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.Surprise, surprise.Mitt Romney came out in favor of McCain today, despite…
Rodney Glassman, Tucson’s vice-mayor and lone Democrat mulling a run for John McCain’s Senate seat, says he’s holding off on making his candidacy official until a budget is in place for Tucson.That’s a nice change of pace from the several state legislators who abandoned ship to seek the congressional seat being…
Former Congressman J.D. Hayworth picked up an endorsement today that wasn’t Joe Arpaio or Minutemen co-founder Chris Simcox.The Phoenix Law Enforcement Association announced today that it would support Hayworth in his bid to try to unseat Senator John McCain in the Republican Senate primary.Hayworth cites similar stances between himself and police…
The race is on to see whom the GOP will choose as its candidate to defend the Congressional seat getting vacated by Congressman John Shadegg, and there’s a new kid in town hoping to get the nod.Phoenix attorney Paulina Morris announced her candidacy yesterday on the lawn of the Arizona House…
Two former Arizona governors jumped on board the McCain train, endorsing “The Maverick” in his bid to fend off former Congressman J.D. Hayworth, the senator’s campaign announced today.Former governors Fife Symington and Jane Dee Hull will both back McCain in this year’s Republican primary.Hull, who became governor when Symington resigned…
Where’s Ed Ableser’s head at? As the state marches toward bankruptcy, the Democratic lawmaker from Tempe has focused some of his attention on an event that happened before he was born: He wants the naughty United States to take responsibility for its role in the 1973 coup in Chile that brought a vicious…
A day after former Congressman J.D. Hayworth officially kicked off his campaign to unseat Senator John McCain as the GOP’s candidate for U.S. senator, “The Maverick” has received an outpouring of support from 31 Arizona mayors.Hayworth, on the other hand, has the endorsement of Sheriff Joe Arpaio.McCain picked up the endorsements…
Ben Quayle, son of former Vice President Dan Quayle and the latest addition to the jam-packed list of candidates for the District 3 congressional seat, hasn’t voted in a municipal election since registering to vote in Arizona in 1997, a new report claims.According to voting records dug up by the Arizona…
Former Congressman J.D. Hayworth made it official today that he will run against Senator John McCain in a Republican primary for the U.S. Senate.Flanked by Sheriff Joe Arpaio and Minutemen co-founder Chris Simcox, Hayworth made his announcement from his Phoenix campaign headquarters.Hayworth kicked off his campaign with the announcement and will…
Joe the Plumber, a.k.a. Samuel Wurzelbacher, the “everyman” campaign tool from John McCain’s 2008 presidential campaign, says the notoriety he’s received as a result of McCain has ruined his life.”I don’t owe him shit. He really screwed my life up, is how I look at it,” Joe the Plumber tells…
As New Times reported on January 29, there were rumors floating around that Ben Quayle, the son of former Vice-President Dan Quayle, was planning on running for Congress. Those rumors, we find out today, were true. Ben Quayle didn’t make the announcement himself, though. His pops let the cat out…
The president of the Conservative group Americans for Tax Reform gave Senator John McCain a ringing endorsement this week in his primary bid to fend off his GOP opponent, former Congressman J.D. Hayworth.Grover Norquist says McCain is best suited to not raise taxes and that he “consistently votes against tax increases…
State Senator Jim Waring holds a double-digit lead over any of his potential GOP opponents for the District 3 Congressional seat now held by John Shadegg, a poll released this morning finds.Conducted by the right-leaning Summit Consulting Group, Inc, the polls finds that Waring would get 50 percent of the Republican…
The campaign of would-be U.S. Senator J.D. Hayworth confirmed today that it has hired Shane Wikfors, the blogger behind sonoranalliance.com, to serve as its field director.Hayworth, the former radio gabber, is trying to unseat John McCain in the GOP primary.Even as it confirmed Wikfors’ hiring, the Hayworth campaign, fronted by PR man…
A South Carolina senator, arguably the biggest tea-bag in the conservative “Tea Party” movement, says he will remain neutral in the Arizona Senate race, where John McCain is squaring off with conservative darling J.D. Hayworth.Senator Jim Demint told Fox News’ Gregg Jarrett this morning that he is not taking a…
Nothing makes us feel stupider than getting a city of Phoenix parking ticket.For one thing, it’s never a surprise. The only surprise comes when, after knowing full well that we blew through the metered time, we don’t see one of those piss-yellow tickets on our windshield. Worse, we’re ashamed to…
There’s a new face in the Democratic race for secretary of state, and he may have an early leg up on his probable opponent in the Democratic primary.Sam Wercinski, former Governor Janet Napolitano’s real estate commissioner from 2007-2009, has entered the race, and he’s already got more than enough money…
The Phoenix City Council approved a new tax yesterday that will increase the price of the most basic necessity: food.In a 6-3 vote, the council approved a 2 percent tax on basic grocery items like milk, meat, vegetables, and all the other basics that people need to live.The move is…
Maricopa County Attorney Andrew Thomas, who’s exploring a run for state attorney general this fall, has so far drummed up just $25,070 in donations, according to newly filed documents at the Secretary of State’s office.That figure stands in stark contrast to the fundraising of Thomas’ chief rival, fellow Republican Tom Horne…
Get your “p-o-t-a-t-o-e” ready. Ben Quayle, son of former Vice President Dan Quayle, is rumored to be considering a run for Congress.Quayle, a Scottsdale-based attorney, is believed to have hired a campaign manager to lay the groundwork for a run at the congressional seat currently held by John Shadegg. As far as…
For the first time since 1994 — when he was recovering from the Keating Five scandal — John McCain’s approval rating has hit 40 percent. A poll conducted by the Behavior Research Center determined the figure, but while McCain’s numbers may be down, Arizona’s senior U.S. senator is far from out. Republicans, for…
In the early days of what’s gearing up to be a tough primary battle for U.S. Senator John McCain — where he will need to appeal to some of Arizona’s most staunch, anti-gay marriage conservatives — he may want to tell his daughter to put a sock in it.Meghan McCain gave…
