Sen. John McCain is well-known for his progressive position on immigration reform—a position that has put him at odds with many in his home state. Now, a recent Time magazine piece looks at how the “conservative” revolt against the Republican presidential candidate in Arizona (and to a lesser extent nationwide) reveals the state GOP’s [...]
Tag Archives: John McCain
Arizona GOP Divided Over Illegal Immigration, Support for McCain
October 8, 2008 – 6:17 pm
By Amy Crawford
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Posted in Uncategorized
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Also tagged anti-immigration, Arizona, Columbia, illegal immigration, Immigration, immigration reform, Prop 200, Russell Pearce
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Battle for the West: ACORN Raid, Debate Reviews
October 8, 2008 – 9:58 am
ACORN Office Raided in Las Vegas
(AP photo)
Nevada authorities raided the Las Vegas offices of a group registering voters in low income communities seeking evidence of voter registration fraud on Tuesday. Association of Community Organizers for Reform Now organizers are accused of forging signatures of names picked out of phone books and NFL players.
“Tony Romo is [...]
By rjrivera
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Posted in The Western Edge
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Also tagged acorn, Barack Obama, Battle for the West, debate, get-out-the-vote, GOTV, Michelle Malkin, voter fraud, voter registration
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Battle for the West: CO the New FL?, McCain in NM
October 7, 2008 – 12:36 pm
Colorado 2008 = Florida 2000?
The Colorado Independent wonders if Colorado will take the crown as the poster child for election day dysfunction this year, pointing to potential problems with a new statewide voter database system and dealing with huge numbers of new voters who have to wade through with the longest ballot in the country.
The [...]
By rjrivera
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Posted in The Western Edge
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Also tagged Barack Obama, Battle for the West, early voting, electronic voting, Florida, New Mexico, voter registration
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Battle for the West: Battleground Latinos, Debate Reviews, City Snapshots
October 6, 2008 – 3:03 pm
Battleground Latinos
A cutout of Barack Obama at a Mexican Independence Day celebration in Denver last month (Getty Images)
New Mexico took center stage over the weekend on a 20-minute segment — New Voters in the New West — on NOW in PBS. Reporter Maria Hinojosa calls New Mexico “the battleground of battleground states” as she follows [...]
By rjrivera
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Posted in The Western Edge
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Also tagged acorn, Barack Obama, Battle for the West, Colorado, Elko, Las Cruces, Latino vote, Nevada, New Mexico, Polls, Pueblo, Reno, voter registration
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Battle for the West: CA Volunteers Hit NV
October 2, 2008 – 4:42 pm
Sen. Barack Obama stumps in Reno September 30 – Getty Images
Two new polls have Sen. Barack Obama ahead of Sen. John McCain in Nevada. An InsiderAdvantage/Poll Position survey of 437 likely voters has Obama up 48 to 47 percent. A CNN/Time Magazine poll conducted by Opinion Research Corp. has the Illinois senator up 51 [...]
By rjrivera
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Posted in The Western Edge
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Also tagged Barack Obama, Battle for the West, Las Vegas, Nevada, polling, Reno, voter registration, Washoe
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Battle for the West: Polling Cell-Phones, McCain Skips NV, Michelle Obama in CO
October 1, 2008 – 10:28 am
Can You Hear Me Now?
If Nevada continues to be one of the handful of pure toss-up states, why the dearth of polls in the state, asks UNLV political science professor David Damore in PolitickerNV. “Two of the primary issues associated with polling in Nevada are the sporadic nature by which the polls are conducted and [...]
By rjrivera
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Posted in The Western Edge
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Also tagged Barack Obama, Battle for the West, Boulder, cell phones, Colorado, Michelle Obama, Nevada, polling, Reno, Sarah Palin, voter registration, youth vote
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Battle for the West: Obama in NV, ‘Nays’ on Bailout in Tight Races
September 30, 2008 – 10:36 am
Obama Takes Aim at NV, McCain Cancels Reno Stop
Barack Obama takes the stage Tuesday at the University of Nevada, Reno (AP)
Today’s Los Angeles Times looked at the Democratic party’s surge in registrations in Nevada, with 43 percent of registered voters to the Republicans 37 percent (compared with 2004 when Republicans had the slightest of edges [...]
By rjrivera
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Posted in The Western Edge
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Also tagged Barack Obama, Battle for the West, Bob Schaffer, Colorado, Dean Heller, Diana DeGette, drive for change, Ed Perlmutter, Heather Wilson, John Salazar, Jon Porter, Latino vote, Marilyn Musgrave, Mark Udall, Nevada, New Mexico, Reno, Shelley Berkley, Steve Pearce, Tom Tancredo, Tom Udall, voter registration, Washoe County
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Battle for the West: CO Senate Debate, GOP Official Fired, Preaching Politics
September 29, 2008 – 2:07 pm
Colorado Senate Candidates Square Off
The race to fill the seat of retiring Colorado Sen. Wayne Allard (R) received national attention Sunday as Rep. Mark Udall (D) and former Rep. Bob Schaffer (R) took part in the first of a series of senate debates on Meet the Press (transcript). The 17-minute mini-debate focused primarily on the [...]
By rjrivera
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Posted in The Western Edge
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Also tagged Barack Obama, Battle for the West, Bob Schaffer, Colorado, debate, Evangelical Christians, Latino vote, Mark Udall, Nevada, New Mexico
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Battle for the West: Bundles of Money and Friday’s Debate
September 25, 2008 – 12:44 pm
Bundling Quid Pro Quo
Campaign finance laws may limit the amount an individual can give to a candidate, but there’s no end to the number of friends and associates you can rally behind your favorite pol and take credit when you deliver the loot.Bundlers — the usually rich and powerful people with equally rich and powerful [...]
By rjrivera
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Posted in The Western Edge
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Also tagged Barack Obama, Battle for the West, campaign finance, Colorado, fundraising, Nevada, New Mexico, Presidential Debates
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The Republicans on Immigration
September 4, 2008 – 2:02 pm
Sen. John McCain is scheduled to accept the Republican nomination for president later tonight. Alaska Governor Sarah Palin accepted the nomination for vice president last night. Though neither has spent much time talking about immigration, it is sure to come up some time after the next president takes office. With that in mind, how have [...]
By Amy Crawford
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Posted in Immigration: New Voters, Old Fears
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Also tagged Columbia, Immigration, immigration reform, Republican National Convention, Sarah Palin
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