Corporations to Take Over Local Elections

From the Republic:

Several experts said they fear the landmark ruling will skew elections and city council decisions in favor of companies and special interest groups with deep pockets. Others believe savvy voters and funding disclosure will prevent the scales from tipping in big contributors' favor.

Savvy voters? In Arizona?

That's Amore!

Dean Martin has officially announced his candidacy for Arizona governor.

Pay attention to the Republican primary. It will be worth watching.

So far we have an "incumbent" in Jan Brewer, a Treasurer with a history of shady campaigning in Dean Martin, an out-of-nowhere-candidate with $2 million dollars to spend in gun range owner Owen "Buzz" Mills, a former state GOP chairman (and early Brewer critic) in John Munger, and an underdog mayor of Paradise Valley (Vernon Parker) who has already been slapped on the wrist for coming thisclose to violating Clean Elections law... before he's received any clean elections money.

Five candidates. Plenty of barbs already being thrown around.

That's Amore!

Sometimes you clap because you have to...

Four would-be candidates for governor react to Brewer's speech.

[Left to Right are Tom Horne, Dean Martin, Terry Goddard, and Ken Bennet]