Laurie Roberts: Joe Arpaio recall doomed by political miscalculation
by Dee Dee Garcia Blase on Mar. 19, 2013, under joe arpaio wastes millions of tax payer dollars, Legal Immigration Reform, Russell pearce Special Elections Recall
They ran out of money.
The Joe Arpaio recall is vastly different than the Recall Russell Pearce efforts. Keep in mind initially there were 2 Recall Russell Pearce efforts and the efforts needed only 10,365 valid signatures. On the other hand, recalling Joe Arpaio is going to require at least 500,000 signatures in order to ascertain the 335,000 valid signatures by May 30. Meanwhile, I am told by Republicans that Arpaio has benefited financially from the Arpaio recall where several of his supporters sent him more money in light of the recall shortly after he was elected as sheriff.
Just in from Lauri Roberts…
Joe Arpaio recall doomed by political miscalculation
Joe Arpaio can hold off on packing up his pink undies. The fast-march campaign to recall the sheriff ground to a slow trudge on Monday as recall organizers confirmed they are out of money.
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Others, however, said the Arpaio recall was doomed from the start by a combination of political miscalculation and, as one Democratic strategist put it, “recall fatigue”.
“Joe Arpaio is passé and so is any effort to get him out of office,” said Democratic strategist Mario Diaz.
