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Republican Party chairman: Obsession with “Dark Money” destroys editorial board’s credibility
The Editorial Board at the Arizona Republic newspaper last weekend demonstrated how precious little they understand about the duties, responsibilities and capacities of the Arizona Republican Party.
Poll: 53 percent of Arizonans favor decriminalizing marijuana
New poll numbers show a slim majority of Arizonans favor decriminalizing the possession of small amounts of marijuana.
State GOP votes to keep primary open to independents
An attempt by grassroots conservatives to close next year’s GOP to independent voters fell flat after the Arizona Republican Party’s executive committee decided not to spend money on the lawsuit it would take to accomplish that goal.
Proxy war: Bill aims to limit abuse in intraparty elections
A Senate panel has advanced a bill that attempts to rein in the rampant use of proxies at Republican intraparty elections, but some local party leaders say the bill is unnecessarily overreaching.
Graham re-elected state GOP chairman
Arizona Republicans re-elected their chairman in a landslide, urged their party to close its primary elections to independents and got a surprise visit from U.S. Sen. John McCain, who was both cheered and jeered by the party faithful.
Voters expect leadership for a new prosperity in Arizona
The inauguration of Governor Doug Ducey and our fellow Republicans to every statewide elected office, and to majorities in both legislative chambers, makes the case that Republican leadership and policymaking are what voters are looking for in both good times and bad.
Arizona GOP chairman faces challenge despite party’s success
Arizona GOP Chairman Robert Graham is facing an insurgent challenge from the right despite his party’s sweep of statewide races and successful defense of Republican majorities at the Capitol.
Graham touts backing from Arpaio, party loyalists
AZGOP Chairman Robert Graham quickly rolled out endorsements from Arpaio and longtime party leaders a day after GOP activist Lori Urban confirmed to our reporter that she’s challenging him in the race for chairman – a sure sign that he’s not taking the January race for granted.
It’s a two-way contest for AZGOP chairman
Republicans kept their majorities in the Arizona House and Senate and swept all statewide races, but for some party activists, the election results weren’t a reason for celebration. Rather, it was a cause for dissatisfaction, which was enough to compel some to conclude it’s time to replace state party chairman Robert Graham.
Anti-DuVal group provides no evidence to back up claims
An independent expenditure group that supports Republican gubernatorial candidate Doug Ducey accused rival Fred DuVal of helping a group of Puerto Rican terrorists get clemency from the Clinton administration, despite a lack of evidence that the Democratic nominee had any role in the controversy.
Avoiding Arizona’s Akin
Politico observers awoke this morning (Sept. 15) to some surprising news: Russell Pearce had resigned his post as first vice-chairman of the Arizona Republican Party following a mini-furor surrounding comments he made recently on his weekly political talk radio show.
Tracking the early returns
According to figures released today (August 13) by the Arizona Republican Party, 113,000 early ballots have been cast in the GOP primary as of yesterday.
