Who will be the Chair of AZ Dems?

Democrats of Greater Tucson just presented three candidates for Chair of the Arizona Democratic Party — incumbent Yolanda Bejarano and challengers Robert Branscomb and Cathy Ransom. (A fourth candidate, Dave Braun, did not attend.) This Saturday, January 18, state committee members will vote on who will lead us through the coming nightmare. ►Fast forward to … Read more

Pima Supervisor Christy Gaslights himself

Now comes Steve Christy, the irrelevant member of the Pima Board of Supervisors, complaining about “gaslighting.” He says Tucson’s leaders want to distract him from Trump’s mass deportation plans — to reduce the workforce by sending US troops into Arizona in a big plan to round up 11 million people. What could go wrong? Just … Read more

Democrats Must Stop Being the Party of Political Correctness

Democrats must change how we operate to win the next election. Following is my view, speaking as a Democratic activist and precinct committee person for 18 years. I’ve been the Chair of the powerhouse LD18 Democrats and a board member (and President for three years) of Democrats of Greater Tucson. Like everyone else, I was … Read more

Trump won Voters who Got their News from Podcasts, YouTube and Social Media

Political analyst Taegan Goddard says that Democrats lost the election because the party didn’t keep up with voters who got their news from new media platforms. Meanwhile, Harris performed best among those who got their news from CNN and mainstream broadcast news. Goddard founded Political Wire, one of the earliest and most influential political websites. I have a … Read more