U.S. Presidential Election

Holly Solomon Pleads Not Guilty to Running Over Husband for Not Voting Against Obama

Gilbert resident Holly Solomon pleaded not guilty today to charges related to what was quite possibly the nation's biggest overreaction to President Obama's re-election -- allegedly running over her husband with her Jeep for not voting against the president.Daniel Solomon -- who may have "permanent ... More >>

Man Run Over by Wife for Not Voting Against Obama May Be Permanently Disfigured

The Gilbert man run over by his wife this weekend -- as she allegedly blamed him for President Obama's re-election -- may have "permanent disfigurement" as a result, according to court documents obtained by New Times.Daniel Solomon, who was in critical condition yesterday in the trauma center at Sco ... More >>

Democrat Rich Carmona Races Toward the U.S. Senate

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

RNC 2012: The Seven Craziest GOP Souvenirs at the Republican National Convention

Check out the slide shows: Inside the Republican National Convention 2012 at Tampa Bay Times Forum Republican National Convention 2012 Tampa Day One: The Protesters Republican National Convention 2012 Tampa Day Two. Tampa's rich with GOP swag this week as thousands of Republicans gather to show ... 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 >>

Jan Brewer Unveils New Plan to Get Rid of Illegal Immigrants (Not Really)

OK, so that's not really Governor Jan Brewer explaining her new method of getting rid of illegal immigrants, but it's hilarious.

George Lopez Isn't a Big Fan of That "Fat Motherf***er" Joe Arpaio; Crowd Agrees

Based on the video above, George Lopez is no fan of Sheriff Joe Arpaio.Or, according to Lopez, the "fat motherfucker," "fucking puto" Joe Arpaio.

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 >>

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 >>

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 >>

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 >>

Golden State, Jordan Page and Captain Squeegee Play Ron Paul After Party

Golden State​Here's a familiar story: Conservative candidate plays a rock song at a rally, liberal artist complains. Ronny Reagan and Bruce Springsteen. Mike Huckabee and Boston. Michele Bachmann and Tom Petty. Ron Paul, on the other hand, has a handful of diehard musician fans that are willing to ... 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 >>

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 >>

Rick Santorum Schmoozing Joe Arpaio Today -- A Tactic Which Hasn't Exactly Been Successful

​Former U.S. Senator and presidential candidate Rick Santorum is meeting with Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio today -- at least, according to the sheriff -- to become the next in the line of GOP candidates to come kiss Arpaio's rings.According to Arpaio, or his flak, presidential candidates Mit ... More >>

Watch Debates of "Lesser-Known" Republican Presidential Candidates in Arizona

Image: Tucson WeeklyThe weekend debates of "lesser-known" Arizona Republican presidential candidates were a tad less formal than their nationally televised counterparts.​Millions of people will tune in to the Republican presidential candidate debate in Mesa tomorrow, an event that could help decid ... More >>

Russell Pearce Talks "Crushed Scrotum" at Nationally Televised Event

Pearce telling his "scrotum" jokeDuring a Lincoln Day Luncheon today in Phoenix televised live by C-Span and featuring a keynote address by GOP presidential hopeful Rick Santorum, recalled state Senator Russell Pearce regaled an audience of fellow Republicans with a weird tale about some fella's "cr ... More >>

Joe Arpaio's Endorsement Still Worth Something, if Polls are to Be Trusted

​If public-opinion polls are to be trusted, then Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio's endorsement still is worth something to Arizonans.Arpaio's endorsement of some candidates hasn't worked out too well -- like former U.S. Senate candidate J.D. Hayworth, ousted Senate President Russell Pearce ... 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 >>

Paul Babeu, Pinal County Sheriff, Hosts Press Conference to Address New Times Story. Admits He's Gay and Says He Quit the Mitt Romney Campaign

Pinal County Sheriff Paul Babeu just announced at a press conference that he is a gay man and that he is no longer a part of presidential candidate Mitt Romney's campaign. "I called the Romney campaign, and I told him I'm going to step away from the campaign," Babeu told a crowd of reporters. He sa ... More >>

Rick Perry Bails on Presidential Campaign; Joe Arpaio Picks the Wrong Horse...Again

​If you happen to be running for president, do yourself a favor and avoid Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio like grim death -- for the second time in two presidential elections, Arpaio's horse in the race has crashed and burned.Just two days before the pivotal South Carolina primary, Texas Govern ... More >>

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 >>

Political (Action) Figures: The Republican Candidates' Collectible Matches

​Remember when you stopped rehashing TV and comic book storylines with your action figures, and instead re-cast them to play out real-life drama? Like that one time your dad (played by Hordak) got drunk and totaled the minivan (a great stand-in by Ecto-1) then tried to hide it from your mom (the ... 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 >>

Fagala-Fearing Congressman Trent Franks Backs Michele "Pray Away the Gay" Bachmann in GOP Presidential Primary

​Arizona Congressman Trent Franks -- best known for his fear of homosexuals, his belief that black people were better off under slavery, and tackling the non-existent problem of race/gender-based abortions -- has endorsed his Congressional colleague Michele Bachmann in the GOP presidential prima ... More >>

Hispanic Republican Group: Joe Arpaio's Endorsement is Final Nail in Rick Perry's Coffin

​Rick Perry's presidential campaign is on life support at the moment, and according to a group of Hispanic Republicans, Joe Arpaio's recent endorsement of Perry could be the final nail in the Texas Governor's coffin."We believe the Arpaio endorsement is a colossal blunder from which Rick Perry wi ... More >>

Rick Perry and Joe Arpaio: the Bromance Explained (By the Sheriff Himself)

​Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio has officially picked his horse in the GOP presidential primary, Texas Governor Rick Perry, which came as a bit of shock to those familiar with America's self-proclaimed "toughest sheriff."Arpaio, as you probably know, is the poster-boy for bootin' brown folks b ... More >>

Will Joe Arpaio's Endorsement Hurt Rick Perry?

Could Joe Arpaio's endorsement be toxic for Rick Perry?​As you've probably heard, Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio will be in New Hampshire today where he's expected to endorse Texas Governor Rick Perry in the Republican presidential primary.Arpaio's nod could be a double-edged sword for Perry, ... More >>

Joe Arpaio Makes It Official: Rick Perry's the Sheriff's Horse in GOP Presidential Primary; Hispanic Groups Already Lashing Out at Perry

​Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio today ended months of speculation about who he'd support in the GOP presidential primary by officially throwing his weight behind Texas Governor Rick Perry.Arpaio is currently in New Hampshire campaigning with Perry, which is where he gave his official nod.  ... More >>

Joe Arpaio to Endorse Rick Perry for President? Yeah...We're Scratching Our Heads, Too

​Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio, a man who's made a career out of bootin' brown folks back across the border, is reportedly going to endorse Rick Perry as the Republican nominee for president -- which is more than a little surprising (if it's true, that is), when you consider some of Perry's r ... More >>

Best Reader Caption For Photo of Herman Cain Brain-Farting: Bnbk

​Congratulations to the New Times reader who goes by the handle Bnbk, you are the proud winner of this week's New Times You Write the Caption contest.On Friday, we asked readers to provide what they think would be an appropriate caption for the above photo of presidential candidate Herman Cain b ... More >>

John McCain's "Very Disappointed" in GOP Presidential Candidates' Positions on Waterboarding

This is John McCain's "very disappointed" face.​Arizona Senator John McCain -- who spent the better part of five years getting tortured by North Vietnamese soldiers during the Vietnam War -- took to Twitter this morning to let some of his fellow GOPers know that he's "very disappointed" in t ... More >>

Sarah Palin Not Running For President. But What About an Arizona Senate Seat?

​Former Alaska Governor/the best person Governor Jan Brewer could find to write the foreword to her new book, Sarah Palin, isn't going to run for president this year -- but there's a Senate seat in a certain Southwestern haven for far-right-wing-nuts that she's rumored to have been eying for sever ... More >>

Arizona Dems on GOP Presidential Debate: Can Arizona's Tea Party Top Booing a Gay Soldier?

​Arizona Governor Jan Brewer announced yesterday that CNN will produce a "major" debate in Arizona between GOP presidential candidates.Jan's "thrilled.""I've been in politics a long time, but I can't remember a more critical election than this," she says. "When it comes to some of the hallmark iss ... More >>

Watch MyFoxPhoenix Inflate Joe Arpaio's Already Soaring Ego *VIDEO*

​Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio, as of late, has been not-so-subtly bragging that GOP presidential candidates are (allegedly) calling on him for campaign advice.According to the sheriff, Texas Governor Rick Perry, who is widely considered the front-runner in the race to become the GOP presiden ... More >>

Did Rick Perry Commit "Latino Political Suicide" By Buddyin' Up to Joe Arpaio?

www.freeimagesfun.comAccording to the Tequila Party, Texas Governor Rick Perry just committed "Latino policitcal suicide."​According to Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio's ghost-"tweeters," the sheriff and presidential hopeful/Texas Governor Rick Perry chatted over the weekend about "immigration ... More >>

John McCain Campaign Responds to Hayworth's "Man-Hug" Video

That's McCain (on the left) in a "man-hug" with convicted ponzi-schemer Scott Rothstein​Since our earlier post about a video of a "man-hug" between Senator John McCain and convicted ponzi-schemer Scott Rothstein, McCain's campaign got back to us and makes a valid point: John McCain does not ... More >>

J.D. Hayworth Within Five Points of John McCain? Scott Rasmussen Seems to Think So

​Senate hopeful J.D. Hayworth released poll numbers today that he claims show he's inching closer to dethroning Senator John McCain as the Republican candidate for the United States Senate.A Rasmussen poll released today finds that McCain's lead over Hayworth is only five percentage points, an ... More >>

William Gheen, ALIPAC Organizer, Calls on John McCain to Apologize for "Smear Campaign"

William Gheen​William Gheen, organizer of the controversial Americans for Legal Immigration, is calling on Senator John McCain to apologize for a "smear campaign" his campaign has waged, suggesting the group has racist leanings.This is the same guy who just yesterday told New Times ... More >>

Testosterone Levels in McCain Supporters Dropped as McCain Lost Election; Study Shows

www.punditkitchen.com​A new study found that testosterone in male McCain supporters dropped significantly as they learned that the "maverick" would not become the next president of the United States.Yeah, this was an actual study.Duke University "researchers" took 183 saliva samples of both McCain ... More >>

Hip-Hop Hooray

McCain Is Slammed for Using Another Unauthorized Song in His Campaign, and We Have Some Song Suggestions for the Republican Party

Obama and McCain, As Interpreted By Tammie Coe

National Music News: Metallica takes its show on the road, Jackson Browne takes John McCain to court, and more

John McCain's older than AARP and the Golden Gate Bridge"