An independent expenditure group that supports Republican gubernatorial candidate Doug Ducey accused rival Fred DuVal of helping a group of Puerto Rican terrorists get clemency from the Clinton administration, despite a lack of evidence that the Democratic nominee had any role in the controversy.
Read More »Anti-DuVal group provides no evidence to back up claims
Ducey and DuVal set for final Arizona governor’s debate
Republican Doug Ducey and Democrat Fred DuVal are set to face off for the fifth and final time as each tries to convince voters to elect them as the next Arizona governor.
Read More »NJ Gov. Chris Christie to stump for Doug Ducey
New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie is expected in Arizona to headline two fundraisers and a campaign event for Republican governor candidate Doug Ducey.
Read More »A tale of two polling memos
Two polls have been released on the governor’s race in the past 24 hours, each showing good news for the candidate supported by the group that commissioned the poll. Yesterday afternoon, the Arizona Free Enterprise Club released a polling memo showing Ducey with a 6-point lead over DuVal.
Read More »Moderate Republicans met with Brewer to urge endorsement of Scott Smith 
Gov. Jan Brewer will give her coveted endorsement to Scott Smith in the crowded GOP primary for governor at an event in Mesa on Thursday, according to a source familiar with the event.
Read More »League of Women Voters to hold candidate forums 
The League of Women Voters of Greater Tucson and Arizona Public Media are partnering to hold six candidate forums leading up to the elections.
Read More »Scott Smith: Leadership requires us to be bold
In the world of politics, full of polls and focus groups, “safe seats” and stacked districts, few people ever see fit to take a chance. That’s the opposite of business, where every day entrepreneurs put everything on the line in pursuit of success and happiness.
Read More »Smith rakes in more cash
Smith campaign consultant Brian Murray told our reporter today that the Mesa mayor had raised roughly $460,000 at this time last week. This was prior to a fundraiser hosted by DMB executive Drew Brown that was the first event following ...
Read More »‘Undecided’ still leads gov’s race
Polling on the 2014 governor’s race is starting to show some consistent themes: none of the candidates is particularly well-known, most voters are undecided and DuVal appears to be competitive.
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