Arizona’s Truly Dark Horse Candidates

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For the kid inside of you who still dreams of being president, take note. It seems the bar for getting on the ballot in Arizona is mighty low. Jim Nintzel of the Tucson Weekly announced in November:

It turns out that all you have to do to get on the Feb. 5 presidential primary ballot in Arizona is fill out a nomination form. You don't have to pay any fee; you don't have to gather any signatures. Yes, that's right: The state of Arizona will take anybody. There's no political party with veto power to cock-block our fun this political season.

With that opening shot, the alt-weekly began its strange and entertaining train wreck called Project White House, an ongoing feature that showcases a weird, self-selected menagerie of real dark horse candidates, all vying to capture the paper’s endorsement, while they soak up some free coverage.

With tongue securely in cheek, on January 3 Tucson Weekly ran a “Meet the Candidates” article profiling all 25 of their participating candidates, none of whom chart on the national stage.

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[Vet31203]

1. Great Idea!...House races?

The more the merrier. That is true democracy in action...
How are the House races going in Arizona? I sure miss that Pheonix weather right now!
I'm helping out in a tight race here in Iowa's fourth. William J Meyers is running against entrenched Republican Tom Latham. Really hoping we can pull it off...Here is his site if you want to check him out

http://www.meyersforhouse.com/home.html

We need competitive dems in each race! Having a large majority in congress is just as powerful as having a dem president.

Ames Vet
Meyers for House 2008