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Navajo presidential election a political cliffhanger
The 2014 Navajo Nation presidential election has been rocked over a requirement that presidential candidates speak the Navajo language fluently. Chris Deschene, one of the two general election nominees, has been challenged for his admittedly limited language proficiency. In recent weeks, attention to it — and voter rolls — on the Navajo Reservation has grown.
Navajo vote could factor into tight Arizona CD1 race
On the airwaves of a popular Navajo radio station, President Barack Obama uses the Navajo greeting "Ya'at'eeh" and implores tribal members to get out and vote for Democrats.
Railbirds offer bold Arizona election predictions
Predictions from Arizona’s politicos on the outcome of the hotly-contested statewide and congressional races are all over the map, with very little agreement on either side of the aisle how the competitive races will turn out.
Barber and McSally slug it out with claims that don’t always ring true
U.S. Rep. Ron Barber is fired up. The Democratic congressman, often described as quiet and unassuming, is animated on Oct. 9 in front of a crowd of seniors at a Tucson YMCA, where he’s rallying them in preparation for get-out-the-vote efforts now that Election Day is just weeks away.
Tobin, Kirkpatrick square off in second CD1 debate
Republican Andy Tobin and Democratic Rep. Ann Kirkpatrick found common ground during a 1st Congressional District debate on protecting the A-10 military jet the Air Force wants to mothball and agreed that Social Security benefits must be protected.
In CD2 debate, Barber, McSally berate each other over TV ads
A long-awaited debate in Arizona’s 2nd Congressional District saw Republican Martha McSally and Democratic U.S. Rep. Ron Barber spar over the border and gun control. But the candidates spent much of the debate berating one another for running “false” or “vile” television ads.
US House GOP candidate Rogers uses beheading video in ad
A House Republican candidate is using video footage moments before the beheading of American James Foley in a campaign ad slamming Arizona Democratic Rep. Kyrsten Sinema as weak on national security.
Giffords likely to continue playing hardball despite criticism of ads
Whether you think her tactics are mean and vile or fair game, Gabby Giffords isn’t pulling any punches.
Kirkpatrick’s boots become a metaphor for the fight in CD1
The air war in Arizona’s 1st Congressional District has officially begun, with both candidates airing their own introductory TV ads, and their respective party’s independent expenditure groups taking on the role of attack dogs in a string of commercials blaring from TVs across the sprawling district.
Kirkpatrick, Tobin spar over spending and Obamacare
Democratic US Rep. Ann Kirkpatrick and Republican challenger Andy Tobin attempted to distance themselves from their respective political parties and past unpopular legislative decisions in the first debate of their contest to represent Arizona’s 1st Congressional District.
Giffords PAC removes controversial McSally ad
Gabby Giffords’ gun control-reform PAC removed a controversial ad attacking Martha McSally from Tucson airwaves on Tuesday, saying the decision was made only after the Republican candidate changed her position on background checks.
Andy Tobin to give national GOP radio address
National Republicans are helping raise the profile of Arizona congressional candidate Andy Tobin by picking him to deliver the GOP's national radio address Saturday.
