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Joe Arpaio, "Convicted Racist," Escapes Recall Threat as Respect Arizona Falls Short (w/Updates)

***Updates regarding new voter registrations are at the end of this post.*** Respect Arizona, the group that had been spearheading the effort to remove Sheriff Joe Arpaio from office, announced Thursday afternoon that it had not obtained the signatures necessary to trigger a recall of the sheriff. ... More >>

Joe Arpaio Recall Supporters Set Up "Camp Recall Arpaio" in Downtown Phoenix

Nativists, Comicon enthusiasts, and supporters of the effort to recall Sheriff Joe Arpaio from office. Downtown Phoenix was abandoned on Sunday, save for these three groups as members of the pro-recall organizations Respect Arizona and Citizens for a Better Arizona set up tents on the plaza in fron ... More >>

Joe Arpaio Recall Needs 100,000 Signatures According to Organizers (w/Update)

Please see update below regarding "Camp Recall Arpaio." After the second suspension of the paid signature drive in the effort to recall Sheriff Joe Arpaio, I complained that we were probably stuck with Arpaio until the end of his term, unless we had a loaves and fishes-type miracle. See also: -Joe ... More >>

Joe Arpaio Recall: 14 Days Left, a New Dennis Gilman Video

Citizens for a Better Arizona president Randy Parraz makes two very important points in this new video from Dennis Gilman. The first has to do with what is possible. See also: -Joe Arpaio Shill Chad Willems' Bogus Pro-Joe "Petition" (w/Update) -Joe Arpaio's Chad Willems Talks to the Shadow Army a ... More >>

Joe Arpaio Recall Suspends Paid Signature Gathering Campaign for Second Time

The roller-coaster campaign to recall Sheriff Joe Arpaio took another dive today. With just two weeks left before the recall's May 30 deadline, the on-again, off-again paid effort to gather signatures is off again. See also: -Joe Arpaio Recall: 14 Days Left, a New Dennis Gilman Video -Joe Arpaio R ... More >>

Joe Arpaio Recall: A Chance to Prove the Pundits Wrong

What was the most fun for me as a columnist during the recall of ex-state Senate President Russell Pearce -- other than watching Pearce crash and burn? That nearly all of the pundits in Arizona ended up being as wrong as white shoes after Labor Day. See also: -Joe Arpaio Recall Still On, Despite L ... More >>

Larry Klayman Asks If Joe Arpaio Recall Chairman Is a "Homo" Who "Want[s] My Nuts"

"Birther" attorney Larry Klayman, who is fighting the recall of Sheriff Joe Arpaio, wants to know if the chairman of the Arpaio recall organization is a "homo" who "want[s] my nuts."Klayman probably didn't mean to let everyone know he asked that, but it appears that Klayman isn't very good at using ... More >>

Joe Arpaio Recall's Naysayers Laurie Roberts and Mario Diaz, and Why We Fight

I like Arizona Republic scribe Laurie Roberts. She's a smart, classy lady. And I believe she means well. See also: -Joe Arpaio Recall Still On, Despite Lack of Support from (Some) Deep-Pocket Democrats As a columnist, she has the luxury of tut-tutting the hard work of others, as she did in her co ... More >>

Joe Arpaio Recall Scores 120K Valid Signatures: 85 Days Left, a Little Over 215K More to Go

With Sheriff Joe Arpaio still out of commission from his "broken arm," and with Respect Arizona's announcement today that they have 120,000 valid signatures demanding his recall, Arpaio's best career move at this point would be to resign from office for health reasons. See also: -Why Sheriff Joe Ac ... More >>

Races for Maricopa County Supervisors, County Attorney, had No Surprises in End

Sheriff Joe Arpaio wasn't the only candidate who sailed to easy victory in Maricopa County on Tuesday. Up-and-coming right-wing icon Bill Montgomery creamed his Libertarian opponent, Michael Kielsky, by a 74-26 margin. No one really expected otherwise. The Democratic Party decided to save money thi ... More >>

Steve Chucri, Denny Barney are Expected New Faces in Maricopa County Supervisors' Races

Changes are coming to the Maricopa County Board of Supervisors, a governing panel that has become better known in the last few years due to some serious scandals. The five-member Board currently consists of Republicans Don Stapley, Fulton Brock, Andy Kunasek and Max Wilson, and Democrat Mary Rose W ... More >>

Can Kyrsten Sinema Win in Congressional District 9?