The Political Notebook

Does Lake really have it wrapped up? Can a Haley conservative win a Republican primary for Congress? What's at stake in the GOP primaries for County offices?

What should be done for housing affordability? What is happening with the Prop 123 extension?

Show notes:

- Robert Robb column on the Starter Home Act: https://robertrobb.substack.com/p/hobbss-veto-message-inadvertently

- Column on Prop 123: https://robertrobb.substack.com/p/refer-a-simple-clean-permanent-state

- Column on Katie Hobbs triangulating against MAGA: https://robertrobb.substack.com/p/hobbs-channels-clinton-bill-that

- The Dispatch article on YIMBY momentum: https://thedispatch.com/newsletter/capitolism/yimbys-are-winning-local-housing-battles-but-can-they-win-the-national-housing-war/

What's next for Arizona and the country?

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Show notes:

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- Robert Robb column on Sinema and Haley: https://robertrobb.substack.com/p/sinema-haley-and-the-end-of-hope

- Tim Steller column on Sinema: https://tucson.com/news/local/tim-stellers-column-sinemas-self-indulgent-senate-term-doomed-her/article_08ccdf9e-dbe5-11ee-8d05-cf89651b7f4e.html

- Arizona Republic Editorial on Sinema: https://www.azcentral.com/story/opinion/editorial/2024/03/06/kyrsten-sinema-reelection-consequential-senate/72857151007/

- The Summit, hosted by Tucker Carlson (Kari Lake appearance starts at 8:24:44, after Nikki Haley's interview with Tucker): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iuAGkW4KOEw

Will Lake have a pragmatic conservative opponent? What about the MAGA melee in congressional district 8?

Is the new right's critique of market capitalism any sounder than that of the left? Is it realistic for populist conservatives to beat liberals in seizing and exercising government power?

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Links:

"In Defense of the American Free Market" -- The Optimistic American podcast -- Paul Johnson interviews Robert Robb

Audio: https://optamerican.podbean.com/e/in-defense-of-the-american-free-market-robert-robb/

Video: https://youtu.be/BiSIOvTQhwU

Is there anything that can happen between now and the convention to shake his hold on primary voters? Should Trump opponents consolidate behind a single candidate? Should that be DeSantis?

Who gets the blame if there's a state government shutdown? Can there be a bipartisan approach to the housing shortage?

Is Hobbs going to govern as a moderate? Does Sinema have a chance as an independent? Will the Republican MAGA fever ever break?

Are there any legitimate arguments against Prop 308? How is the immigration issue playing generally in the 2022 election?

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Show Notes:

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Op-Ed by Fred DuVal: "Arizona doesn't have to be the SB 1070 state. Proposition 308 can right many wrongs"

https://www.azcentral.com/story/opinion/op-ed/2022/10/11/prop-308-gives-dreamers-equal-opportunity-state-tuition/8199900001/

How will the failed referendum play in the 2022 election? What reforms of the current law might be considered? Are district and charter schools being treated fairly?

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Robert Robb column: "Referendum failure dramatically changes the politics of universal private school vouchers."

https://robertrobb.substack.com/p/the-political-notebook-93022

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Billy Robb on state testing: "Proficiency and its discontents: Could you pass the AASA?"

https://chollaexpress.substack.com/p/proficiency-and-its-discontents