The cast of "Survivor" has nothing on Sen. John McCain. Once labeled a vulnerable incumbent, the four-term Arizona Republican is the clear front-runner against challenger J.D. Hayworth after spending some $20 million and casting his GOP opponent as a late-night infomercial huckster in a series of devastating ads. The primary is Tuesday.
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Konopnicki, Allen go on the attack GOP District 5 Senate primary gets nasty
The race to win the Republican nomination for an eastern Arizona Senate seat has turned an already-icy relationship between legislators into a super-heated contest, with both sides accusing each other of distortion and misrepresentation.
Read More »Immigration issue boosts Brewer in Arizona race
As the year began, Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer faced a competitive field of fellow Republicans who wanted her job, with some GOP critics sensing she was particularly vulnerable as she sought voter approval of a sales tax increase she'd proposed to shore up the state budget.
Read More »Quayle’s letter to Napolitano: You are wrong about border security
As a former governor of Arizona, you know the devastating effects illegal immigration and the Mexican drug cartels have on our state. As secretary of Homeland Security, you know the Tucson Sector along Arizona’s southern border has become the gateway for drug cartels and human smuggling activity.
Read More »New ad quotes McCain admitting to lying in past
Sen. John McCain's Republican primary challenger has released a new ad using McCain's own voice admitting to lying in the past.
Read More »Arpaio running ads for re-election
Sheriff Joe Arpaio is wasting no time in kicking off his re-election.
Read More »Yellow Sheet Report editor Jim Small on immigration and campaign tactics
The Yellow Sheet Report editor Jim Small discusses how the recent immigration ruling has influenced Arizona's gubernatorial campaigns, and how it might continue to do so throughout the race.
Read More »McCain takes on Republican rivals in second debate
Sen. John McCain has squared off in a sometimes testy debate with a former Arizona congressman hoping to take his job. J.D. Hayworth portrayed McCain Saturday night as a flip-flopper on illegal immigration, while McCain painted his rival as a faux conservative who is lax with tax dollars.
Read More »AZ Chamber: Wong’s utility plan a cheap stunt, dangerous
A Republican running for the Arizona Corporation Commission says people here illegally should not have use of utilities like power, gas and phones.
Read More »Brewer sticks by 'drug mule' remark
Gov. Jan Brewer is sticking to her comments that a majority of illegal immigrants coming into Arizona are being used as drug mules by cartels.
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