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Hamadeh prevails in GOP primary in Arizona 8

July 31, 2024 7:17 pmAugust 19, 2024 1:18 pm

Former prosecutor Abe Hamadeh has defeated Arizona House Speaker Ben Toma and venture capitalist Blake Masters, as well as former Congressman Trent Franks and State Senator Anthony Kern to be the Republican nomination for the hotly contested 8th Congressional District...

Shock CD8 Poll Shows Abe Out Front with Franks and Toma Vying for Second

July 17, 2024 12:16 pmJuly 25, 2024 11:10 am

MILWAUKEE—Yesterday appeared a tweet that blew the minds of everyone following the race for the Republican nomination in CD 8. According to Chad Heywood, a respected, longtime operative in Arizona with experience in Peoria, “Results for a survey we ran...

CD8 Candidates Out in Force on Memorial Day Weekend

May 27, 2024 2:58 amJune 17, 2024 10:32 am

Politics isn’t glamorous. Despite the campaign jets and network buys associated with presidential campaigns, candidates running for state offices or Congress mostly have to get out there in person and earn votes one at a time. That means small rooms...

Abe Hamadeh Makes a Splash at Mar-a-Lago

March 20, 2024 8:13 amMay 14, 2024 9:14 am

Palm Beach, Florida—The sun was shining, the necklines were plunging, and the Mar-a-Lago faithful were rocking “Happy Warrior” ball caps. That was the scene in Palm Beach last night on a perfect Tuesday evening, where more than 100 supporters gathered...

Congressional Money Picture Starts to Take Shape

February 1, 2024 1:34 pmNovember 21, 2024 12:39 pm

Campaign finance numbers are starting to pour in and the Arizona Globe will be poring through them with the eagerness of a fat kid on Twinkie Day. A couple early takeaways: • CD1: Congressman David Schweikert is sitting on an...

Toma Told CNN Trump Cannot Win Arizona

January 17, 2024 10:13 amNovember 21, 2024 12:40 pm

CNN Romania? Is that even a thing? Apparently so. And according to the Hamadeh for Congress campaign, Speaker Ben Toma told the network in 2022, “I support Ron DeSantis because Donald Trump cannot win in my state, Arizona.” Trump, the...

Toma, Petersen React to Hobbs’ SOTS Address

January 10, 2024 10:53 amNovember 21, 2024 12:40 pm

Arizona Governor Katie Hobb’s sophomore SOTS (State-of-the-State) address was a marked departure from her first speech, which read like a big-government laundry list designed for a DNC rally. One year later, it appears that she’s starting to understand the intricacies...