Richard Carmona

Felecia Rotellini Making Another Run at Attorney General

Democrat Felecia Rotellini, 2010's Attorney General election runnerup, announced that she's making another run for the AG post in 2014.Also, we've found out what 2012 U.S. Senate election runnerup Richard Carmona's up to -- being the chairman of Rotellini's campaign.See also:-Terry Goddard Wants to ... More >>

Marc Victor Already Planning to Run Against Kyrsten Sinema, Expects Help From Ron Paul

Democratic Congresswoman Kyrsten Sinema has been in Congress for a little more than six weeks now, but libertarian-minded attorney Marc Victor is already planning to defeat her in 2014.We've heard from his campaign that Victor, who ran as the Libertarian option against Richard Carmona and then-Congr ... More >>

Kyrsten Sinema's Lead Growing Over Vernon Parker as More Ballots Are Counted

Before the results from the not-so-early and provisional ballots started rolling in from the Maricopa County Recorder, we said it wouldn't take a miracle for Republican congressional candidate Vernon Parker to take back the lead from Democrat Kyrsten Sinema in CD-9.However, as more ballots are being ... More >>

Vernon Parker Wouldn't Need a Miracle to Defeat Kyrsten Sinema

Despite the fact that some folks from out of town are calling the congressional race in CD-9 for Democrat Kyrsten Sinema, it's certainly not over, and Republican Vernon Parker wouldn't need a miracle to win.While Sinema's up by several thousand votes at the moment, but there are thousands more to co ... More >>

Election 2012: Arizona's Full Election Breakdown (Update)

Arizona election results are 99 percent reported this morning, and still the differences between candidates in some key races remain razor thin, including the battle between Democrat Kyrsten Sinema and Republican Vernon Parker for CD 9. Sinema is holding on to about a 1,500 vote lead. The race betwe ... More >>

Richard Carmona Fares Better Than President Obama, but Jeff Flake Will Be Senator

Democratic U.S. Senate candidate Richard Carmona pulled in more votes in Arizona than President Barack Obama, but that still left the former U.S. Surgeon General more than 80,000 votes behind Republican Congressman Jeff Flake.Flake will be replacing fellow Republican Jon Kyl in the Senate, as Kyl's ... More >>

Maricopa County's Number of Remaining Ballots Unknown; Activists Urge Penzone, Carmona, to Retract Concessions

The Maricopa County Elections Department has given a straight answer about the number of ballots that still haven't been counted as of noon on the day after the election: they don't know.Citizens for a Better Arizona activists went to the elections office today to get a clear number, as media report ... More >>

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.

Richard Carmona, U.S. Senate Candidate, Trailing Congressman Jeff Flake, According to Early Results

Several hundred Democrats gathered inside of a Tucson Marriott conference room are still waiting to hear from U.S. Senate candidate Richard Carmona and other Election Night candidates. It's about three hours past Carmona's expected arrival, but it's likely he's waiting for results from all voting ... More >>

Richard Carmona Concedes U.S. Senate Race to Congressman Jeff Flake

U.S. Senate candidate Richard Carmona says he has called Congressman Jeff Flake, his opponent in the race, and wished the victor well. Although not all of the precincts have been counted, Carmona says that he doesn't believe that the remaining votes will be rnough to give him a win.

Is Jeff Flake a Libertarian in Any Sense of the Word?

Yesterday, we told you about an online advertisement targeting Libertarian U.S. Senate candidate Marc Victor, which says Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid really wants Libertarians to vote for Victor."Every morning, Harry Reid wakes up, eats his breakfast, and says a little prayer that Libertarians ... More >>

Libertarian Marc Victor, of All People, Targeted in Arizona Senate Race by Wealthy Super PAC

One of the biggest "Super PACs" in the nation is focusing part of its cash on the U.S. Senate Race that will undoubtedly be won by Democrat Richard Carmona or Republican Jeff Flake.However, the Ending Spending Fund -- which has spent $9 million in races this year, the 10th-most of any Super PAC in t ... More >>

Top Ten Arizona Political Ads of 2012 (So Far)

I don't think anyone will bemoan the end of the 2012 election cycle, except perhaps the TV execs and political consultants who're making a killing off the political ads bombarding us through the boob tube. Still, quite a few are memorable, and there is nothing more American than reducing your oppo ... 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 >>

Jeff Flake Smiled at Rich Carmona's "Prettier" Joke, Now Lamely Makes Hay Over It

So why can't a man be prettier than a woman? Look at Brad Pitt. Leonardo DiCaprio. Johnny Depp. David Beckham. And, um, Congressman Jeff Flake. Not that Channel 12's Brahm Resnik is in their league. I mean, he's no Joe Dana. If you ask me, you folks who were outraged by former Surgeon General an ... More >>

Democrat Rich Carmona Races Toward the U.S. Senate

Baby Gabriel Mom Elizabeth Johnson Found Guilty of Three Charges, but Not Kidnapping

Nearly three years after 8-month-old Gabriel Johnson was reported missing, the boy's mother, Elizabeth Johnson, was not found guilty of kidnapping. However, a jury did find her guilty of unlawful imprisonment and two custodial-interference charges.The kidnapping charge is the one that Johnson's atto ... More >>

Are You Buyin' the Poll That Shows President Obama and Mitt Romney "Dead Even" in Arizona?

President Obama and Mitt Romney are "dead even" in Arizona, according to a poll of the state's voters released this week.The thought of Obama winning Arizona -- which the president's campaign contends is possibly -- seems to come and go each week, depending on how poll results turn out, but this one ... More >>

President Obama, Mitt Romney "Dead Even" in Arizona, if Poll Is to Be Trusted

According to the latest poll of Arizonans, President Obama's ahead of Mitt Romney by two percentage points, which qualifies as being "dead even."This poll comes from the Behavior Research Center, which is notably the only polling outfit that's shown an Obama lead in Arizona out of the eight companie ... More >>

Top Five Phoenix Music Stories of the Week

The news waits for no one -- at least that's what we read somewhere -- so it's perfectly understandable that you, the reader, might have missed out on a musical tidbit, breaking news about your favorite venue, or one of our rants. So enjoy this digest-style sampling of some of our biggest stories f ... More >>

Bill Clinton To Rally for Rich Carmona in Tempe

A political superstar and one in the making are on the bill this Wednesday, 8 p.m., at ASU's Sun Devil Performance Lawn. That's when former President Bill Clinton will be in Tempe to stump for fellow Democrat and U.S. Senate candidate Rich Carmona. See also: -Paul Penzone Can Beat Arpaio, If He Tur ... More >>

Paul Penzone Can Beat Arpaio, If He Turns Up the Heat

Richard Carmona Raised a Large Sum of American Dollars Last Week

It was just a couple weeks ago that Democratic U.S. Senate Candidate Richard Carmona's campaign was boasting about raising $51,000 in his bid to upset Republican Congressman Jeff Flake.That had been Carmona's biggest haul of U.S. currency in one week, until now -- Carmona's campaign says they took i ... More >>

Richard Carmona, Democratic Candidate for U.S. Senate, Launches Republicans for Carmona Website

A group of Republicans are throwing their support behind Richard Carmona, a lifelong Independent who registered as a Democrat to run for the U.S. Senate. It's not surprising given that Carmona was tapped by President George W. Bush to serve as the nation's 17th U.S. Surgeon General and courted over ... More >>

Congressman Jeff Flake, Running for U.S. Senate, Dodging Political Debates Against Opponent Richard Carmona?

Congressman Jeff Flake, a longtime politician in a close race for the U.S. Senate against Richard Carmona, a former U.S. Surgeon General, has only agreed to participate in a single debate against his opponent.   So far, anyway. See also: Jeff Flake-Foe Rich Carmona on Taxes, the Defi ... More >>

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 >>

Wil Cardon Officially Spent Millions of Dollars to Get His Ass Handed to Him by Jeff Flake

As expected, Republican U.S. Senate candidate Wil Cardon spent millions of dollars of his own money for Congressman Jeff Flake to give him a ballot-box ass-whupping.As soon as the early ballots were counted, it was clear everyone could tuck in the kids early, because it was never close -- ever.

Jeff Flake, U.S. Senate Hopeful, Chastises Congressman Todd Akin Over "Legitimate Rape" Comments, Yet He Co-Sponsored Legislation with Phrase "Forcible Rape"

Congressman Jeff Flake posted on his Facebook page on Thursday that during his campaign trail travels all over the state -- to places such as Superior, Miami, Globe, Payson, Show Low, Prescott, Flagstaff, Williams, Lake Havasu, Sierra Vista, Tucson, Kingman -- he had a revelation. "What I've found i ... 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 >>

AZ GOP: Did Officials Bump Spokesman Shane Wikfors for Comments on Immigration Reform, a "Bitch Session," or for Asking a Latina When She Last Showed Her Papers?

See also Mitt Romney's Arizona Problem: Randy Pullen vs. Shane Wikfors What's going on with Shane Wikfors? The now former spokesman for the Arizona Republican Party?

Richard Carmona Helping Injured Republican Has State GOP Spokesman Concerned About HIPAA Violations

When word got out last week that Democratic U.S. Senate candidate Richard Carmona gave some medical advice to a Republican campaign worker with an apparent leg injury, fellow Democrats were loving the feel-good moment.The Arizona Republican Party -- or at least, its spokesman -- is suspicious of a " ... More >>

SB 1070 Fuels a Movement of New Voters

Wil Cardon Surges in the Polls Against Jeff Flake! (It Still Looks Like a Steamrolling)

Republican U.S. Senate candidate Wil Cardon's trailing fellow Republican Jeff Flake by 22 points in the latest poll of the primary race for the seat being opened by Senator Jon Kyl, and believe it or not, that's good news for Cardon.After getting four percent of support in a poll in November, to 7 p ... More >>

Wil Cardon's Huge in Bangladesh. Jeff Flake Campaign Thinking He's Really Not

U.S. Senate candidate Wil Cardon is liked by thousands of people.Unfortunately, most of those people are in Bangladesh, according to the campaign of his primary opponent Jeff Flake, which is thinking Cardon's the latest politician to fudge the numbers on a social media website in the name of popular ... More >>

Larry Dever Is a Real Arizona Sheriff

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 >>

Don Bivens Follows My Advice, Drops Out of U.S. Senate Run

Phoenix attorney and ex-Arizona Democratic Party Chairman Don Bivens removed himself from the Democratic primary for U.S. Senate today, leaving the way clear for former U.S. Surgeon General Richard Carmona to snag the Dems' nod for the post.In a statement to the press, Bivens claimed that he was tak ... More >>

Don Bivens, the $160,000 Man, Slimes Former Surgeon General Richard Carmona

Former Arizona Democratic Party Chair Don Bivens will not go gently into that good night, like he should.Rather, Bivens seems hell-bent on an ugly contest in the Democratic primary for U.S. Senate this year. Already, he's going negative on former U.S. Surgeon General Richard Carmona, the guy Pr ... More >>

Mitt Romney and Barack Obama Dead Even in Arizona, New Poll Shows

A new survey of Arizona voters by Public Policy Polling shows that President Barack Obama stands an even chance of turning Arizona blue in November.The poll shows Obama surging in our redder than red state, tying Republican Mitt Romney at 47 percent. Against GOPer Rick Santorum he does one point wor ... More >>

Feedback from the Issue of Thursday, February 16th, 2012

Richard Carmona Interview at Dems State Meeting in Tucson

Carmona talks immigration, foreign policy and women's issues with Gilman and IAbove is a video of an interview videographer Dennis Gilman and I did with former U.S. Surgeon General Richard Carmona, now a candidate for the U.S. Senate. The interview took place at the state Democrats' winter meeting i ... More >>

Richard Carmona Promises AZ Dems a U.S. Senate Seat

Can Dems Take Senate Seat From Congressman Jeff Flake?

www.politicalhumor.com​A Democrat hasn't held a U.S. Senate seat in Arizona since 1995, but a recent poll suggests that the seat getting vacated by retiring Senator Jon Kyl is within reach for Arizona lefties.According to the pollsters at the left-leaning Public Policy Polling, Republican Congress ... More >>

Jeff Flake-Richard Carmona Match-Up Closer Than Flake Versus Don Bivens, Poll Says

Can Carmona beat Jeff Flake? Seems a better bet than Don Bivens, at least...According to a new survey by the North Carolina-based Public Policy Polling, Arizona Democrats might actually have a shot at beating Republican golden-boy Congressman Jeff Flake in the 2012 race to replace U.S. Senator Jon K ... More >>

Bad Medicine

Locking up cold medicine makes the politicians feel good -- but it won't put a dent in Arizona's meth habit

Elephant Slayer

Napolitano deftly played politics this legislative session to fend off all GOP foes

Distaste for Their Own Medicine

Medical board officials fall short when disciplining themselves