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		<title>Crotch-grabbing GOP Rep. Lauren Boebert Fired by Voters</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Larry Bodine]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 11 Nov 2026 20:07:20 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Who do you think of when you hear about a married Congress member who groped her lover&#8217;s crotch at a public theater performance while also vaping, using their phones to record video, and taking flash photos? That would be party-girl Republican Lauren Boebert, who was kicked out by theater staff and just unseated by Colorado ... <a title="Crotch-grabbing GOP Rep. Lauren Boebert Fired by Voters" class="read-more" href="https://blogforarizona.net/crotch-grabbing-gop-rep-lauren-boebert-fired-by-voters/" aria-label="Read more about Crotch-grabbing GOP Rep. Lauren Boebert Fired by Voters">Read more</a>]]></description>
		
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		<title>No Surprise: After Getting Soundly Defeated in the Midterms, Republicans Double Down on Being Assholes</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[David Gordon]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 11 Nov 2026 17:40:32 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[When Bill Clinton won in 1992, and the Democrats retained their Congressional Majorities, Republicans adopted a Doctor No strategy to legislation, not offering any support to Clinton&#8217;s signature domestic legislation, a budget that contained deficit reduction and investment components and his health care proposals. That strategy, which not enough voters saw through, helped propel Newt ... <a title="No Surprise: After Getting Soundly Defeated in the Midterms, Republicans Double Down on Being Assholes" class="read-more" href="https://blogforarizona.net/no-surprise-after-getting-soundly-defeated-in-the-midterms-republicans-double-down-on-being-assholes/" aria-label="Read more about No Surprise: After Getting Soundly Defeated in the Midterms, Republicans Double Down on Being Assholes">Read more</a>]]></description>
		
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		<title>Rep. Grijalva Will Investigate Hegseth, End Iran War and Abolish ICE</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Larry Bodine]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 10 Nov 2026 14:30:54 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Rep. Adelita Grijalva (D-CD7) will harness the Blue Tsunami to investigate pompous &#8220;Secretary of War&#8221; Pete Hegseth, get the U.S. out of the disastrous Iran War and abolish ICE and its vicious for-profit detention centers. Speaking at the November 9, 2026 meeting of Democrats of Greater Tucson, she said her Working Families Agenda will enact ... <a title="Rep. Grijalva Will Investigate Hegseth, End Iran War and Abolish ICE" class="read-more" href="https://blogforarizona.net/rep-grijalva-will-investigate-hegseth-end-iran-war-and-abolish-ice/" aria-label="Read more about Rep. Grijalva Will Investigate Hegseth, End Iran War and Abolish ICE">Read more</a>]]></description>
		
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		<title>URGENT! Celebrate our Democratic Arizona Trifecta with the Folks Who Made it!</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Michael Bryan]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 09 Nov 2026 20:16:55 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Please register and come to a celebration of our new state trifecta (holding the Governorship, and new majorities in the AZ House and Senate come January &#8217;27) with the people who made it happen! Short notice; great event! It will require a drive up to PHX! Register at Mobilize with this link! If you can&#8217;t ... <a title="URGENT! Celebrate our Democratic Arizona Trifecta with the Folks Who Made it!" class="read-more" href="https://blogforarizona.net/celebrate-our-democratic-arizona-trifecta-with-the-folks-who-made-it/" aria-label="Read more about URGENT! Celebrate our Democratic Arizona Trifecta with the Folks Who Made it!">Read more</a>]]></description>
		
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		<title>Trump’s Desolate Justice Department Has Fallen Apart</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Larry Bodine]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 08 Nov 2026 14:30:34 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[The resignation on Friday of Trump&#8217;s &#8220;grand conspiracy&#8221; prosecutor exposed a Justice Department consumed by political revenge, failed prosecutions and an unprecedented exodus of career prosecutors unwilling to kowtow to Trump&#8217;s vengeful demands. Jason Quiñones headed the Southern District of Florida office investigating Trump&#8217;s so-called &#8220;grand conspiracy&#8221; theory: that former Obama and Biden officials, intelligence ... <a title="Trump&#8217;s Desolate Justice Department Has Fallen Apart" class="read-more" href="https://blogforarizona.net/trumps-desolate-justice-department-has-fallen-apart/" aria-label="Read more about Trump&#8217;s Desolate Justice Department Has Fallen Apart">Read more</a>]]></description>
		
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		<title>Cartoons of the Week-Election Addition</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Dee Maitland]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 08 Nov 2026 06:37:04 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>(UPDATED)Meet the New People in Charge of the Arizona State Senate</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[David Gordon]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 07 Nov 2026 00:17:25 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[Aaron Lieberman]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Christine marsh]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[Hours after Arizona House Democrats elected their new leadership team that will steer legislation in the Grand Canyon state&#8217;s lower chamber, Senate Democrats, in a thirty-minute meeting, unanimously chose the people who will now be in charge of the upper house. The new Senate President will be current Democratic Leader Priya Sundareshan. The new Majority ... <a title="(UPDATED)Meet the New People in Charge of the Arizona State Senate" class="read-more" href="https://blogforarizona.net/meet-the-new-people-in-charge-of-the-arizona-state-senate/" aria-label="Read more about (UPDATED)Meet the New People in Charge of the Arizona State Senate">Read more</a>]]></description>
		
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		<title>Trumps Bunker Move: The Mad King Makes His Joseph Goebbels The New White House Chief of Staff</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[David Gordon]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 06 Nov 2026 23:34:24 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Since the Blue Tsunami on Tuesday, November 3, the Mad King, occupant of the Oval Office, has taken the following insane steps. To put this in perspective, here is a list of White House Chiefs of Staff who were very qualified, had the temperament for the job, and were well regarded in real time and ... <a title="Trumps Bunker Move: The Mad King Makes His Joseph Goebbels The New White House Chief of Staff" class="read-more" href="https://blogforarizona.net/trumps-bunker-move-the-mad-king-makes-his-joseph-goebbels-the-new-white-house-chief-of-staff/" aria-label="Read more about Trumps Bunker Move: The Mad King Makes His Joseph Goebbels The New White House Chief of Staff">Read more</a>]]></description>
		
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		<title>A New Team in Charge of the Arizona State House</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[David Gordon]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 06 Nov 2026 22:28:42 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[For the first time since 1966, the Arizona State House of Representatives will be led by Democrats. Earlier today, the 37 anticipated newly elected House Democrats met and chose their historic leadership team that will be calling the legislative shots in the 2027-2029 sessions. The new team is: Commenting on becoming the Democratic House Speaker ... <a title="A New Team in Charge of the Arizona State House" class="read-more" href="https://blogforarizona.net/a-new-team-in-charge-of-the-arizona-state-house/" aria-label="Read more about A New Team in Charge of the Arizona State House">Read more</a>]]></description>
		
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		<title>Arizona Senate Democratic Leader Priya Sundareshan Previews the New Direction for the State Legislature and the Reponsibilty of Democrats to Deliver</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[David Gordon]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 05 Nov 2026 23:24:21 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Seeing the likely prospects of the first Democratically Controlled Trifecta in Arizona since 1966 increasing with each passing minute, Senate Democratic Leader Priya Sundareshan issued a statement called “Voters Chose a New Direction. It’s Time to Deliver&#8221; which conveyed: “Arizona voters sent a clear message on election night &#8211; enough of rising costs, broken promises, ... <a title="Arizona Senate Democratic Leader Priya Sundareshan Previews the New Direction for the State Legislature and the Reponsibilty of Democrats to Deliver" class="read-more" href="https://blogforarizona.net/arizona-senate-democratic-leader-priya-sundareshan-previews-the-new-direction-for-the-state-legislature-and-the-reponsibilty-of-democrats-to-deliver/" aria-label="Read more about Arizona Senate Democratic Leader Priya Sundareshan Previews the New Direction for the State Legislature and the Reponsibilty of Democrats to Deliver">Read more</a>]]></description>
		
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		<title>The Blue Tsunami Grows in the Grand Canyon State with Called and Likely Wins by Mendoza, Leyba Ruiz, Pratte, Shah, Mansour, and Hill</title>
		<link>https://blogforarizona.net/the-blue-tsunami-grows-in-the-grand-canyon-state-with-called-and-likely-wins-by-mendoza-leyba-ruiz-pratte-shah-mansour-and-hill/?utm_source=rss&amp;utm_medium=rss&amp;utm_campaign=the-blue-tsunami-grows-in-the-grand-canyon-state-with-called-and-likely-wins-by-mendoza-leyba-ruiz-pratte-shah-mansour-and-hill</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[David Gordon]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 05 Nov 2026 22:49:36 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Arizona has become a blue state. Over the last 24 hours, races have been called in favor of Congressional House Candidates Sergenant JoAnna Mendoza and Dr. Amish Shah. Arizona will also have its first Democratic Treasurer since the 1960s with the election of Nick Mansour. Furthermore, although they have not been officially called yet, the ... <a title="The Blue Tsunami Grows in the Grand Canyon State with Called and Likely Wins by Mendoza, Leyba Ruiz, Pratte, Shah, Mansour, and Hill" class="read-more" href="https://blogforarizona.net/the-blue-tsunami-grows-in-the-grand-canyon-state-with-called-and-likely-wins-by-mendoza-leyba-ruiz-pratte-shah-mansour-and-hill/" aria-label="Read more about The Blue Tsunami Grows in the Grand Canyon State with Called and Likely Wins by Mendoza, Leyba Ruiz, Pratte, Shah, Mansour, and Hill">Read more</a>]]></description>
		
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		<title>Looking Great for the Democratic Trifecta at the  Arizona State Capitol the Day After the Blue Tsunami</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[David Gordon]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 04 Nov 2026 22:18:13 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[The last time the Democrats controlled both houses of the Arizona State Legislature, I was a newborn in Queens, New York in 1966. Sixty Years later, it looks like the Democrats are on the verge of capturing control of all the levers of power at the State Capitol. The Associated Press has already declared victories ... <a title="Looking Great for the Democratic Trifecta at the  Arizona State Capitol the Day After the Blue Tsunami" class="read-more" href="https://blogforarizona.net/looking-great-for-the-democratic-trifecta-at-the-arizona-state-capitol-the-day-after-the-blue-tsunami/" aria-label="Read more about Looking Great for the Democratic Trifecta at the  Arizona State Capitol the Day After the Blue Tsunami">Read more</a>]]></description>
		
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		<title>From Food Bank Lines to Congress: Joanna Mendoza Wins After 640-Day Campaign</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Larry Bodine]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 04 Nov 2026 07:26:53 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Excerpt from Joanna Mendoza&#8217;s Election Day remarks: I want every kid in our community to grow up feeling like they have a whole core of people behind them. No matter where they go, they feel safe, welcome and loved. Every kid deserves that. Every single child. And those beliefs are what brought me to this ... <a title="From Food Bank Lines to Congress: Joanna Mendoza Wins After 640-Day Campaign" class="read-more" href="https://blogforarizona.net/jo-mendoza-elected-to-congress-crowd-sings-sha-na-na-na-goodbye-to-ciscomani/" aria-label="Read more about From Food Bank Lines to Congress: Joanna Mendoza Wins After 640-Day Campaign">Read more</a>]]></description>
		
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		<title>A New Dawn in Arizona and the Nation</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[David Gordon]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 04 Nov 2026 06:45:22 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[History might record this as the night the Melting Pot of America&#8217;s Populace trounced Donald Trump&#8217;s White Nationalist regime. Across the country, from north to south, east to west, a Blue Wave of American voters dedicated to economic progressivism, inclusivity, anti-corruption, law and order, and decency swooped over the nation, displacing the MAGA Republican enabling ... <a title="A New Dawn in Arizona and the Nation" class="read-more" href="https://blogforarizona.net/a-new-dawn-in-arizona-and-the-nation/" aria-label="Read more about A New Dawn in Arizona and the Nation">Read more</a>]]></description>
		
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		<title>General Election 2026 results for contested races in Southern AZ – updated</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Carolyn Classen]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 04 Nov 2026 04:07:00 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[AZ Sec. of State has released early returns for the 2026 General Election: https://app.enhancedvoting.com/results/public/Arizona/elections/110326GeneralElection I&#8217;m only posting the Southern AZ results. For other CDs and statewide races, go to the link above. Voter turnout was 62.43% CD 6 Juan Ciscomani (R), incumbent 133,502 JoAnna Mendoza (D) 157,269 Jereme Peters (L) 3605 Gary Swing (G) 2518 ... <a title="General Election 2026 results for contested races in Southern AZ &#8211; updated" class="read-more" href="https://blogforarizona.net/general-election-results-for-contested-races-in-southern-az/" aria-label="Read more about General Election 2026 results for contested races in Southern AZ &#8211; updated">Read more</a>]]></description>
		
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