Arizona currently has the largest proportion of independent voters in America. The Grand Canyon State has played a large role in national discussions in the past several years. Arizona makes headlines: controversial immigration policies, beloved Sen. John McCain’s failed presidential bid, the critically important Colorado River, and the tragic shooting at an event for Rep. Gabrielle Giffords, are just a few ways this state is commonly at the tip of tongues and the top of news cycles.
Ron Barber, former aid to Representative Gabrielle Giffords (D), who was injured in a shooting last year, is running for reelection in Arizona’s 2nd Congressional District. Barber, who was also injured in the attack, won the seat in a special election following Giffords’ June resignation.
In Arizona, mistakes on spanish election material resurfaced when it was discovered that the incorrect Election Day had been printed, yet again.
Americans for Responsible Leadership Developing Story – Third District Court of Appeals Denies Attorney General’s request to reveal backers of Americans for Responsible Leadership. Arizona group can continue to obscure.
An anonymously funded 8 1/4 x 13.5 inch piece opposing Prop 121 was sent this week to Arizona voters. It features a large, sadistic photo of a wide-eyed woman with duct tape covering her mouth, appearing to tie a women’s fear of being silenced or abducted to the actions of Open Elections supporters.
Arizona’s Proposition 121 matters to all of us because there is a silent revolution brewing out West. In a region known for its solid colors, those who see the many shades of our political spectrum are cracking the foundation of institutionalized partisanship.
Americans For Responsible Leadership, headed by conservative Arizona Republican businessman Robert Graham, is the leading source of funds fighting Arizona’s Proposition 121, the groundbreaking nonpartisan primary reforms modeled after California and Washington State.
In the political context, a partisan is a committed member of a political party, one who psychologically identifies with a particular political group or party. A partisan in a multi-party.
