tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5016245466912407364.post6487857462743160697..comments2024-01-06T17:38:53.551-05:00Comments on Poli-Tea: AZ: Tucson Greens Prepare for Historic Primaryd.erishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09186054212519025557noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5016245466912407364.post-42405360340337669012011-08-03T22:50:42.099-04:002011-08-03T22:50:42.099-04:00I would argue, TF, that the Greens have an excelle...I would argue, TF, that the Greens have an excellent chance of making a big splash in this race, just on the basis of the fact that it is a two-party race and they're in it. They're already receiving a fair amount of local media coverage, which is raising the party's profile in the county and state as well. As I understand it, the Greens are relatively young in Pima County, but d.erisnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5016245466912407364.post-25826655696129557392011-08-03T22:42:16.798-04:002011-08-03T22:42:16.798-04:00heh. Good point Sam. From the reports that I'...heh. Good point Sam. From the reports that I've read, the Republicans may decide to back a candidate for a write-in campaign at their convention, but I'm not exactly sure who that would or could be. One problem they'll probably face, if I understand correctly, is that a number of their top candidates are technically disqualified from running as write-in candidates. The law states d.erisnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5016245466912407364.post-51221229847191660702011-08-03T19:12:12.013-04:002011-08-03T19:12:12.013-04:00Any assessment of the organizing strength of the G...Any assessment of the organizing strength of the Greens in Tucson, do they have a chance at making any splashes in these races?TiradeFactionhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06760660346802297769noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5016245466912407364.post-11428221479858178532011-08-03T17:58:22.708-04:002011-08-03T17:58:22.708-04:00We learned from the mass shooting that Tucson is a...We learned from the mass shooting that Tucson is a liberal town, but can there really be no "conservative" candidate in the mayoral race? Granted, the Green nominee will probably want to pin that label on the Democrat, but who'll believe it? While there certainly will be drama in the general campaign, a lot of residents are bound to feel that they have no real choice this November Samuel Wilsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00934870299522899944noreply@blogger.com