By Alexander Lomax David Schweikert is gone. The longtime Republican congressman vacated Arizona’s 1st Congressional District to run for governor, and the seat he held since 2011 is now a free-for-all. It has favored Democrats in seven of the last nine statewide or presidential contests since 2020. Both primaries reflect that uncertainty: crowded, competitive, and unresolved. The Republican Primary: Trump’s … Read More
A Shanked Field Goal: Jay Feely’s Attack on Joseph Chaplik Is a New Low in the CD-1 Primary
There is an old football saying: you can tell a lot about a team’s character when the game gets hard. Jay Feely, the former Arizona Cardinals kicker turned congressional candidate, just showed voters who he is when things got hard. It is not a flattering picture. Feely’s campaign recently attacked primary opponent Joseph Chaplik over missed votes during his final … Read More
Chaplik Steps Down from Legislature to Go All-In on Congressional Bid
There’s something worth respecting about a politician who acknowledges he can’t do two jobs at once. Scottsdale Republican state Rep. Joseph Chaplik announced this week that he will be resigning from the Arizona Legislature to focus entirely on his campaign for Arizona’s 1st Congressional District. Chaplik, who has served in the state House since 2019, made the announcement Thursday, flanked … Read More
Where Sports Intersects with Politics: Will a Former Arizona Cardinal Be Heading to Washington?
Most of the time we all hate it when politics insert themselves into sports; sports are usually our safe space away from the bickering and fights of politics. Talking crap about Dodgers fans or Seahawks fans is much more satisfying than fighting with someone from the other political party for most people. But every once in a while sports intersects … Read More