John McCain Campaign Responds to Campaign Finance Complaint

Since our earlier post about a complaint filed by the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee against Senator John McCain regarding some TV ads The Maverick funded — and starred in — the McCain campaign’s responded to the charges.The DCCC feels that two ads McCain released violate the McCain/Feingold campaign finance reform act…

Jan Brewer Declines to Participate in Two Candidate Forums

Following Governor Jan Brewer’s jaw-dropping performance in the last gubernatorial debate, she reaffirmed her vow to not participate in more debates — despite challenges from her Democratic opponent, Terry Goddard. Last month, we called Governor Jan Brewer’s campaign to throw her handlers a hypothetical: if the other candidates scheduled a debate…

Bill Montgomery Meets With Elected Officials, Forms Transition Team; Likely County Attorney Getting Early Start

Bill Montgomery hasn’t been elected Maricopa County Attorney yet, but he’s already formed a transition team and has been meeting with elected officials. Can’t say we blame him, since there isn’t a snowball’s chance in Phoenix that he’ll lose November 2’s general election to Libertarian Michael Kielsky. Montgomery won the Republican primary election…

Rodney Glassman’s Latest Campaign Video is Embarrassing to Watch; Complete With Rodney Singing Arizona Version of “Sweet Home Alabama” and Dancing Like Forrest Gump

U.S. Senate candidate Rodney Glassman should stick to arid-land-resource sciences because any hopes of a singing career — or a career in the Senate, for that matter — were probably damaged beyond repair by his latest cringe-worthy campaign video.It was a regular WTF moment this morning when we got an…

Terry Goddard Tells Jan Brewer to Give Campaign Manager the Boot After Gay Remarks

Since the moment Governor Jan Brewer’s campaign manager suggested that her opponent in the gubernatorial election, Arizona Attorney General Terry Goddard, was gay, Goddard has insisted that he’s not (insert standard “not that there’s anything wrong with that” comment here).During a no-holds-barred exchange between the candidates last night in Tucson,…

Jan Brewer’s Campaign Advisor, Chuck Coughlin, Posts Half-Assed Apology After Gay-Baiting Smear

  An apology for offending people with a political smear isn’t the same as apologizing for the smear, but that’s the best anyone’s getting out Chuck Coughlin, Governor Jan Brewer’s campaign advisor. Following his random, gay-baiting smear against Democratic gubernatorial candidate Terry Goddard yesterday, Coughlin posted the smarmy “I’m sorry” message on his…

Lawsuits Against Jon Hulburd Raise Questions About His “Moral Compass”

Congressional candidate Jon Hulburd has based the majority of his campaign around attacking his opponent, Ben Quayle, over his ties to The Dirty, a raunchy, Scottsdale-based gossip site, to which Quayle admits contributing a few satirical posts.Hulburd opened his campaign by saying “this race is now between Jon Hulburd and…