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TEMPE, Ariz. – With only two months to go before the November elections, former state Democratic chairman Jim Pederson's campaign to unseat incumbent U.S. Senator Jon Kyl has yet to catch on with Arizona voters, according to the latest Cronkite-Eight Poll . The statewide poll of 846 registered voters, conducted by the Walter Cronkite School of Journalism and Mass Communication at Arizona State University and Eight/KAET-TV, found Kyl leading Pederson 46 percent to 36 percent with 18 percent undecided. Previous Cronkite-Eight Polls in April and June showed Kyl leading Pederson by 11 and 14 points, respectively. According to poll director...

Goldwater, McCain, and Indentured Servitude July 09, 2006 By David R. Usher Don Goldwater raised the ire of Republican candidate John McCain last week by suggesting that illegal immigrants should be imprisoned and have to help build a wall to stop Mexico from mass exportation of its poor and criminal citizens. Goldwater is champing for a term as Governor of Arizona. He correctly asserts that foreigners who intentionally go out of their way to violate immigration laws have committed crimes, should be incarcerated for a period of time, and have to work to pay the costs of their incarceration. Goldwater...

Washington D.C. ­– Conservative U.S. Senator John McCain (R-AZ) issued the following statement regarding the suggestion of Don Goldwater, candidate for Arizona governor, to incarcerate illegal immigrants in forced labor camps: "I strongly denounce Don Goldwater’s deeply offensive suggestion that illegal immigrants should be incarcerated in concentration camps along the border, and pressed into forced labor. That Mr. Goldwater is either unaware of or indifferent to the loaded symbolism, injustice and un-Americanism of his “plan” to address the many serious issues caused by illegal immigration reveals his flaws as a candidate, and a stunning lack of respect for the basic...

A new poll shows Don Goldwater leading the list of Republican candidates for governor by a substantial margin, including conservative rival Len Munsil. Goldwater is the nephew of the late Barry Goldwater, a longtime U.S. Senator from Arizona and the 1964 Republican candidate for president. A poll of likely GOP voters by SurveyUSA shows Goldwater with 39 percent. That is well ahead of other gubernatorial candidates. Conservative advocate Len Munsil, viewed as a front-runner by many party leaders and business lobbyists, received just 10 percent. Scottsdale businessman Mike Harris received 9 percent and former Santa Cruz County attorney and state...

A new poll shows Republican prospects in the 2006 Arizona governor's race are not as bad as many business leaders and political insiders had thought. The survey by Zogby International and the Wall Street Journal show Democratic Gov. Janet Napolitano in a dead-heat with Republican Don Goldwater. The Zogby/WSJ poll shows Napolitano with 47 percent of those surveyed and Goldwater with 45 percent. That spread is well within the poll's 4 percent margin of error and goes against conventional wisdom that Napolitano is a clear favorite for re-election. Goldwater is the nephew of late U.S. Sen. Barry Goldwater. His résumé...

PHOENIX The leader of a volunteer effort to put civilians on the Mexican border to report illegal crossers says he is endorsing Arizona gubernatorial candidate Don Goldwater. Chris Simcox, president of the Minuteman Civil Defense Corporation, says Goldwater will make illegal immigration a top priority if he unseats Democratic Governor Janet Napolitano next year. Goldwater, a Republican activist and former state employee, has pledged to lower taxes and get tough on illegal immigration. Goldwater has criticized blamed Napolitano for not fully enacting Proposition 200, the voter-approved measure denies some welfare benefits to illegal immigrants Napolitano spokeswoman Jeanine L'Ecuyer called the...

Arizona’s liberal governor, Janet Napolitano, declined an invitation for an interview on Sean Hannity’s radio program today. That led Hannity to remark that Napolitano “knows her days will be numbered if she doesn’t do something about the border invasion.” Later in today’s program, GOP governor candidate Don Goldwater did appear on the airwaves with Hannity. He said Napolitano obviously got the idea to declare four southern counties a disaster area from New Mexico Governor Bill Richardson, who had just done the same thing next door. If Napolitano is wise, Goldwater said, she will “wake up from her wonderland” and protect...

Don Goldwater, who aspires to be the Republican nominee for governor, doesn't seem to understand the meaning of pro-life. Mr. Goldwater told the Arizona Conservative that his "Views are pretty straight forward," and that, " I am pro-life with a few exceptions," but those exceptions give evidence to his true position on abortion. His exceptions in his own words are "An abortion can only be considered in cases of rape or incest and only before viability of the fetus, the only other exception would be in the case of mortal danger to the mother." I think Mr. Goldwater's exceptions would...

Worth his weight in gold By Dimitri Vassilaros TRIBUNE-REVIEW Sunday, August 14, 2005 Typically, the Arizona Republican gubernatorial primary is of little interest outside the 48th state -- especially when the race has more than a year to go. But this election is atypical because one of the candidates is more than a Goldwater Republican. He is a Republican named Goldwater. Candidate Don Goldwater, 50, is the nephew of Barry Goldwater. Don Goldwater's uncle died in 1998 after being a U.S. senator, presidential candidate, and ultimately the conscience of the Republican Party. If this married father of two should become...

PHOENIX -- A Phoenix area Republican is hoping to parlay his family name and GOP roots into becoming the state's next governor. Don Goldwater confirmed Friday he is seeking his party's nomination to challenge Democratic incumbent Janet Napolitano. Goldwater has planned announcements Tuesday in Sun City, Phoenix and Tucson. Goldwater, the nephew of former U.S. Senator and presidential hopeful Barry Goldwater, has been active in state party politics for years. He heads the GOP committee for his legislative district and has been a delegate to the Republican National Convention. He is joining what could become a crowded field that already...

One of the biggest names in the history of Arizona politics is joining the 2006 race for governor. For discussion purposes: One of the biggest surnames, actually. Republican Party activist Don Goldwater, a nephew of the late U.S. Sen. Barry Goldwater, confirmed Friday he will seek his party's nomination to challenge Democratic Gov. Janet Napolitano. Goldwater declined to elaborate in advance of news conferences planned for Tuesday in Sun City West, Phoenix and Tucson. Goldwater's candidacy was reported first by the Arizona Capitol Times. Barry Goldwater, who died in 1998, helped found the modern Republican Party in Arizona and served...