Arizona: Emily Bittner

Fri, 06/20/2008 - 15:38

Democrats admit to tracking Republican candidate

The Arizona Democratic Party admits it sent an employee to track attendees of a private fundraiser for 5th Congressional District Republican candidate Laura Knaperek, after the incident was exposed on the J.D. Hayworth Show.

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Fri, 05/16/2008 - 19:38

2 views on Davis' memo on GOP weaknesses

Arizona only rates a few mentions in the long analysis U.S. Rep. Tom Davis (R-Va.) penned regarding the Republican Party's current woes, a memo designed to address the rampant anxiety prevailing among GOP incumbents and candidates this cycle. Yet both of Arizona's political parties see a direct correlation between what Davis addressed on the national level and what is happening on the ground in Arizona's congressional races.

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Mon, 05/05/2008 - 15:20

Democratic Party hits Bee for ties to Norquist

The Arizona Democratic Party has issued a release hitting Republican Congressional candidate Tim Bee for his ties to conservative activist Grover Norquist and an upcoming Norquist event.

Press release

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Fri, 04/25/2008 - 22:25

Dems return fire on fuel costs

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) presented the case of Hill Democrats yesterday in the new battle over who's to blame for skyrocketing fuel prices (and the price of everything else).

This week, Republicans followed up their rhetoric with action, introducing a bill that would force Pelosi and the Democratic majority to reveal their "secret plan" for bringing stability to fuel costs.

Pelosi's response: the secret plan was never secret, and not really a plan, either.

Tue, 04/22/2008 - 20:05

Attacking the messenger

The headline reads: "BITTNER HIGHLIGHTS DEMOCRATS' FAILURE." Today's release from AZ GOP Communications Manager Tony Reinhard is the first salvo against Arizona Democratic Party Communications Director Emily Bittner, who has proven capable of unleashing a fusilade against Republicans no matter what the circumstances.

Thu, 04/17/2008 - 12:14

Bennett getting a taste of what it will be like if he decides to run

Former Senate President Ken Bennett is still considering if he wants to take a shot at the open 1st CD seat.  Since it became public he is reconsidering if he wants to make the leap or not he has been getting a steady dose of Emily Bittner and the Arizona Democratic Party.  In the latest installment attacking Bennett the Democratic party goes after Bennett for his comments to Arizona’s Yellow Sheet

Fri, 04/11/2008 - 21:25

Democrats question why GOP in Congress won't support G.I. bill

"We're proud that Rep.

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Thu, 04/10/2008 - 17:01

Preemptive strike

On the heels of a DCCC memo savaging CD1 Republicans for what they labelled a state of "disarray" among their ranks, the Arizona Democratic Party has followed suit, dredging up questions about former State Senate President Ken Bennett's activities in the State Senate regarding his family's oil business.

Fri, 04/04/2008 - 14:57

AZ Dems seek to "educate" McCain

Sen. John McCain may yet come to regret uttering such quotes as: "The issue of economics is something that I've really never understood as well as I should," and "I know a lot less about economics than I do about military and foreign policy issues. I still need to be educated."

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Tue, 04/01/2008 - 19:25

Rematch!

On last week's episode of the PBS show Horizon, Emily Bittner, communications director for the Arizona Democratic Party, came after House Republican Caucus spokesman Barrett Marson's boss, House Speaker Jim Weiers (R-Phoenix), in a big way, accusing him of predatory lending practices at his loan company that cost families their homes.

It clearly didn't sit well with Marson, who took the gloves off in last night's rematch with Bittner on the program. Watch the fireworks as the feud between these two heats up: