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Harsh words for Ann Kirkpatrick from both sides in final days of campaign The race in Arizona’s First Congressional District is coming to a close, and Ann Kirkpatrick finds her campaign in shambles: Democrat Party Chairman:"Paton’s closed the gap” On Friday’s Political Roundtable on"Arizona Illustrated” in Tucson, Pima County Democratic Party Chairman Jeff Rogers admitted the race has tightened:"I will have to say that Paton’s closed the gap. She was well ahead in the polling we had seen and the gap has closed and it’s going to be a close one.” Kirkpatrick has"imploded” Non-partisan political commentator Chris Herstam predicted on Channel 12’s Sunday Square Off that Paton would win that race by a good 4 or 5 points:"She has just imploded, frankly. When she has appeared before editorial boards, when she has been in debate settings, she has lost her cool. Paton has maintained his cool, and he’s run an effective race… This was Ann Kirkpatrick’s race to lose.” At war with her own party: Kirkpatrick is ending the campaign still trading barbs with her primary opponent, Wenona Benally Baldenegro – exposing cracks in her base. Last week, Paton was endorsed by the Navajo Nation Council. He was the only Republican campaign to be endorsed – the other two candidates are Democrats from New Mexico. The Council’s Naa’bik’iyati’ Committee, which voted on the endorsements Monday, is comprised of all members of the Council and voted 10-2 to endorse Paton. It rejected a similar endorsement for Kirkpatrick. Ann Kirkpatrick immediately went on the attack, claiming this didn’t happen. But over the weekend, Baldenegro – who was also endorsed by the council during their race – put out a statement saying Kirkpatrick is wrong: "Paton’s endorsement is valid and therefore, it stands.” "The Ann Kirkpatrick Trainwreck Tour continues”: Baldenegro’s husband, Sal, was even sharper in his criticism of Kirkpatrick:"The Ann Kirkpatrick Trainwreck Tour continues. Kirkpatrick is claiming that the Navajo Nation endorsement of Jonathan Paton in CD is not a ‘real’ endorsement. First off all, that is in insult to the sovereignty of the Navajo Nation Council, and second, if Paton’s endorsement"doesn’t count,” then neither does the endorsements of Ben Ray Lujan, Martin Heinrich, and Wenona Benally.” Kirkpatrick’s support for ObamaCare is dragging her down Also on Sunday Square Off, Christina Martinez of Adelante Public Affairs and Communications, pointed to ObamaCare as a weight around Kirkpatrick’s neck:"They’re attacking her on the Affordable Care Act… People are just still so confused and so upset about ObamaCare, and that’s what they’re getting her on, because they have her as one of the biggest champions here.” Still haunted by Holbrook town hall Voters still remember when Kirkpatrick walked out of her own town hall in 2009: "This should have been a Democrat seat, this should have been Ann’s seat… When she walked out of the Holbrook gathering two years ago, somehow in rural Arizona they don’t forget that kind of thing. And it has held onto her and she cannot shake that and it’s not a forgivable sin.” – Stan Barnes, Cooper State Consulting,"Sunday Square Off,” Nov. 4, 2012 "Let’s think back. I think it was two years ago… when Ann Kirkpatrick was running for reelection and there was the incident at a grocery store and it was all over YouTube where she got mad at some people who were asking questions and she walked away. If there’s a pattern of this sort of not wanting to talk to constituents or feeling above the fray … and Jonathan Paton has gotten high marks for crossing party lines in the Legislature, this could be very, very close.” – Steve Goldstein, KJZZ,"Arizona Horizon,” Nov. 2, 2012 Democrat attacks not working "The Payday stuff is not sticking on Paton.” – Christina Martinez of Adelante Public Affairs and Communications,"Sunday Square Off,” Nov. 4, 2012 "The least imaginative campaign this election season was that conducted by outside groups against Republican Jonathan Paton in Congressional District 1. How many times does the guy have to be called "Payday Paton" before political consultants think they've made their point… The first time you heard "Payday Paton," it was kind of clever. By the 100th time, it was mildly irritating. By the 1,000th time, you wanted to blow up your television.” – Bob Robb, Arizona Republic, Nov. 4, 2012 Race a"Toss Up” On Friday, the Rothenberg Political Report moved the race to a"Pure Toss Up,” saying"Democrats continue to feel less and less comfortable with this race.” "Democrats continue to feel less and less comfortable with this race, and now both parties privately agree that if a district in Arizona flips, it will probably be this one. Republicans still worry about the cash discrepancy between the two candidates, but GOP groups have invested heavily in the last few weeks. Polling has been scarce and only Republican IVR polls have shown GOP nominee Jonathan Paton pulling ahead of former Rep. Ann Kirkpatrick (D). Still, both sides believe this race has tightened, and turnout among the district’s sizable LDS population for Romney could boost Paton, too.” – Rothenberg Political Report, Nov. 2, 2012 ### #JonathanPaton #AnnKirkpatrick #AZ01

Ann Kirkpatrick A reckless and irresponsible record that cannot be repeated #AZ01. Kirkpatrick broke the public’s trust, bankrupted our country Jonathan Paton warned Thursday that Ann Kirkpatrick’s record in Congress was reckless and irresponsible, and said that if she’s elected again, Kirkpatrick will continue to add to our deficit and destroy American jobs. One of Kirkpatrick’s first votes as a member of Congress was for Nancy Pelosi’s budget, which would have added $1.2 trillion to our national debt. The budget was called"the most fiscally irresponsible budget in the history of the federal government.” (The Union Leader, April 5, 2009) That’s in addition to her voting for the failed stimulus and ObamaCare – two massive spending packages the country cannot afford. And who can forget how Kirkpatrick wasted more than $100,000 on bonuses for her staff and campaign aides after she lost her election. "Ann Kirkpatrick was reckless and irresponsible with taxpayer dollars, voting for policies and spending packages that further bankrupted our country. As if that wasn’t enough, Kirkpatrick went on a personal spending binge after losing her race, burning through more than $100,000 to reward her staff and political aides,” Paton said."Ann Kirkpatrick has broken the public trust. She simply cannot be trusted ever again.” ### #AZ01 #AnnKirkpatrick #JonathanPaton

The Cook Political Report covered CD 1 in their write-up yesterday of the most competitive House races in the country. Cook points to"Kirkpatrick's ruffled relations with tribes,” noting that the"Navajo Nation tribal council just declined to endorse her.” According to the piece, Kirkpatrick’s missteps have left Jonathan Paton with a"big opening.” AZ-01: NEW SEAT – Northeast: Flagstaff, Navajo Nation, Casa Grande Toss Up. Democrats were bullish earlier in the year on former Rep. Ann Kirkpatrick's comeback chances in this favorably redrawn Northern Arizona seat, but both parties admit the outcome here is now in doubt. Kirkpatrick's ruffled relations with tribes (the Navajo Nation tribal council just declined to endorse her) and a poor editorial board meeting (the Arizona Republic called it a meltdown) have given GOP state Sen. Jonathan Paton a big opening. Over half of voters in Arizona vote by mail, so there's not much left either side can do. #JonathanPaton #AZ01 #AnnKirkpatrick

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Today, the Arizona Daily Wildcat student newspaper threw its support behind Jonathan Paton for Arizona's First District, citing Paton's work on CPS reform and efforts to increase government transparency. The editorial also noted Kirkpatrick's ineffectiveness during her previous term in Congress despite Democrats controlling the House, Senate, and Presidency. The Wildcat is the daily student newspaper of the University of Arizona, the alma mater of both Paton and Kirkpatrick. Paton was the only Republican that the paper endorsed. Arizona Daily Wildcat: Paton for Congressional District 1 His opponent, Ann Kirkpatrick, has greater recognition and has already served a term from 2008 to 2010. But during that time, Democrats controlled both the House and the Senate, and still proved to be ineffective at offering long-term solutions to control spending. In 2009, Paton helped push"Kaity’s Law,” an effort that increased protection for domestic violence victims in dating relationships. In 2010, he led a series of hearings into Arizona’s Child Protective Services after the deaths of three children from Tucson, whose parents had been investigated by CPS. Paton offered his voice to victims whose own voices are too often minimized, and he supports greater transparency in government. The Arizona Newspapers Association has twice given a Freedom of Information Award to Paton, an advocate of open government records. Though we don’t agree with all of Paton’s political positions, he has proven himself to be a staunch supporter of government transparency. The Daily Wildcat endorses Paton for Congressional District 1. #AZ01 #JonathanPaton

She voted for ObamaCare, and now she’s getting her kickback Ann Kirkpatrick is cashing-in on her support for ObamaCare. But now Arizonans have to live with the taxes and spending under this massive government program. One of the biggest funders of Kirkpatrick’s campaign is the powerful union AFSCME, which helped pass ObamaCare. Now the group is investing in getting Kirkpatrick back in Congress – cutting a check to her for $10,000. This is on top of money that has poured into Kirkpatrick’s campaign from Nancy Pelosi in exchange for voting with her nearly 90 percent of the time in Congress. In this year’s campaign, Pelosi’s PAC has already spent over $250,000 attacking Jonathan Paton, and Pelosi has donated a total of $14,000 to Kirkpatrick this cycle. "Ann Kirkpatrick was voted out of office for supporting ObamaCare, and now out-of-state unions and Nancy Pelosi are dumping hundreds of thousands of dollars into Arizona to try to reelect her,” said Paton spokesman Barrett Marson."When it mattered most, Kirkpatrick put union bosses and Pelosi before the people of Arizona. Now they’re coming back to line Kirkpatrick’s campaign pockets.” More on AFSCME: PRESIDENT GERALD W. MCENTEE MOBILIZED ON BEHALF OF PASSING OBAMACARE:"McEntee has long been a leader in the fight to reform the nation’s health care system. He chairs the AFL-CIO’s Health Care Committee and is a co-chair of Health Care for America NOW!, the national grassroots coalition that successfully mobilized to pass President Obama’s historic Affordable Care Act of 2010.” (“Gerald W. McEntee,”AFSCME, Accessed 3/9/2012) AFSCME HAS REPEATEDLY DOUBLED-DOWN ON OBAMACARE: (“Supreme Court Upholds ObamaCare; Millions of Americans Benefit from Historic Health Care Reform,” AFSCME, 6/28/2012) "STRONGLY SUPPORTED” OBAMA IN 2008; ONLY SEIU MADE MORE FEDERAL INDEPENDENT EXPENDITURES BENEFITING DEMOCRATS:"The American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees (AFSCME) is made up of 3,500 local unions representing 1.4 million members who work in public service and health care. In Washington, AFSCME works on everything from improving unemployment benefits to strengthening job security. ... During the 2008 presidential election, it strongly supported Barack Obama, and in the 2010 election cycle, only Service Employees International Union made more federal-level independent expenditures -- communications designed to promote or oppose political candidates -- benefiting Democrats.” (“American Fedn of State, County and Municipal Employees,” www.opensecrets.org, Accessed 3/9/2012) NEARLY $44 MILLION GIVEN TO DEMOCRATS SINCE 1990, 92% OF ALL DONATIONS, WITH ONLY 1% TO GOP: (“American Fedn of State, County and Municipal Employees,” www.opensecrets.org, Accessed 3/9/2012) FOR 2012 CYCLE, HAVE DONATED TO 171 HOUSE DEMS, ONLY ONE REPUBLICAN: (“American Fedn of State, County & Municipal Employees: Recipients,” www.opensecrets.org, Accessed 3/9/2012) ### #AnnKirkpatrick #AZ01 #JonathanPaton

The Arizona Congressional Majority Fund Invites you to Attend a Lunch in Support of Martha McSally, Vernon Parker & Jonathan Paton for Congress Featuring, House Majority Leader Eric Cantor Friday, October 26, 2012 11:30 a.m. Photo Opportunity ۰ 12:00 p.m. Lunch Tomaso’s Italian Restaurant 3225 East Camelback Road ۰ Phoenix, AZ 85016 VIP Photo Op and Lunch Tickets $2,500 Photo Opportunity Access and VIP Seating for One Guest at Lunch Photo Opportunity & Lunch Tickets $1,000 Photo Opportunity Access and Seating for One Guest at Lunch Lunch Tickets $250 Seating for One Guest at Lunch For questions or to RSVP please contact Katie Fischer at 480-570-7887 [email protected] or Jess Yescalis at 602-400-5683 / [email protected] Contributions to the joint fundraising committee, or any of the participating committees individually, are not deductible as charitable contributions for federal income tax purposes. #AZ01 #AZ02 #AZ09 #JonathanPaton #MarthaMcSally #VernonBParker #EricCantor

Ann Kirkpatrick is standing in solidarity with the same out-of-state radical activists who boycotted Arizona, destroying jobs and hurting our economy. Kirkpatrick has received $5,000 from the SEIU, the union group that helped initiate and lead the boycott of Arizona in 2010. Not a surprise given that Kirkpatrick opposed Arizona’s immigration law, SB1070, and repeatedly voted against efforts to secure our border when she was in the state Legislature. Kirkpatrick’s money from big unions doesn’t stop there. In total, Kirkpatrick has received a total of $116,700 from powerful union special interests. "Ann Kirkpatrick is walking arm in arm with the same radical activists who attacked Arizona and hurt our economy,” said Paton spokesman Barrett Marson."This relationship is a red flag. Kirkpatrick will continue to put these extremists before Arizonans if she gets back to Washington.” The facts about SEIU: SEIU CALLED FOR A BOYCOTT OF ARIZONA: (“Labor unions, civil-rights groups boycott Arizona,” Arizona Republic, 5/6/2010) FACTCHECK.ORG CALLS THEM A"DEMOCRATIC/LIBERAL” ORGANIZATION: (“Service Employees International Union (SEIU),” FactCheck.org, 8/10/2010) GAVE 95% TO DEMOCRATS IN 2008: (“Service Employees International Union (SEIU),” FactCheck.org, Accessed 2/3/2012) PRIMARILY UNION DUES, BUT SEIU IN THE PAST HAS"SIPHONED DUES FROM MEDICAID PAYMENTS”: (Joel Gehrke,"SEIU Siphons ‘Dues’ From Mich. Medicaid Payments,” The Washington Examiner, 11/10/2011) FORMER PRESIDENT ANDY STERN WAS A"CHIEF ARCHITECT” OF DEMOCRATS’ GOVERNMENT HEALTHCARE TAKEOVER:"MOST ENGAGED AND INFLUENTIAL” IN PASSING OBAMACARE: (Ezra Klein,"Andy Stern: ‘We Need to Make Ourselves More Involved in these People’s Career Planning,’” The Washington Post, 2/3/2012) #AnnKirkpatrick #AZ01 #JonathanPaton #JustLikePelosi