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Election Day 2012: Pick the Arizona Upset

It's November 6 (6 de Noviembre), which means it's Election Day, folks.Many people already voted with the early ballots, but today's the day that we get to find out who the winners are, and who's going to be running the joint for the next few years.

American Banks Are on a Massive Crime Spree; Obama and Romney Hope You Won't Notice

Freaks and Geeks

Obama Versus Romney, Round Three: Pick the Winner of the Final Debate

President Obama and Mitt Romney squared off in the final presidential debate last night, a foreign-policy debate in Boca Raton Florida.An extremely colorful recap can be found with our sister paper, New Times Broward-Palm Beach, which makes the debate seem a hell of a lot more exciting than it looke ... More >>

Conspiracy Theory Alert: People Think KPHO's Involved in Grand Obama Reelection Scheme

Folks, take your early voting ballots and throw them straight in the garbage -- KPHO, Channel 5, has already "called" the election for President Obama."The 2012 presidential election is still more than two weeks away, but on Friday a CBS News affiliate in Arizona called the race for President Barack ... More >>

How Many Richard Carmona and Jeff Flake Ads Did You Encounter This Weekend?

If you spent this weekend within civilization, there's probably a good chance you were exposed to an advertisement for U.S. Senate candidates Richard Carmona and Jeff Flake.Maybe you opened your mailbox, or maybe you got a robo-call from Mitt Romney or Paul Ryan -- for Romney's "good friend," Flake ... More >>

Team America

Obama Versus Romney, Round Two: Who Won This Debate?

President Obama and Mitt Romney engaged in an event last night that was billed as a "debate," and given the nature of the so-called "debate," somebody's got to be the winner.According to the apparent mainstream media consensus, Obama won the debate, to tie the debate record at 1-1.

Show Your Support for Mitt Romney by Shopping at Guitar Center! The Power of Passive Endorsement

Are you a musician? Is your group having issues? Critic Jessica Hopper has played in and managed bands, toured internationally, booked shows, produced records, worked as a publicist, and is the author of The Girls' Guide to Rocking, a how-to for teen ladies. She is here to help you stop doing it wro ... More >>

Obama vs. Romney: Arizona's Anti-Immigration Law Gets Mention During Second Presidential Debate

Arizona's anti-immigration laws and policies were center stage during part of the second presidential debate at Hofstra University in New York. President Barack Obama criticized Governor Mitt Romney for pledging to veto the DREAM Act and saying that "self deportation" was his plan to address the mi ... More >>

If Mitt Romney Won't Tell You Which Corrupt Tax Loopholes Need to Be Closed, We Will

Debate 2012: Romney and Obama Attack, Jim Lehrer Loses Control -- the Media Room View

The following post was written by Sam Levin, an editorial fellow at New Times' Denver-based sister paper, Westword. Although Senator John McCain easily won Arizona in the 2008 election, team Obama believes Arizona is in play this time around. Read on for observation and analysis from last night's de ... More >>

Gary Johnson in Tempe: He Likes Weed, and He's Not "Beavis" or "Butt-Head"

Libertarian presidential candidate Gary Johnson stopped by Arizona State University's Tempe campus today as part of his national tour of colleges, and one of his opening acts described the general tone of Johnson and his audience pretty well:He's the "third option to Beavis and Butt-head."

Mitt Romney Math: Arizona Has 14th-Highest Proportion of Obama-Loving Freeloaders

As you may have heard, a video surfaced of GOP presidential candidate Mitt Romney pandering to a wealthy group of potential donors, in which he described 47 percent of Americans as people who "pay no income tax," and are committed Obama voters addicted to the government teat.That's good news for Pre ... More >>

Election 2012: Catholic and Mormon Voters Face a Difficult Choice Between Obama and Romney

Religion has played an increasingly dominant -- and sometimes volatile -- role in politics in recent years. But what happens when religious beliefs conflict with a political party's platform? Or when voters have to square conflicting beliefs within their own church? In this week's feature story, M ... More >>

The Mormon Dilemma: What About Mormon Latinos?

Catholic Conundrum: What's an Anti-Abortion, Pro-Immigrant Voter to Do?

President Obama Still Getting Smoked by Mitt Romney in Arizona Polls

See also: Obama Winning Arizona: Not as Dumb of an Idea as People ThoughtSee also: Obama Winning Arizona Sounds Like a Dumb Idea AgainThere was a poll that showed the race between President Obama and former Massachusetts Governor a "toss up" in Arizona -- once. That was also in April.That hasn't bee ... More >>

Mitt Romney Promises to Create Jobs, Says Obama "Attacks Success"

Mitt Romney promised on Thursday night to put Americans back to work and help give the country the rewards it deserves. Following speeches by Clint Eastwood and others at the Republican National Convention from Tampa, Florida, Romney touted his business credentials and Mormon faith as qualities th ... More >>

2012 Republican National Convention Kicks Off in Tampa Next Week

See also: How to Speak Republican First, Republica's were enamored with George W. clone Texas Governor Rick Perry. Then they thought pizza guy Herman Cain was their man. Eventually, the roving finger pointed at Rick Santorum, and even Newt Gingrich (forget about Bachmann). But ultimately, boring Mo ... More >>

Your Gonzo Guide to the Republican National Convention

Obama Winning Arizona: Plausible or Pipe Dream?

In April, Arizona State University's Morrison Institute released a poll showing the race between President Obama and GOP nominee Mitt Romney in Arizona was essentially a "toss up."Every poll since then pretty much shows the prez getting smoked.According to the two latest polls in the Obama/Romney Ar ... More >>

Obama Winning Arizona Sounds Like a Dumb Idea Again; Poll Says Prez Down 11

See also: Obama Winning Arizona: Not as Dumb of an Idea as People ThoughtIn April, Arizona State University's Morrison Institute released a poll showing the race between President Obama and GOP nominee Mitt Romney in Arizona was essentially a "toss up."The thought of Obama winning Arizona -- which t ... More >>

Reality Bites

Mitt Romney's Arizona Problem: Randy Pullen vs. Shane Wikfors (and Maybe Tom Morrissey)

Wikfors on Sunday Square Off, sparking a firestorm Mitt Romney may be attempting a shift to the center on immigration, but word has yet to trickle down to the hardcore nativists of the Arizona Republican Party.As the GOP presidential hopeful was in Florida yesterday trying to woo the National A ... More >>

DREAMers Score a Win with Obama's Immigration Initiative, But the War Is Far from Over

Barack Obama Wants Mitt Romney to Be More Like John McCain -- Good Luck, Pal

Here's an odd advertisement from the Barack Obama campaign -- why can't Mitt Romney just be like Arizona's own Senator John McCain?The video, as you can see above, shows McCain during the 2008 campaign trail, not hitting the meatballs served to him about Obama being the scariest man on the face of t ... More >>

Mitt Romney: Is He a Unicorn? More Than 17,000 People Want Ken Bennett to Find Out

Is GOP presidential candidate Mitt Romney a businessman? Or is he really a unicorn? At the time of this post, more than 17,000 people would like Arizona Secretary of State Ken Bennett to find out.In response to the 1,200 "birthers" who asked Bennett to verify with the state of Hawaii -- yet again -- ... More >>

Feedback from the Issue of Thursday, May 3

Obama Winning Arizona: Not as Dumb of an Idea as People Thought, According to Poll

Thinking President Obama's reelection bid could include a victory in Arizona is apparently not a romantic left-wing fantasy, a new poll suggests.Sure there's some time left between April and November, and its only 488 registered Arizona voters, but a contest between President Obama and GOP nominee-i ... More >>

Mitt Romney's Years at Bain Represent Everything You Hate About Capitalism

John McCain Earns a Daily Show Cameo for His Endorsement of President Obama... Er, Mitt Romney -- That's the Guy

Representatives of the "meth lab of democracy" are apparently comedy gold for The Daily Show, as U.S. Senator John McCain was featured in one of the show's segments earlier this week.McCain's appearance was actually in the same episode as Michael Hicks, a Tucson Unified School District governing boa ... More >>

Russell Pearce, Serial Liar, Endorses Mitt Romney, Tells the Truth for Once

According to a recent item in the Washington Post's Election 2012 Blog, recalled state Senate President Russell Pearce has endorsed Mitt Romney in the Republican presidential primary, more than a month after Romney won Sand Land's GOP contest. As a result, Romney immediately called a press ... More >>

Paul Babeu is 'Republicans' Latest Nightmare,' Says Columnist in London Evening Standard

Columnist James Fenton called Pinal County Sheriff Paul Babeu "Republicans' latest nightmare" in a piece for the London Evening Standard. Fentons' column hit the presses about a week after New Times reported that Babeu's Mexican ex-boyfriend lobbed allegations that the sheriff threatened him and th ... More >>

Five Super Tuesday Songs

In case those persistent robo-calls and that "Ron Paul Revolution" sticker on your neighbor's Hyundai haven't made it clear, it's an election year folks. That means today is Super Tuesday; the day the Republican presidential candidate picture becomes a whole lot clearer. After winning big here in A ... More >>

Mitt Romney Wins Arizona's Republican Primary, Which Is Slightly More Surprising Than The Sun Rising This Morning

​With more than 91 percent of the precincts reporting to the Secretary of State's Office, GOP presidential candidate Mitt Romney's going to win Arizona's presidential primary.Shortly before midnight, Romney had 48 percent of the vote from Arizona Republicans, with Rick Santorum lagging behind him ... More >>

Bad Mormon: Mitt Romney's Anti-Immigrant Stance Doesn't Jibe with LDS Teachings

Who Won Last Night's Arizona Republican Presidential Debate?

​Last night, the four remaining candidates for the Republican presidential nomination took the stage in Mesa for the party's 20th presidential debate of the election cycle.There's less than a week to go before Arizona's presidential primary, and according to the pollsters, the race is tight -- lik ... More >>

Arizona GOP Presidential Debate: Arpaio, Immigration, Jokes, And Face-Palms

The Republican Presidential debate in Mesa just wrapped up a few minutes ago, and in the mid-debate words of Mitt Romney, "I didn't follow all of that, but I can tell you this..." Among the few Arizona-related topics discussed included, unsurprisingly, immigration and Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Ar ... More >>

Mitt Romney's Fallen to Just Three Points Ahead in Arizona: Could Paul Babeu's Scandal Sink Him in Sand Land?

Former Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney leads ex-U.S. Senator from Pennsylvania Rick Santorum by a mere three percentage points as they and other Republican candidates speed toward Arizona's GOP presidential primary, just one week away. This, according to a survey just released by the North Caroli ... More >>

Ask a Mexican on Mormonism and Mitt Romney

Arizona GOP Presidential Primary Likely Another Race For Second Place; Mitt Romney Holds Double-Digit Lead

​Arizona's GOP presidential primary, like New Hampshire's, will likely be another race for second place -- according to a recently released poll, former Massachusetts Governor (and one-time Joe Arpaio butt-smoocher) Mitt Romney has a double-digit lead over each of his opponents in the "Colt Single ... More >>

Mitt Romney Will Be in Valley Tomorrow; Dan Quayle Endorsement Expected

www.icanhascheezburger.comFormere Vicee Presidente Dane Quaylee​GOP presidential candidate Mitt Romney will be in the Valley tomorrow, where he's likely to announce that former Vice President Dan Quayle is endorsing his bid for the presidency.Romney, as you may recall, is one of several GOPers who ... More >>

Mitt Romney Now Jeff Flake-Approved

www.burningplatform.comGOP presidential candidate Mitt Romney, it appears, will likely take the Mormon vote -- including Congressman Jeff Flake.​Congressman Jeff Flake has picked his horse in the GOP presidential primary -- and it's not Michele Bachman.Former Massachusettes Governor Mitt Romney an ... More >>

September 14 In Blogs: Andrew Thomas, Vancouver's Decentralized Dance Party, Pickster One, Chicken Curry, and Michele Bachmann

​In the 24-hour news cycle, it can be difficult to keep up. We have the solution. Check back on Valley Fever every evening for highlights from each of New Times' blogs. Today's entries:

Mitt Romney Coming to Arizona to Campaign for John McCain

www.charlespaolino.blogspot.com Mitt Romney​We got word today that there's another high-profile Republican coming to town to stump for Senator John McCain and it's someone who hasn't always been one of "The Maverick's" biggest fan. Former Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney will be in ... More >>

J.D. Hayworth Counters Mitt Romney's Endorsement of John McCain by Getting Nod From Anti-Immigration PAC

J.D. Hayworth: "Bronze elephant" indeed​ John McCain picked up a big-time endorsement today from one of his old political foes within the Republican party, while his primary opponent, former Congressman J.D. Hayworth, countered with a big one of his own -- an anti-illegal immigration group.S ... More >>

Memo to the presidential candidates: Funk legend George Clinton is the man you want in your corner

After John McCain's win in New Hampshire, Sarah Fenske puts dibs on a seat on the bandwagon

Where would the Mormons be without Mexicans?