Maricopa County Sheriff Russell Pearce?

Russell Pearce may be spending “a little time with [his] god” after getting the boot from his powerful position as state Senate president Tuesday night, but for the less pious, Pearce’s ouster means one thing: it’s time to speculate about what he’ll do next.The predictions have ranged from his again…

Rick Perry’s Jan Brewer Debate Moment *VIDEO*

Remember when Arizona Governor Jan Brewer had the most epic brain-fart in the history of public speaking during a televised debate last year (which in turn — somehow — made her poll numbers go up)? If not, check it out here (it’s humiliating). Well, presidential candidate/Texas Governor Rick Perry is…

President Barack Obama Calls Phoenix Mayor-Elect Greg Stanton

The call from the White House was going to come in at 1:15 p.m.Perhaps it would be an executive that deals with local governments. Maybe, maybe the VP?Nope. It was President Barack Obama on the other line.”Please hold for the President of the United States…” a voice on the phone…

Olivia Cortes Receives 252 Votes in Russell Pearce Recall Election

Ousted state Senate President Russell Pearce’s bag of filthy campaign tricks didn’t quite have the impact he’d probably hoped — as evident from the results of last night’s unprecedented recall election.As it stands right now (official results aren’t expected until later this week), Pearce received 9,188 votes, or 45.25 percent…

Russell Pearce Recall a Warning to Arizona’s GOP?

Soon-to-be-former Arizona Senate President Russell Pearce got the boot from office last night, becoming the only sitting state Senate president to lose in a recall election in the history of the United States.Pearce’s loss is viewed by many as a warning shot to immigration hard-liners, and far-right-wingers, who have followed…

Is Russell Pearce’s Political Career Ovah?

Soon-to-be-former Arizona Senate President Russell Pearce conceded defeat to his opponent, Jerry Lewis, in yesterday’s unprecedented recall election to become the first sitting state Senate president to get booted from office in United States history.As many of Pearce’s supporters — including Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio — discussed following his…

1070 Author Russell Pearce Gets Voter-Assisted Boot From Arizona Senate; Concedes to Opponent Jerry Lewis. Greg Stanton Wins Phoenix Mayor’s Race

Russell Pearce can kiss his powerful seat in the Arizona Senate goodbye — the current Senate president conceded defeat tonight to his opponent, Jerry Lewis, in this year’s unprecedented recall election. In another blow to the Valley’s far-right-wingers, Democrat Greg Stanton defeated Tea Party-leaning Wes Gullett in the Phoenix mayoral…

Mayor Greg Stanton? Early Results Show Stanton Leads Over Wes Gullett

More than 74,000 Phoenix voters cast their ballot for Greg Stanton for mayor, giving him about 56 percent of the vote, according to early results.About 132,000 people cast votes, and of those, nearly 58,000 picked Gullett.While it is likely a done deal for Stanton, Phoenix election officials note that these are…

Herman Cain Claims He Doesn’t Remember Ever Meeting Sharon Bialek; Blames “False Allegations” on “Democrat Machine”

Republican presidential candidate Herman Cain met with reporters at a Scottsdale hotel this afternoon to address the most-recent sexual harassment allegations against him. According to Cain, he has no recollection of ever meeting his latest accuser, Sharon Bialek, and blames the “democrat machine” for putting Bialek — and three other…

Election Night Celebrations After Rough Ride on the Campaign Trail

Two mayoral candidates. Two Election Night celebrations.But which one will be the pity party?Wes Gullett is hosting his celebration at Alexi’s Grill, the same central Phoenix eatery where he claimed his second-place victory in the August 30 primary election.He welcomes volunteers, supporters and friends at Alexi’s, 3550 N. Central Avenue,…

Phoenix Election Officials Will Unveil The City’s Next Mayor Tonight

Many Phoenix voters have already cast a ballot. Some, perhaps even twice. For those of you who haven’t, today is the day. Don’t forget that Phoenix is now using voting centers, which have replaced the traditional polling places. The Maricopa County Elections Department, which is running school district elections in…

Will Russell Pearce Escape Today’s Recall Election With His Job?

Today’s the big day: Arizona Senate President Russell Pearce could potentially get a voter-assisted boot from his powerful position in Arizona state government.Pearce has pulled out some of the slimiest stops imaginable to keep his current gig in the state Senate — recruiting a sham candidate with a Hispanic-sounding last…

Herman Cain: Gloria Allred a Left-Wing “Activist.” Will Address Sexual Harassment Allegations at Phoenix Press Conference

Republican presidential candidate Herman Cain claims that the most-recent allegations of sexual harassment against him could be the result of a cash-strapped woman and her left-wing “activist” attorney, Gloria Allred.Cain’s campaign just issued a press release addressing the new allegations. In addition to the jabs at Allred and his newest…

Arizona Boycott? Not for Hypocritical Attendees of National League of Cities Conference

Faced with the choice of sticking to principles or attending a fun-filled fall conference in Phoenix on the public dime, guess what politicians from El Paso, Texas and Washington State are doing? That’s right — margaritas and networking! Whoo-hoo! In fact, the National League of Cities itself — which officially condemned Arizona’s SB1070 immigration law…

Herman Cain and Joe Arpaio in You Write the Caption

In honor of the sexual-harassment allegations against Republican presidential candidate Herman Cain, we’ve opted to go with the above photo we snapped of Cain puckerin’ up to Joe Arpaio’s boo-tay for this week’s New Times You Write the Caption contest.Cain, as you may know, is the current frontrunner in the…