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Terry Goddard Leads Jan Brewer in Arizona Governor Race

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11/25/09

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Arizona Republican Gov. Jan Brewer trails Attorney General Terry Goddard, the likely Democratic nominee, by 47 percent to 28 percent in her bid for re-election, with 4 percent liking neither and 21 percent undecided, according to an Arizona State University/Eight-KAET poll conducted Nov. 19-22.

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Because Brewer has been so at odds with fellow Republicans, Rasmussen Reports last week tested Goddard against Joe Arpaio, the Maricopa County Sheriff who has become a controversial figure both in Arizona and nationally for his crackdowns on illegal immigration. Arpaio led Goddard 44 percent to 35 percent in that poll, with 9 percent preferring another candidate and 12 percent undecided. Arpaio has not announced a candidacy, but he has not ruled it out.

ASU/KAET also did a hypothetical match-up of next year's Senate race, pitting John McCain against former Gov. Janet Napolitano, who stepped down to become President Obama's secretary of Homeland Security. McCain leads Napolitano, 50 percent to 41 percent, with 4 percent supporting neither and 5 percent undecided.

A Rasmussen Reports poll conducted Nov. 18 had McCain ahead of former Rep. J.D. Hayworth, now a talk show host, by only 45 percent to 43 percent in a GOP primary, with 6 percent preferring some other candidate and 7 percent undecided. Hayworth has said he is still in the "due diligence" phase of making a decision.

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dhartson

11:47AM Nov 25th 2009

GO JOE !!!! That man will fix Arizona! Are you not tired of the same old crap????

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thirdpartyvote

2:39PM Nov 25th 2009

Brewer is ok. I don't think she expected Napolitano to ditch her state (and I voted for Napolitano twice). The thing is though that Brewer is not effective. It is NOT her fault. She got dumped on but look at her decisions. She should have closed those charter schools which are sucking money out of the education system (why are principals in charter schools making $250,000 and the teachers may not even ever get paid). Brewer also laid people off in the Dept of Revenue (of all the places to lay people off). Go Terry!

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Melody

7:32PM Nov 25th 2009

The Education System need to close, I would never put my child in a filthy public system that teaches them Godless trash. The teacher are stupid and should not even be teaching and if you worth it you would get 250,000 at a charter school.

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Christian Conservative

10:20PM Nov 26th 2009

I enjoyed reading your sentiments, Melody.

Let me give you my take.

My daughter is a ballet teacher.

She has two classes.

One class is primarily from the Public School system. Within a very short time, these students were dancing en pointe and were preparing for a performance for their parents.

The OTHER class was created at the request of a collective of Home School families.

My daughter was explaining to us tonight how incapable they are at following simple instruction.

And when I say simple ... I mean SIMPLE.

For instance, my daughter gave the example of clapping her hands and saying ... "Okay let's all warm up and run around the room in a circle."

This group of 10 girls ... aged 9 to 12 ... just stood there.

My daughter said again ... "Come on .. let's go ... let's all run around the room to get warmed up."

Silence.

Some of the girls started to turn around in a circle ... slowly ... but no one said a WORD ... and NO ONE SMILED.

My daughter actually had to SHOW these girls how to run around the room.

And these poor creatures ... so sad ... were each so tentative ... wondering if they were doing something wrong.

This was ONE example.

My daughter described other instances of incomprehension among these poor home school children. And after all, how could it be otherwise .... these children are PREVENTED from normal socialization that sharpens their minds.

In addition, many Home School Parents are of a CONTROLLING Mindset ... they REFUSE to allow their children to leave their control. As such, they are breeding a nation of order obeying, subservient, followers.

Just the kind of blank canvas that can absorb the mindless Moral Vacancy of Modern Christian Conservatism.

Of course, having met most of the parents ... my daughter COMPLETELY understands ... these poor girls are being instructed by parents who are simply incapable of educating ANYONE ... let alone their children.

It's like asking someone who doesn't believe in or understand the physics of flight ... to teach private pilot lessons.
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gvpal52

10:30PM Nov 25th 2009

Red states will save this country at the end of the day and the left wing insanity will become a national joke. Some day we will be saying, remember when we almost lost America. It will never happen again and the left themselves are making sure of that with every breaking story about there ignorance and disdain for the will of the majority of the PEOPLE. April 15TH? Tea anyone?

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Rick

10:13AM Nov 26th 2009

dhartson-When Joe is done in Arizona may Mass. borrow him to help fix our mess. Thumbs UP.

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dhartson

10:31AM Nov 26th 2009

You have my vote!!!! YES !!!

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