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Familiarity breeds receipts: Arizonans more often give to pols than PACs
When Arizonans open their wallets to make a political donation, it’s more likely to go to someone they know than to a party or PAC, an analysis of federal campaign data shows.
Social (mass) media: From promotional videos to profane rants — Facebook and Twitter give politicians instant audiences
Whether you love them or hate them, today’s politicians want to be “liked” on Facebook and followed on Twitter. So do their critics. Social media is rapidly changing how people seek and hold public office.
Money trail against GOP candidates leads to unions
A coalition of Democratic groups and unions, including the state’s largest teachers’ association, funded two political committees that have spent more than $1 million against five Republican candidates for the Senate in the last few weeks.
Republican Senate candidates hold financial advantage
Republican legislative candidates in hotly-contested races have on the whole stockpiled a bigger war chest than Democrats as November approaches, finance reports filed with the Secretary of State show.
Top 5: Campaign contributions by zip code
Legislative and statewide candidates raised about $1.2 million in campaign contributions in the first reporting period of the year, and while most the money came from within the Valley, an analysis of the secretary of state’s campaign finance database shows there are notable hotspots in the Phoenix area.
Cardon, Flake slam each other with slate of new TV ads
Republican U.S. Senate rivals Wil Cardon and Jeff Flake announced a slew of new television ads, with Cardon passing the $3 million mark in spending on the air.
Poll: Obama taking independents, but race against Romney is toss up
President Barack Obama is appealing to a larger percentage of independent voters in Arizona than his likely Republican challenger Mitt Romney, according to a poll released Monday by Arizona State University’s Morrison Institute of Public Policy.
Horne’s first TV ads pledge border security
Illegal immigration may be Andrew Thomas's bread-and-butter issue, but Tom Horne's first television ads of the campaign season tout him as a candidate who will crack down on the border.
Brewer campaign targets treasurer; Martin calls himself ‘frontrunner’
Gov. Jan Brewer's campaign launched an online offensive against state Treasurer Dean Martin aimed at undercutting his persona as the fiscally conservative nemesis of former Gov. Janet Napolitano. Martin, meanwhile, said the series of attacks was an attempt to derail his frontrunner status.
Parker treads fine line by heading anti-tax committee
Clean Elections watchdogs are keeping a wary eye on Save Our Jobs: Stop the Tax Hike, a committee formed by gubernatorial hopeful Vernon Parker. The committee, which Parker founded earlier this month, aims to block a 1-cent sales tax increase proposed by Gov. Jan Brewer.
The politics of tweets: Arizona leaders, candidates embrace social media
John Paul Mitchell spends two to three hours a day on social media sites, sharing links to articles he finds interesting and regularly engaging people in bursts of 140 characters or less. But the time he spends on his Twitter account, Facebook page and other sites is more than just leisure. Mitchell hopes it will help deliver him the Arizona governorship in 2010.
New policy, election cycle cause spike in late lobbyist filings
The end of the election cycle and the advent of new policies at the Secretary of State’s Office have led to a monumental spike in the number of lobbyists who are overdue in filing their annual spending reports.
