By: Doug Ducey This election, there will be many important issues and initiatives that you will be asked to consider. But perhaps the most important vote you will cast this November will be on Proposition 205, the initiative to legalize marijuana. Even The Arizona Republic agrees: Prop 205 is the wrong way to go. The marijuana advocates have run their … Read More
The Unbearable Lightness Of Littlefield
The Unbearable Lightness of Being was a 1984 work about two men and two women. It’s an appropriate reference to the tale of Scottsdale 2016 and the unbearable idea of two Littlefields serving on the City Council at the same time. Mayoral candidate Bob Littlefield also likes to be on two sides of every issue. He was for the Desert … Read More
Odds & Ends To The Week
*A second candidate poll in Scottsdale this week finds the City Council races tight (as the poll before it did) with Mayor Lane maintaining his commanding lead over Littlefield. *The real question now for Littlefield’s ill-conceived mayoral run is how badly it will hurt his wife re-election’s prospects in 2018? It will likely be significant. And with Councilman David Smith … Read More
Littlefield’s Big Problem
The embattled Bob Littlefield has many problems as he seeks to become Scottsdale’s Mayor at the same time his wife is serving as Vice Mayor. Bad polling numbers. Mayor Lane’s adoption of a “Two Littlefields Are Too Much” message which is devastatingly simple for voters to understand. Etcetera doesn’t do justice to the enumeration that could take place on what … Read More
BREAKING: Scottsdale Mayor Lane Up Big, Council Races Close New Poll Shows
According to a new poll conducted September 14-15 by Public Opinion Strategies, one of the country’s more notable pollsters with extensive experience in Arizona and Scottsdale, Scottsdale Mayor Jim Lane holds a commanding 27% lead over former Councilman Bob Littlefield. And that’s before Lane has started spending the bulk of his substantial campaign coffers. Lane’s large margin is an uptick from … Read More
Paradise Valley Ponderings
With massive reserves in place and some terrific new resorts coming online the tony Town of Paradise Valley doesn’t have too many problems. But there are two items on the horizon worth recommendations. The first is the likely departure of Town Councilwoman Maria Syms. She was the top vote-getter in the August 30th GOP Primary Election for one of two seats … Read More
Odds & Ends To The Week
*The Arizona Republic’s breathless liberal opinionistas can’t understand why Governor Ducey would speak at a Trump rally, as he did this week. It’s simple. He doesn’t want to get primaried in 2018, and Trump ally and State Treasurer Jeff Dewitt looms as a potentially formidable challenger. There may be others. Anyone would start as an underdog versus Ducey – Kelli … Read More
That Was Quick
Why is Bob Littlefield’s quixotic campaign for Scottsdale Mayor stuck in the mud? A lot of reasons. He’s anti-business, even supported by a union that used scorched earth tactics to shut down Arizona’s home grown grocer, Basha’s. He’s been on both sides of just about every issue in town from development to subsidies to the Desert Discovery Center. He’s the … Read More
Arizona Right To Life Endorses John McCain
By: Friends of John McCain Phoenix, AZ– Arizona Right to Life endorsed John McCain’s reelection to the U.S. Senate, citing his lifelong support for pro-life policies and Arizona families. National Right to Life also endorsed John McCain’s reelection earlier this year. “All Arizonans who are concerned with protecting the sanctity of life and advocating for our most vulnerable should vote … Read More
Arizona Right to Life Endorses Andy Biggs
By: Biggs for Congress Gilbert -The Arizona Right to Life, one of Arizona’s leading pro-life organizations, endorsed Andy Biggs for Arizona’s Fifth Congressional District. Andy Biggs released the following statement: “There is nothing more important than defending life. I have made it a foundation of my time in public service to ensure that all life – from the moment of conception, to … Read More