by the We Build Arizona coalition. In a sample of 400 likely voters, 64.3 percent…
DetailsThe nominations are out for the Arizona Capitol Times 2013 Best of the Capitol and we are asking for your help. Please take the time to vote for HighGround in a couple of categories: 12. Best Lobbyist – Male: Doug Cole 19. Best Power Broker: Doug Cole 20. Best Political Operative: Chuck Coughlin what is…
DetailsOur President visited Mexico this past week and gave an optimistic, sunny speech in which he said, “I have come to Mexico because it is time to put old mindsets aside. It’s time to recognize new realities, including the impressive progress in today’s Mexico. For even as Mexicans continue to make courageous sacrifices for the…
DetailsBy: Paul Bentz My church worships at a high school in the west valley. It’s a great facility in an excellent location that allows our congregation to connect with the community. For me, it’s also an opportunity to revisit high school culture and get an understanding of what’s “cool” these days. Actually, since the kids…
DetailsChuck Coughlin was recently on KJZZ’s Here and Now discussing why Medicaid expansion in Arizona makes sense economically and morally. He also talked about Brewer’s governing style and why the world of politics often gets dirty. Click here to listen. zp8497586rq
DetailsBy: Paul Bentz A recent study by GROW Elect and Moore Information shared some very interesting insights into registered Latino voters in ten California congressional districts expected to be competitive in the 2014 mid-term elections. Take a look at their findings (pdf). It was interesting that immigration was only a piece of the puzzle. While…
Details“With public sentiment nothing can fail, without it nothing can succeed. Consequently he who molds public sentiment, goes deeper than he who enacts statutes or pronounces decisions” – Abraham Lincoln In Arizona, the swing demographics, those voters likely to move in a general election, are well defined: Republican women and Independent voters. When Republicans are…
DetailsThere have been an abundant number of columns and guest editorials over the past several weeks praising the efforts of the bipartisan group of United States Senators to achieve some type of immigration reform compromise in Washington. While there has been plenty of ink devoted to why America needs to change its immigration laws, there…
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