Hey our first Sinema fan! So do you think she has a shot? What if it came down to a three-way -- are you scared that voting for her gives a win to a lake/blake type Republican?
Totally agree we focus too much on Washington. I blame the decimation of the local press, but that's just because it's a convenient narrative lol.
Hey our first Sinema fan! So do you think she has a shot? What if it came down to a three-way -- are you scared that voting for her gives a win to a lake/blake type Republican?
Totally agree we focus too much on Washington. I blame the decimation of the local press, but that's just because it's a convenient narrative lol.
Convenient? More like "glazed"...I learned about this Arizona Agenda at the Arizona State Archives Library when a long time journalist said this is the real media where real topics are discovered and discussed.
That journalist refrained from coming off preachy yet very informative and in a very direct way and it was irrelevant what party you were, it was a place to learn from journalist who were done living their professional career under an editor. That was why I joined. I am new at this area. I am just a retired household housewife. I am new to the deeper learning and knowing of politics. It is 50 50 on who are Democrats or Republicans in my bloodline. I use to just follow my immediate family flow until Trump arrived then I had to start ЁЯдФ thinking how important it is for me to gain knowledge.
I am sorry that Gallegos jumped in so quickly. If you look at AZтАЩs history democrats who get elected are centrists. Look at DeConcini or Napolitano. I think Sinema fits AZтАЩs psyche. But the demographics of AZ are changing, so who knows. I am so sorry we live in extremes now rather than fashioning policy solutions that actually help to improve problems. Instead it seems now we demonize the тАЬotherтАЭ side and get nothing done. I think the loss of local press is key. Also the focus on the executive/President in the 24 hr news cycle. People donтАЩt even know who their local reps are. But then again people donтАЩt understand the structure of GovтАЩt at all. Also the blurring between politics and policy making. After you got elected you used to become a statesman (person) but now itтАЩs politics all the time.
Yeah, one of the wildest jobs i ever had was stringing for the Times -- a lot of it was just talking to random voters at public places and asking what they thought of political issues of the day. I started with some pretty sophisticated questions lol but quickly realized the average person has no clue about who is actually making decisions or why, other than perhaps they can name the president. Walk up to a person in the supermarket and ask them about their political beliefs and they can talk all day. Quiz them on the who what whys and they go blank.
Hey our first Sinema fan! So do you think she has a shot? What if it came down to a three-way -- are you scared that voting for her gives a win to a lake/blake type Republican?
Totally agree we focus too much on Washington. I blame the decimation of the local press, but that's just because it's a convenient narrative lol.
Convenient? More like "glazed"...I learned about this Arizona Agenda at the Arizona State Archives Library when a long time journalist said this is the real media where real topics are discovered and discussed.
Cool! That's the first time we've been called "the real media" but I'll take it.
That journalist refrained from coming off preachy yet very informative and in a very direct way and it was irrelevant what party you were, it was a place to learn from journalist who were done living their professional career under an editor. That was why I joined. I am new at this area. I am just a retired household housewife. I am new to the deeper learning and knowing of politics. It is 50 50 on who are Democrats or Republicans in my bloodline. I use to just follow my immediate family flow until Trump arrived then I had to start ЁЯдФ thinking how important it is for me to gain knowledge.
I am sorry that Gallegos jumped in so quickly. If you look at AZтАЩs history democrats who get elected are centrists. Look at DeConcini or Napolitano. I think Sinema fits AZтАЩs psyche. But the demographics of AZ are changing, so who knows. I am so sorry we live in extremes now rather than fashioning policy solutions that actually help to improve problems. Instead it seems now we demonize the тАЬotherтАЭ side and get nothing done. I think the loss of local press is key. Also the focus on the executive/President in the 24 hr news cycle. People donтАЩt even know who their local reps are. But then again people donтАЩt understand the structure of GovтАЩt at all. Also the blurring between politics and policy making. After you got elected you used to become a statesman (person) but now itтАЩs politics all the time.
Yeah, one of the wildest jobs i ever had was stringing for the Times -- a lot of it was just talking to random voters at public places and asking what they thought of political issues of the day. I started with some pretty sophisticated questions lol but quickly realized the average person has no clue about who is actually making decisions or why, other than perhaps they can name the president. Walk up to a person in the supermarket and ask them about their political beliefs and they can talk all day. Quiz them on the who what whys and they go blank.