Jon Kyl knew the intelligence on Iraq having WMD's was wrong and failed to speak up or doing anything about it. In fact he still rubber stamped for Bush. He has continually lied about this information. The press in Arizona has been quiet on this and needs to bring it to the attention of the voters before the election. Jim Pederson can win this race if enough people are made aware of Jon Kyls position.
During his visit here last week, Ambassador Joseph Wilson first referred to a declassified Senate Intelligence report that makes it clear Kyl knew one of the president's central WMD claims was wrong but failed to speak up.

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Well I'm in a good mood, having just downed a nice big cup of coffee and eaten a barbecue chicken dinner with mac and cheese and green beans.  And then Atrios gave me a robot pony, and Fox News ratings are still crashing.  At this point there's so much sleaze and spin coming from the right-wing and pushed through he press that it's impossible to track a tenth of it, let alone blog about it.  What's relevant now is turnout.  Who's going to vote?  And who has decided that it's just not worth it?

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As an Arizona Democrat, I am incredibly disappointed with the campaign of Jim Pederson, who is challenging Republican Jon Kyl.  I will be voting for Jim Pederson, but it is solely an anti-Kyl vote; I despise Jon Kyl and his voting record.  Jim Pederson, however, is an AWFUL candidate--his campaign ads, rather than energize me, actually annoy me.  I would suggest to the DSCC to stop contributing funds to this campaign, as Pederson, in my opinion, has absolutely no chance.  The DSCC should spend its money where it will really make a difference (PA, OH, RI, MO, MT, NV, TN, and unfortunately, MD, NJ, and MI).  As for the other Arizona races, I would suggest contributing to Harry Mitchell for AZ-05, and whichever Democrat wins the nomination in AZ-08; both of these House races are excellent pick-up opportunities in this "trending purple" state.  I think Janet Napolitano will be easily re-elected as Governor but needs our continued support.  Any Arizona residents agree with my assessment and pessimism concerning the AZ Senate race?  

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We want Democrats to win. And we want to stop genocide in Darfur.

Can we do both at the same time?

Actually, yes. Voters consistently say that Darfur should be a priority. And a recent scorecard on Darfur showed Democrats leading the way. Detailed analysis inside.

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Following up on some of Matt's postings and the new Senate race rankings from Chris, it's becoming more and more clear that uber-conservative Jon Kyl is in real trouble in his bid for a third term in the Senate from Arizona.

Taking a look at the latest SurveyUSA 50-state poll and specifically the new list of Senators' approval ratings, Kyl sticks out as one of the most unpopular U.S. Senators today; in fact, he has the fourth highest disapproval rating of any Senator. But as bad as his numbers are today at 44 percent approval and 47 percent disapproval, Kyl's trend is even worse. Over the course of the last two months, during which time Kyl's well-funded and relatively popular Democratic challenger Jim Pederson has been on the air, Kyl's disapproval rating has shot up 11 points. That's right, 11 points in just two months.

Seldom is a Congressman or Senator able to turn off so many voters in such a short period of time without being indicted or being outed as a philanderer. But Kyl has proven adept at offending his constituents -- particularly independents and moderates, as Chris notes in the previous post -- over the past 60 days or so. And if this ignominious trend continues for much longer, Kyl's going to be out of a job fairly soon. If you want to help him end his current occupation, head on over to Pederson's site and throw hime a bone or two.

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