Cubs Win!
And by that I mean the City of Mesa’s voters agreed to fund an $84 million training complex for the Chicago baseball institution, allowing the team to continue preparing for 30 more heartbreaking and frustrating seasons of futility. Or maybe the lopsided vote in favor …
Read MoreStill mad at Arizona, mostly
On Twitter, you find a lot of people who are still mad at the Grand Canyon state, and tonight just made them madder. Here are a few that I found in the past few minutes — censored as needed: From koalasloverain of Arkansas: What the …
Read MoreWeed whacked in CA
While Arizonans await news about Proposition 203, the medical marijuana proposal, here’s a related story from the state next door: California voters appear to have rejected Prop. 19, an effort to legalize marijuana and allow local governments to tax the sale of the drug. Prop. 19 …
Read MoreAnother long-serving House Democrat undone
Ike Skelton (D-Mo.), who has served in the House for 34 years and was chair of the House Armed Services Committee, was defeated tonight by Republican Vicky Hartzler, a former schoolteacher. Earlier this week at a campaign stop, Hartzler outlined what she would try to …
Read MoreSurfing for “AZ Vote” tweets
I’m looking for interesting, suggestive, penetrating, wisdom-of-the-crowds tweets about Arizona’s election. And look what I found, from someone who calls himself homosapiens2: Weird. Founf out when I went to vote that I’m not in AZ-05, but AZ-06. Flake is my congressman? FML. Um…Still looking. If …
Read MoreRobocall says “Relax”
Would this work if it was tried on you? The phone rings. It’s a pre-recorded voice, saying: “I’m calling to let everyone know that Gov. O’Malley and President Obama have been successful. Our goals have been met. The polls were correct, and we took [inaudible],” …
Read MoreU.S. Senate likely to remain Democratic, pundits concede
Networks project that West Virginia Gov. Joe Manchin, a Democrat, will defeat Republican John Raese in the special election to replace the late Robert Byrd. According to the right-leaning Washington Examiner’s Timothy P. Carney, Manchin’s win renders GOP chances of taking control of the Senate, …
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