I still don't have much information on this race. I am pretty familiar with the inner workings of Arizona politics, but cannot figure out why the different groups behind Laura Pastor and Michael Nowakowski lined up the way they did.
Basically, it looks like the unions (police, Fire and UFWC Arizona's Largest Union) have lined up behind Mr. Nowakowski while most of the liberal power players (Raul Grijalva, Representative Steve Gallardo, Representative Chad Campbell, Representative David Lujan, Representative Kyrsten Sinema, Supervisor Mary Rose Wilcox) have lined up behind Ms. Pastor. Sure, Ms. Pastor has the backing of the AFL-CIO, but that is pretty empty these days. I am not sure whether it is troubling or interesting that Ms. Pastor has the backing of the Chamber of Commerce and the Realtors Association. They probably support her because they see her as the establishment candidate (or the most likely to win).
It is also interesting that AFSCME is not on either list. AFSCME represents workers in the city of Phoenix. In the end, the police and fire unions have the biggest vested interest in city races. They are arguably the best at influencing them.
I promise to start digging for information about the race this week...
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