The Arizona Republic has this article about Jarrett Maupin being kept off the ballot for insufficient signatures. I don't think Maupin has a realistic chance to defeat the Mayor, but he could cause embarrassment. There are a lot of Democrats who would vote for anyone but the mayor. The Mayor and his people want to rack up a huge victory in the Phoenix as a stepping stone to the governor's office. So, essentially Maupin is more a political problem than a threat.
Having said that, let me say to anyone that has a problem with the Mayor's people playing hardball with the signatures, tough and welcome to politics. As the saying goes, "Politics ain't beanbag."
No one would have a problem disqualifying a stupid ballot initiative or a Republican candidate in this manner. This is about having an organization that can collect enough signatures to keep it free of challenge. I have run signature collecting operations for various races and it is a lot of work to check every signature collector and signature, but it is what you do. I do not have sympathy for people that cannot follow the rules.
The simple fact is the Mayor has good campaign people. We need more like them in the Democratic Party, even if I don't like him as a candidate.
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