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Heritage Foundation: Jeff Flake Most Conservative Elected Official in Arizona; Fourth Most Conservative in America

Feb 14, 2012 Comments Off by

In a recent post, I suggest that Rep. Jeff Flake is the second coming of conservative icon Barry Goldwater. Luckily, the Heritage Action’s new legislative scorecard goes a long way to substantiate that claim. Flake is the most conservative elected official in Arizona …

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SOPA Update: Stalled

Jan 16, 2012 Comments Off by

The much-detested Stop Online Piracy Act has ceased to move forward in the House, possibly thanks to House Majority Leader Eric Cantor.  Republican Darrell Issa of California, who strongly opposes SOPA, had this to say:

“Majority Leader Cantor has assured me that we will continue to …

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Who is Mike Stauffer?

Jan 08, 2012 Comments Off by

Sheriff Joe has reigned over Maricopa County as its chief law enforcement officer for nearly 20 years, and recently announced that he will again seek re-election.

Russell Pearce, also closely associated with an extremely tough stance on illegal immigration, recently met with a steep loss in …

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Flake v. Giffords?

Apr 26, 2011 No Comments

Public Policy Polling just announced their latest “winners” today — indicating the two lucky states where public polling will be conducted and released next week.  Missouri and Arizona were the big winners. According to PPP: Arizona is more of an open field. We’re definitely going to test Gabrielle Giffords on the Democratic side and Jeff [...]

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