Goddard breaks silence in kicking off campaign

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The low profile Terry Goddard has kept since becoming a candidate for governor came to an end as the Democratic attorney general publicly announced his third gubernatorial campaign.

Speaking alongside dozens of supporters in front of the Attorney General’s Office, Goddard said April 5 that the state could ease its fiscal woes by ending billions of dollars in exemptions and loopholes in Arizona’s sales tax. Those fixes, he said, could balance the state budget while restoring education and health care funding.

“We have a whole set of revenue options that have not been considered,” Goddard said as he kicked off a statewide campaign tour that includes seven stops after Phoenix.

Those proposed budget fixes are the first glimpse into the candidate’s fiscal policies, as Goddard has for more than a year - as the presumptive Democratic candidate - mostly refused to answer questions about which kinds of policies he would pursue as governor. He also has refused to put forth a detailed budget plan.

http://azcapitoltimes.com/blog/2010/04/05/goddard-announces-run-for-governor/

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1. I just love Terry .One of his biggest supporters, and the heart of the Democratic party was buried

today. She was Jenny Cox and Terry wrote the most beautiful eulogy I have ever heard. He is a very good man and the very best of real Democrats.