The Arizona Races: A State of the Field
I’ve followed Arizona politics since I first moved there in 1995. Though I haven’t lived there full-time in almost a decade, I still read AZ political blogs (like the wonderfully-insidery Rum,...
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From the Politico: Sen. Jon Kyl will announce his plans to retire at a press conference in Arizona later today, a source confirms to POLITICO. Kyl’s retirement could make this into a competitive race,...
View ArticleSSP Daily Digest: 2/14
• AZ-Sen, AZ-06: Rep. Jeff Flake, who announced his bid today, had to wait only a few hours before getting a valuable (for the GOP primary, at least) endorsement from the Club for Growth; he’s a...
View ArticleSSP Daily Digest: 2/17
AZ-Sen: As Dems cast about for a candidate in this newly open race, the last guy who ran for this seat is saying he won’t seek it a second time. Former state party chair (and rich guy) Jim Pederson is...
View ArticleSSP Daily Digest: 3/2
• FL-Sen: A group of Holocaust survivors – now very elderly, of course – plan to protest Sen. Bill Nelson’s fundraiser with Barack Obama this week. The survivors say that Nelson promised to push...
View ArticleSSP Daily Digest: 4/6
Senate: • CT-Sen: Connecticut’s open seat Senate race was always destined to be a high-dollar affair, and the money chase is well underway. Former SoS Susie Bysiewicz released a first quarter total of...
View ArticleSSP Daily Digest: 4/14
Senate: • FL-Sen: Dem Sen. Bill Nelson said he raised over $2 million in Q1 and would report somewhere between $4.5 and $5 million on hand. Republican Mike Haridopolos said he raised $2.6 million and...
View ArticleSSP Daily Digest: 4/20
Senate: • HI-Sen: Very slow fundraising quarters from Reps. Mazie Hirono and Colleen Hanabusa, despite Dan Akaka’s retirement announcement on March 2. Hirono raised around $100K and has $291K on hand,...
View ArticleSSP Daily Digest: 4/28
Senate: • FL-Sen: George LeMieux is unsurprisingly trying to distance himself from the label “Charlie Crist Republican,” but all I can say is… good luck with that. The Miami Herald has a lengthy look...
View ArticleSSP Daily Digest: 4/29
Senate: • FL-Sen: Do you remember Craig Miller? I barely do. He’s the wealthy former steakhouse exec who was the Republican Plan C in the FL-24 primary last year… and in an amusing bit of...
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