Posted Feb 01, 2012 at 9:17 AM by Maurice Berger
Mitt Romney's substantial victory in yesterday's Florida primary may give him a significant advantage in the GOP presidential nomination contest, but many more primaries and caucuses lie ahead for the Republican field. Here's a breakdown for February:
- Nevada caucuses - February 4
- Maine caucuses - February 4-11
- Minnesota caucuses - February 7
- Missouri primary - February 7
- Colorado caucuses - February 7
- Arizona primary - February 28
- Michigan primary - February 29
Tagged: Arizona, Michigan, Nevada, Maine, Colorado, Minnesota, Mitt Romney, Newt Gingrich, Republican nomination, Republican Party, Rick Santorum, Ron Paul
Posted May 06, 2011 at 7:00 AM by Maurice Berger
If critically wounded Democratic U.S. Representative Gabrielle Giffords were to run in the 2012 Arizona US Senate race, a new Public Policy Polling survey in Arizona reports that she would start out
with a 7 point lead in a hypothetical match up with likely GOP candidate Rep. Jeff Flake,
48% to 41%.
Tagged: Election 2012, US Senate RACE CHART, Arizona
Posted Jan 14, 2011 at 8:00 AM by Maurice Berger
Yes, 2011 is defintely a quiet year for electoral activity. But an important one. The 2012 campaigns--from president and congress--will actually start in 2011. So much to watch, especially as we near the first GOP presidential primaries in early-2012. And we'll also be following a few key, "off-year" elections, including:
Chicago mayoral race
Iowa Republican presidential straw poll (The Republican
Party of Iowa's 2011 Iowa Straw Poll, set for Aug. 14 at the Iowa State
Center in Ames)
Kentucky governor's race
Mississippi governor's race
Dallas mayoral race
Phoenix mayoral race
Louisiana governor's race
Tagged: 2011, Louisiana, Mississippi, Iowa, Arizona, Texas, Illinois, Kentucky
Posted Jun 03, 2010 at 9:08 AM by Maurice Berger
A just released Quinnipiac
University poll reports that American voters--by a 48% to 35% margin--would like to see their state pass an immigration law similar to Arizona's: "The strong plurality who says they would
like a similar law in their own state probably portends the law will be
an issue in many, many campaigns this November across the country.
Depending on how those elections and court challenges come out, copy cat
Arizona laws could be a hot issue in state capitals after November."
Tagged: 2010, immigration, Arizona
Posted May 25, 2010 at 9:25 AM by Maurice Berger
Before Republicans start celebrating what some predict may be a massive victory in November, they may want to take notice of one sobering phenomenon: In Colorado and Arizona, Public
Policy Polling reports that Hispanic voters are now swinging dramatically towards
Democrats in the wake of Arizona's new immigration law. PPP continues: "Hispanics in the Mountain West are leaning much more strongly toward
the Democrats since the Arizona law was passed. The big question then
becomes whether there are white voters who are going to go Republican
this fall who wouldn't have if that bill hadn't been passed. We don't
see any evidence of that happening yet." This trend could easily shift into other states with significant Hispanic populations, effecting very close race in states as disparate as California, Ohio, and Florida, not to mention Colorado and Arizona. Stay tuned. This could be the sleeper phenomenon of the 2010 cycle.
Tagged: 2010, Hispanic voters, public opinion polls, race, Racism, US Congress, Arizona, California, Ohio, Florida, Colorado
Posted May 04, 2010 at 9:14 AM by Maurice Berger
According to Gallup, "more than three-quarters of Americans have heard about the state of
Arizona's new immigration law, and of these, 51% say they favor it and
39% oppose it . . . The law makes it a state crime for illegal immigrants to be in the
country, and allows Arizona law enforcement officials to detain those
suspected of being in the country illegally unless they can prove
otherwise. The law has sparked protests in Arizona and other parts of
the U.S., and calls for economic boycotts of the state."
Tagged: 2010, immigration, Arizona
Posted Nov 04, 2008 at 11:44 PM by Maurice Berger
A fitting coda to John McCain's gracious concession speech: the AP projects that the Republican will win his home state of Arizona. Obama's significant inroads with Hispanics--in many states his margin of victory among these voters approaches 30%--actually tightened the contest in Arizona in recent weeks.
Tagged: John McCain, Arizona
Posted Oct 28, 2008 at 1:17 PM by Maurice Berger
With three new polls showing the race tightening considerably in Arizona,
PollTrack moves the state from "Safe" to "Leaning Republican" on Today's Map.
That McCain is now struggling in his home state (one poll shows him with a scant
2% lead) is a truly amazing development, though PollTrack believes the Arizona Senator will pull the state out in the end.
Tagged: Arizona
