David Gordon

Living in Arizona since his family moved to Tempe from New York in 1982, David Gordon has three degrees from Arizona State University and the University of Phoenix in History, Political Science, and Secondary School Administration. A highly qualified Social Studies instructor and Certified School Principal, Mr. Gordon owned his own charter school, Grand Canyon College Preparatory Academy from 1997-2016. The school served students in grades 6-12 in the East Valley of Maricopa County. Many of the graduates of GCP earned college credit for free while still attending high school, some completing the first year of college before graduating. Among the speakers at the school's graduations were noted figures in Arizona Politics like Harry Mitchell, David Schweikert, Juan Mendes, Andrew Sherwood, and John Huppenthal. Mr. Gordon also participated in the revisions of the Arizona History and Social Studies standards. In January 2017, Mr. Gordon started the political blog Twenty-First Century Progressive Bull Moose. It has a global following and routinely comments on the political events of the day. Mr. Gordon also helps administer the Facebook page Living Blue in Arizona. He is also a science fiction writer and has just completed two series. The first one, Jigsaw: Beginnings, Warheads, and Full Circle. All are available on Amazon. The second Jigsaw Series: History's Forgotten: Parts One, Two, and Three are also out on Amazon. The seventh book, Jigsaw: Powder Keg should be released in November 2023. Mr. Gordon is very happy to be asked to join the Blog for Arizona team and hopes to spread the progressive word to make Arizona a better place for everyone.

Patti O’Neil Wants to Embark on a Listening Tour and Build Up the Infrastructure of the Maricopa County Democratic Party

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2024 was not a good year for the Maricopa County Democratic Party.  Despite many victories at the school board level, Yassamin Ansari and Greg Stanton winning their House races, and the re-election of Kate Gallego as Phoenix Mayor, County Democratic candidates all went down to defeat in this cycle. Several battleground Legislative District candidates, including … Read more

It Looks Like Democracy Has Died at the Washington Post

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It looks like the Washington Post, whose owner Jeff Bezos is making nice with the incoming Trump-Vance Administration, is proving their slogan that “Democracy Dies in Darkness.” Bezos, whose influence nixed the papers ready endorsement of Vice President Kamala Harris before the November elections, apparently put his foot down on an unpublished editorial cartoon by … Read more