Random Musings (Free subscription) | 05/09/2008
Apparently, John Shadegg realizes that after not supporting Harry Mitchell's modern G.I. Bill (288 cosponsors and counting, but no Shadegg), he has some bridges to repair with the veterans in his district. Too bad for him (and for his veteran constituents) that his attempt to do that was all sizzle and no steak. Thanks to PolitickerAZ for the heads-up on this one... On Thursday,...
Arizona Republic (Free subscription) | 05/04/2008
On the eve of a key vote on a temporary-worker program for Arizona, the proposal has won the endorsement of a friend in a high place: U.S. Rep. John Shadegg, R-Ariz.
Prophecy Fellowship Forums (Free subscription) | 04/17/2008
Recently, Rep. John Shadegg, Republican of Arizona, introduced a bill in the House, called The Enumerated Powers Act. This bill would require all bills brought before the U.S. Congress to include a statement setting forth the specific constitutional authority under which the bill would be enacted....
Rum, Romanism and Rebellion (Free subscription) | 04/16/2008
Bob Lord’s vassals are touting his haul of $220,000 in his latest finance report, which out paces John Shadegg’s comparatively meager $150,000. I guess that “Well, wait, I’m running after all” routine put a damper on Shadegg’s fundraising. So much for that “incumbent advantage,” eh? Am I smelling an upset here? Or is that just my new cologne?
Arizona Republic (Free subscription) | 04/16/2008
U.S. Reps. Gabrielle Giffords and John Shadegg may have a serious scrap ahead of them in order to retain their seats.
AZNetroots - Front Page (Free subscription) | 04/16/2008
Bob Lord , who is challenging incumbent Republican John Shadegg in AZ CD3, raised $220,000 in the first quarter of this year. Shadegg raised only $150,000 during the same period. Lord is still behind Shadegg in total funds raised according to PolitickerAZ.com . Shadegg has raised $1,168,695 to date, while Lord has raised approximately $830,000. Lord has approximately...
AZNetroots - Front Page (Free subscription) | 04/12/2008
Bob Lord is running for the U.S House against Republican incumbent John Shadegg and needs volunteers to gather signatures and work phone banks tomorrow, Saturday, April 12th: This Saturday, the Arizona Democratic Party is organizing a day of action to collect signatures and speak with voters across the district. These signatures are crucial to getting Bob Lord's name on the ballot. Beginning...
AZNetroots - Front Page (Free subscription) | 04/03/2008
Bob Lord , candidate for Congress in Arizona CD3, has had his best quarter of fundraising yet . Lord is challenging Republican incumbent John Shadegg, who appears vulnerable despite the Republican registration edge in this district. Findings from an independent poll released last week: Only three out of five voters in the district (62 percent) could identify Shadegg by name. Just...
wactivist.com (Free subscription) | 04/02/2008
While it appears congressional campaigns are still mum about their first quarter fundraising numbers, Republican insiders are privately expecting John Shadegg to post more than $650K this quarter in his quest to "crush" Democrat Bob Lord. That would put Shadegg at a stunning $1.5 million on hand. Shadegg raised $500K for the last fundraising quarter. But insiders say that...
Daily Kos (Free subscription) | 03/30/2008
PolitickerAZ has gotten its hands on a Greenberg Quinlan Rosner poll of voters in Arizona's 3rd District, and the numbers are not good for incumbent Republican John Shadegg. The poll, which was taken Jan. 14-16, tested Shadegg's favorability numbers, re-elect numbers, and name recognition, and the results are surprisingly bad for him: Despite winning seven consecutive elections...
Rum, Romanism and Rebellion (Free subscription) | 03/27/2008
The other day, I wrote a post where I said that despite John McCain’s personal popularity, local Republicans still seem to be in trouble. At least one poster questioned my sanity when I said that Bob Lord seems to have a chance against John Shadegg, despite the overwhelming Republican registration in the district. He even accused [...]
The Liberal Blog Network (Free subscription) | 03/27/2008
Greenberg Quinlan Rosner Research , 1/14-16 (likely voters): Re-Elect John Shadegg : 39% Vote for someone else : 38% Undecided : 23% (MoE: ±4.9%) The full polling memo offers some other encouraging signs for Democrats: While Republicans have a 14-point advantage in party registration in this survey of likely voters, they only have a three-point advantage in party identification (37%...
PolState.com (Free subscription) | 03/25/2008
Phoenix Mayor Phil Gordon remains fairly popular in the state, though opponents dub him among other things, " Democrat of convenience "[sic]. Gordon, who was rumored to be considering a run against John Shadegg himself has endorsed Bob Lord a 51-year-old attorney. Shadegg has represented Congressional District 3 since 1994. Gordon has been mayor the last four years and won re-election...
Arizona Republic (Free subscription) | 03/22/2008
John McCain, Jeff Flake and John Shadegg won't ask for federal money to fund projects.
Arizona Republic (Free subscription) | 03/20/2008
Former state Rep. Steve May has dropped out of the Republican primary race against incumbent U.S. Rep. John Shadegg in the 3rd Congressional District.
