The heat is being turned up on Tucson’s own front runner for the Democratic nomination for US Sentate, Rodney Glassman. Those of us south of the Gila have come to love the guy if for nothing more than plenty of fodder to glob about.

Looks like campaign staffers are leaving the Glassman campaign, according to Arizona Capital Times,  because of:

But sources said staff is fed up with Glassman’s unwillingness to spend money, excessive micromanaging, berating campaign workers and misleading comments about his willingness to self-fund.

A second story was sent to us by Investigative Journalist turned Senate Candidate, John Dougherty. It has to do with who controls Glassmans personal campaign loans, him or his family.

PHOENIX (Aug. 22) – The Arizona Capitol Times reported Saturday that sources inside Rodney Glassman’s U.S. Senate campaign contend Glassman does not have direct control over a $500,000 personal loan Glassman claims to have made to his campaign.
The Capitol Times cites multiple sources close to the campaign stating that “the candidate’s family” put $500,000 into the Glassman’s campaign and that “Glassman’s father is controlling the purse strings.”
 
Federal Election Commission regulations allow candidates to make unlimited personal loans to their campaign committees. However, FEC requires a candidate to have direct control over the money loaned to the campaign.
 
Loans, including those from a candidate’s relatives, including parents and spouses, are considered campaign contributions and limited to only $2,400 in the primary and general election cycles.

The reality is the defections and campaign contribution allegations are a little too late with the role of early ballots. Watch for McCain to have a great time with Rodney should he win the primary.