By Alexander Lomax I doubt that I need to tell you about the death of Charlie Kirk. Locally you couldn’t have turned on a TV without seeing something about it, and because of the success of the organization he founded, Turning Point USA, it has become an international story, another example of America seemingly splitting at the scenes, another example … Read More
How is the Governor’s Race Stacking Up? Recent Fundraising Numbers Provide Insight
By Alexander Lomax Yes, it’s not even 2026 yet. But the 2025 legislative session is over, and much like how drafts and training camps allow us to peer into the future season of our favorite sports teams, there is something that allows us to handicap future political races: fundraising. Fundraising numbers for Q2 are now in…so how do they look? … Read More
Data Provides the Playbook: How Democrats Can Win in Arizona
By Alexander Lomax As the cliche goes, success has many fathers but failure is an orphan, but in politics these days failure often seems to have many parents. Many on the political left have been looking for answers as to why Trump won yet again, and there have been a number of fingers pointed at intangibles. Many seem to believe … Read More
Chaos with the Arizona Democratic Party Comes to a Head: The Chairman is Ousted
It has been a brutally bad half year for the new Chairman of the Arizona Democratic Party (ADP), Robert Branscomb. He has faced a near-total party revolt as all statewide elected officials came out and publicly criticized him after he broke the unwritten rule of airing dirty laundry (read our last piece here). Well that was not about to be … Read More
Governor Hobbs Breaks Records with Veto Pen; Is This the Sum Total of Her Abilities?
Being a Democratic governor with a Republican-controlled state House and Senate is never an easy proposition, and Governor Katie Hobbs has found this out firsthand. Unable to control the agenda, she has mostly been relegated to one act of power: the veto pen. Now that the legislative session is over, we know how often she has used that power this … Read More
AP&G Exclusive: An Interview with Former State Senator Christine Marsh
Hi Christine, thank you so much for your time. Your story has been an interesting one; a former Arizona Teacher of the Year turned politician/public servant. For those who are unaware, you first ran for office in 2018, the year of the massive Red for Ed protests in the state. Was there one single catalyst or event that first prompted … Read More
Arizona Democrats in Crisis Mode: What’s Behind a Near Party Revolt
After a bruising year at the polls last year, Arizona Democrats were looking forward to a rebound election in 2026, one that has been made all the more likely because of the current messiness in the White House. But that will only be the case if the party is strong and united, and recent developments have shown quite the opposite. … Read More
Revolt from the 51st State: How a Canadian Boycott May Impact Arizona
You have to have been living under a rock to not hear about President Donald Trump’s fight against our neighbors to the north, Canada. Between threatening tariffs to repeatedly suggesting that America should annex Canada as the “51st state”, it has singlehandedly caused a significant fissure in what has traditionally been a very strong relationship. While it is easy to … Read More
The Consequences of Acting First, Asking Questions Later
Whether or not we want to admit it, nearly all of us value action over words from our politicians. It’s why the first 100 days of a presidential administration are considered the most important: it’s a gauge of an elected official’s ability to DO after a year or so of talking about what they would do. We elect people for … Read More