The Strongest Democratic Party We Have Ever Seen
“Democrats keep overperforming in elections. Republicans keep underperforming and struggling. We even saw this in Iowa. Despite Trump’s victory, turnout there was abysmal,” says political strategist Simon Rosenberg. “Only 7 percent of all registered Republicans voted for Donald Trump in Iowa. It’s a terrible number. And so, when Democrats actually go vote, we just keep … Read more
Rare Beast Sighted at Arizona Legislature: Actual Legislation Everyone Can Support!
As rare of hen’s teeth and as powerful as Bigfoot on a bender, we have sighted that rarest of legislative species under GOP control: good legislation that simply makes reasonable public policy! SB1037, sponsored by Senator Shope, does something simple that helps people, saves the state money, and simply makes sense: it extends AHCCCS coverage … Read more
Washed Ashore – recycled “art to save the sea” exhibit at Tucson Botanical Gardens
A new travelling exhibit showcasing large sculptures/”art to save the sea” made from marine debris and other plastics opened at the Tucson Botanical Gardens on Jan. 26. My husband and I attended the opening art talk by Brad Parks, the Conservation Education Director from Washed Ashore, an Oregon based group whose mission is: “To build … Read more
Like Truman in 1948, President Biden Needs to Campaign Against the Do Nothing Trump MAGA Republicans if They Abandon Immigration Reform
There is no shortage of Trump-Maga Republican Hypocrisy or Chutzphah. After spending three years whining, hyping, and demagoguing the increase in migrants coming legally and illegally to the United States, they want to abandon the most conservative immigration reform legislation (with bipartisan and Biden/Harris Administration support) since perhaps the anti-immigrant hysteria era following the first … Read more
Reconstruction after the Civil War and after the Civil Rights Movement
It was immediately evident after the Civil War that assistance would be needed from the North for the South to rebuild not just physical infrastructure but a whole new legal and social system. Reconstruction governments established public schools, passed laws to allow plantation laborers more power, made taxation more equitable, and outlawed racial discrimination. After … Read more
All politics are still local
Arguably, the best strategy for success at the top of the ticket may be energizing voters about races near the ballot’s bottom.
The Politics of Threat: How MAGA Bullies America. Is This Who We Want to Be?
The Brennan Center has put out a report entitled “Intimidation of State and Local Officeholders” on the rising tide of politically motivated threats, violence and intimidation in our public life, especially focused on elected officers, government workers, and candidates for public office. The trends they document that have emerged since that moment when Trump glided … Read more
