Just how far will Ruben Gallego go to make Arizonans believe he is a consensus-building centrist Democrat and not the progressive firebreather he’s been in Congress. Pretty far. He dropped out of the congressional progressive caucus. He distanced himself from Joe Biden. He appears in online campaign ad that makes him look like a NASCAR […]
PHOENIX — Democratic Rep. Ruben Gallego referred to himself as “a true progressive voice in Congress” in a fundraising email in 2022. In 2018, he rallied alongside Sen. Bernie Sanders in his home state, saying facetiously: “President Trump is going to build a wall. It’s called the progressive wall — it’s all my brothers and […]
Democratic senators did not make endorsements in Arizona’s U.S. Senate race while incumbent Sen. Kyrsten Sinema, I-Ariz., was mum about seeking reelection. Since she said she would not seek a second term, U.S. Rep. Ruben Gallego, D-Ariz., is adding senators to the other people and organizations backing him. Here’s who his campaign is touting. This […]
Phoenix Mayor Kate Gallego is about to pull off one of those political stunts that makes some of us cringe — in a good way. That’s a rarity in the current political environment and when it does happen, we must recognize it and appreciate it. Gallego, who last year effectively master-minded an effort to kill […]
PHOENIX (AP) — Phoenix Mayor Kate Gallego on Monday endorsed her ex-husband, U.S. Rep. Ruben Gallego, in his campaign to move up to the Senate. The mayor’s decision to publicly back her former husband, while not surprising, will help him blunt criticism for their divorce, which occurred weeks before the birth of their child. Gallego […]