Is Elizabeth Warren the Democratic Ronald Reagan?

In 1980 the Jimmy Carter people were thrilled to have Ronald Reagan as a general election opponent, thinking, wrongly as it turned out, that the Wall Street loving Republican nominee would be too extreme for voters to put in the White House. Could history be repeating itself in the opposite direction? Is Elizabeth Warren, the … Read more

Former public prosecution lawyer Julie Gunngile aims to become the first female Maricopa County Attorney

When political junkies last read about Julie Gunnigle on the Blog for Arizona, she, along with Jennifer Samuels and Kristin Dybvig-Pawelko, were knocking on thousands of household doors in Legislative District 15, hoping to win seats in the Arizona State Legislature during the 2018 elections. While they did not prevail, they markedly helped increase turnout … Read more

A Conversation with Maricopa County Recorder Adrian Fontes

Although the November 2020 elections are still 15 months away, the growing staff at the Maricopa County Recorders office is already undergoing training to prepare for it. Maricopa County is the fastest-growing county in the United States and it has encountered its share of Election Day difficulties over the last three years. During the 2016 … Read more