Russell Pearce’s political career is likely toast with Bob Worsley maintaining an huge lead over the recalled state senator who was making a bid for reelection in another Arizona senate district. Kyrsten Sinema also succeeded in fending off challengers David Schapira and Andrei Cherny in Congressional District 9. And David Schweikert had a commanding lead…
Incumbent Paul Babeu had a huge lead in the Republican primary race for Pinal County sheriff, with more than 62 percent of the vote, according to unofficial results. About half of the votes had been counted. It isn’t surprising that Babeu was beating three other GOP candidates to advance to the November 6 General Election. He…
The seven-way race for Pinal County sheriff should be whitled down to three candidates tonight after election workers tally early ballots and those cast today at the polls in the primary election. The victors will square off in the November general election. Glenn Millsaps of Collidge and Kevin Taylor of…
Arizona’s “Joint Border Security Advisory Committee” is looking to start building the dang fence on the border as soon as possible.Even better, they have enough money to build about 500 feet of that fence, which would leave the committee just 199.9 miles short of its goal of 200 miles of…
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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 is that…
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For the second straight election, African-American civil-rights activist Reverend Jarrett Maupin has endorsed Republican Congressman Ben Quayle.Yes, politics aside, the Phoenix Democrat wants Quayle to stay in office — mostly because he’s a cool, young guy.”He’s my nigga,” Maupin tells New Times…
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See also: Ben Quayle Accused of Swimming, Which Is a Scandal or Something The non-scandal involving Congressman Ben Quayle is even less scandalous than it sounds, according to Quayle’s recollection of events.Congressman Kevin Yoder, of Kansas, hopped in naked during a Republican congressional delegation’s trip to Israel last year, and…
Republican Congressman Ben Quayle is accused of swimming in a lake.Politico published the story last night, claiming several Republican congressmen jumped in a lake last year in Israel during a trip funded by a pro-Israel lobbyist organization.Congressman Kevin Yoder, of Kansas, hopped in naked. Quayle was in that exact same…
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Senator John McCain joined Senator Jon Kyl yesterday to announce his endorsement of Congressman Ben Quayle.McCain’s statements yesterday were a little more refreshing than the typical endorsement press conference, which is typically just an opportunity for ass-kissing.McCain also had a thing or two to say about Quayle’s Republican primary opponent,…
If you thought it was pretty dumb (or bigoted) for “Joe the Plumber” — a.k.a. Sam Wurzelbacher — to call for shooting people who cross the border, then get a load of this…
A man who calls himself a plumber told people attending a fundraiser for state Senator Lori Klein that he’s got the solution for the country’s immigration issues, and he’s been saying it for years: “Put a damn fence on the border going to Mexico and start shootin’.”…
If there are Republican voters in Arizona’s Sixth Congressional District who still can’t figure out which candidate’s position on issues most closely match their own, yesterday’s candidate forum in Scottsdale probably didn’t help.Congressmen Ben Quayle and David Schweikert said mostly the same things yesterday, just using different ways to describe…
Walt Opaska, a candidate running for mayor of Glendale, says he was attacked after a Glendale Tea party debate last night in a Denny’s parking lot. Opaska says that, at about 6:30 p.m. on Wednesday, as he was walking out of the restaurant near 51st Avenue and Thunderbird Road, someone…
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See also: Ben Quayle “Goes Both Ways,” According to David Schweikert Turns out, we weren’t the only ones who were wondering whether Congressman David Schweikert’s campaign was trying to claim his primary opponent, Congressman Ben Quayle, is bisexual.Senator Jon Kyl, who’s endorsed Quayle, has a thing or two to say…
