Stephen Richer prefers boring, takes on Trump
There’s a lot of unintentional irony surrounding Maricopa County Recorder Stephen Richer.
Arizona election laws work – don’t try to suppress voters
Something insidious is happening in the Arizona Legislature. After an election that saw a record high turnout, exemplary election administration in Arizona, and no instances of voter or election fraud, Republican legislators would like to change the election laws.
GOP divide spurs call to arms, doxing
Protesters rallied outside House Speaker Rusty Bowers’ home December 8 and a self-declared candidate for Arizona governor threatened to remove Gov. Doug Ducey through non-legal means this week as intraparty... […]
Dissension in AZGOP as Trump dumps Ducey
He may not have realized it at the moment, but ignoring that call may have ended a close relationship with the most powerful man in the world and escalated dissension in the Arizona Republican Party.
Ducey: Threats against Hobbs ‘unacceptable’
Gov. Doug Ducey said Wednesday he has seen no evidence of "widespread fraud or irregularity'' in the conduct of the Arizona election.
GOP outpaces Dems during extended registration
The voter registration period in Arizona has come to a close after a pressurized 10 days in which the deadline was challenged, extended and cut short.
Dems pour money into ousting incumbents in red-hued LD11
Few paid attention to the district before the primaries. But since, national and state Democrats have made LD11 a top target, at least on paper.
Court reinstates ‘dark money’ contributions
The state Court of Appeals has reinstated a 2017 law that opens the door to "dark money'' contributions to political races.
GOP takes another bite at early ballot lawsuit losses
The Trump re-election committee is making a last-ditch effort to keep a new deadline for people to sign their mail-in ballots from taking effect this year.
Stringer’s comeback bid looks dim
Yavapai County Attorney Sheila Polk is on track to defeat embattled former lawmaker David Stringer, fending off her first challenger since 2000 and remaining as the top prosecutor in that... […]
D.C. pundit has it wrong, Arizona Republicans ready for 2020
The Washington, D.C., pundit class has focused its sights on one of the fastest growing counties in the nation with the prediction that its voters could thwart the President’s re-election... […]
Voting – if you can – in the 21st Century
Independent Voters are not going to go away. Our Nation needs all the positive voices it can get and the parties don’t own all of them by any means. At some point this will become so broadly clear that it can no longer be ignored. We – and the parties – have a lot of work to do.


















