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The Breakdown: G-oh!-P
Phoenix is heating up and the sky may be falling. The state GOP led by Kelli Ward came out in support of a tax hike this week. But is it too late?
2-time US Senate candidate Ward seeks top Arizona GOP post
Two-time U.S. Senate candidate Kelli Ward said Monday she'll seek the top post in the Arizona Republican Party and likely forego any effort to seek the late Sen. John McCain's seat in 2020.
Slow vote count spurs talk of changes in election laws
Arizona’s prolonged vote count has borne a batch of proposed law changes designed to speed up the process and instill more confidence in the system. It took a week in... […]
Election Day starts weeks of political theater in AZ
Republican leads in close races on November 6 vanished as county recorders counted ballots in the days after, and Republicans turned to attacking Arizona’s electoral process, making unfounded claims of vote rigging.
House, Senate remain under Republican control — again
The “blue wave” appears to have missed Arizona. Democrats not only failed to make significant strides at the statewide level but also remain the minority party in both the state House and Senate.
Democrats narrow margin on early ballots
Election Day officially is tomorrow but more people already have cast their ballots in Arizona than four years ago - though not everywhere throughout the state.
Trump in AZ rally urges Republicans to ‘cast second greatest vote ever’ for McSally
The Arizona GOP enlisted the party’s campaigner-in-chief at a Friday rally in Mesa to boost Republican enthusiasm for U.S. Senate candidate Martha McSally and down-ballot Republicans ahead of the congressional midterm election.
Treason, Trump, Obamacare at issue in Sinema, McSally debate
Hoping to remind voters of her foe's history, Republican senatorial contender Martha McSally said Monday that Kyrsten Sinema, her Democratic foe, is guilty of supporting "treason.''
Specter of split chamber looms over Senate president race
Either Karen Fann or J.D. Mesnard will lead the Senate in 2019, assuming Republicans maintain control of the legislative chamber.
The Breakdown: Ducey and The Donald
If President Donald Trump is the most bombastic figure in the Republican Party right now, Gov. Doug Ducey may be his polar opposite, leaving the governor in an increasingly awkward position this election cycle.
Doug Ducey’s Donald Trump dilemma
With reports swirling that Trump will headline an upcoming rally in Phoenix, his likely visit has put Gov. Doug Ducey in an awkward position as the governor toes the line in embracing the Republican Party’s most bombastic figure.
Riggs wins SPI Republican nomination with slim margin of victory
More than a week after the primary election, the Republican party finally has a nominee for superintendent of public instruction: Frank Riggs.
