This article appears in Jun 4-10, 2015.
If you missed yesterday’s broadcast of Zona Politics with Jim Nintzel, here’s your chance to watch it online. Pima County Democratic Party chair Cheryl Cage and Pima County Republican Party chair Bill Beard size up Democratic Congresswoman Ann Kirkpatrick’s chances as she launches a run for Republican Sen. John McCain’s seat; discuss whether anyone else will get into the Senate race; share some names of potential candidates for the congressional seat Kirkpatrick is leaving behind; talk about whether the congressional districts will be the same for the 2016 election; break down why Tucson Mayor Jonathan Rothschild doesn’t have a Republican opponent this year; argue about bus fares; and more.
Why aren’t there more “Independent” voices ( not Dem. not Rep.,) on this show? There are thousands of registered Independents in AZ. These two mouthpieces don’t really reflect the depth, complexity and range of politics in Tucson and southern AZ. Time to stop the apathy rooted in the blah, blah, of the power structure. Jim, show some political guts. Maybe with some genuine independent grass-roots voices and views, people will actually start watching!