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Well, that changes nothing
In his resignation letter, Pearce sought to disavow the offensive remarks on his radio show by saying he “shared comments written by someone else and failed to attribute them to the author.” But many at the Capitol immediately dismissed that claim as a meek attempt to walk back his comments, and noted there was no indication that he was reading the remark or that it had come from somebody else[...]
Avoiding Arizona’s Akin
Politico observers awoke this morning (Sept. 15) to some surprising news: Russell Pearce had resigned his post as first vice-chairman of the Arizona Republican Party following a mini-furor surrounding comments he made recently on his weekly political talk radio show.
House chairmanship scuttlebutt
One source close to Gowan told our reporter this morning (Sept. 12) that, although Ugenti made a strong pitch for approps chair, Gowan has no intention of giving her the reins of the committee. “I can guarantee with 110 percent certainty that Ugenti will not be approps chair,” the source said.
Fire up the rumor mill
Following yesterday’s (Sept. 10) report that House moderates have struck a deal to support Gowan as House speaker next year, the rumor mill began churning. One, in particular, piqued the interest of a legislative insider: Ugenti will supposedly be tapped to lead approps.
Mods, Gowan cut leadership deal
News broke late yesterday that some moderate members of the House Republican caucus had struck a deal with Gowan and will support him for speaker, effectively ensuring that he will lead the chamber.
If only the term ‘dark money’ existed back then
Rotellini’s campaign may be raising the alarm about “dark money” this year, but she didn’t have much to say in 2010 when she was the beneficiary of largely anonymous spending by the Committee for Justice and Fairness.
Senate leadership jockeying underway
Incumbent Republican senators who won their re-election races have begun shifting their attention to another equally important race – the intraparty leadership contests.
Is everyone aware the race has already begun?
The cavalry may not have yet come to DuVal’s aid, but help might be on the way in the form of an IE committee formed yesterday (Sept. 4) by DuVal ally Tim Riester.
Party unity, kind of
The endorsement waiting game ended today (Sept. 4) as Jones and Smith officially backed Ducey, one day after Bennett endorsed the nominee. In a joint statement, Jones and Smith said: “As proud conservatives, we respect the election process, we support the will of the voters, and we endorse Doug Ducey as the Republican nominee for governor.
They’ve all been called RINOs before, so why not?
Readers of the Republic this morning saw a full-page ad on the back of the paper from the DuVal campaign touting his support from Republicans, including a handful of prominent names.
Another nonprofit enters the fray
IEs with ties to consultant Sean Noble spent more than $1 million helping Ducey in the primary, running ads for the eventual GOP nominee and attacking Christine Jones and Smith.
Are you ready for some debating?
Ducey and DuVal will face off for their first debate of the general election on Sept. 10. The East Valley Partnership will host the debate at the Chandler Center for the Arts, which will be moderated by 12 News reporter Brahm Resnik, according to an EVP spokeswoman.
