Michael Bryan

Michael founded BlogForArizona.net as the Howard Dean presidential campaign blog for Arizona in 2003, and has been blogging ever since. The Blog is now coming up on 20 years of continuous publication, a major achievement for any political blog, which usually have the life-spans of mayflies. Michael is an attorney living in Tucson with his wife Lauren. In 2008, Michael remade BlogForArizona into a collaborative project. Michael is now but one of the contributors to the blog and provides editorial and publishing direction in consultation with the Board of Directors and the other authors. If you want to keep up with the latest Arizona and National political news in an entertaining quick hit of news and opinion, check out the BlogForArizona twitter feed, which Mike largely curates and writes. Michael is also an AAPC member who occassionally consults on political campaigns, strategy and communications.

Trust but Verify: The Democratic Tightrope of 2020

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If elections are races, 2020 is a triathlon. The first, grueling leg feels like a marathon itself: win the vote. For most races, the popular vote is enough. For the presidential race, of course, the excruciating math of the electoral college comes into play. Winning a majority of votes, or electoral college votes, in a … Read more

Will the Arizona Legislature Decide Our Electoral College Votes?

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Trump has made it perfectly clear he’s not interested in the will of America’s voters. He is only interested in how he can possibly remain in power regardless of the results of the election just weeks from now. Barton Gellman of The Atlantic now reports that Trump’s election legal team has been quietly talking to … Read more

Gallup: Democrats Viewed as Better Party to Handle Top Problems

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Democrats have an edge at handling the most important problems, 47% to 39%. Typically, the party leading on this measure has won the election. The government, the coronavirus most often mentioned as the top problem in September. More Americans believe the Democratic Party (47%) than the Republican Party (39%) would do a better job of … Read more

A Flashpoint in the Maricopa County Attorney Race?

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Today, appointed Maricopa County Attorney Allister Adel announced that she has determined there will be no charges filed against DPS Trooper George Cervantes, who shot Dion Johnson to death during a traffic encounter on May 25, 2020, in which Johnson was found asleep at the wheel and an unrecorded struggle ensued, ending with Johnson shot, handcuffed, and … Read more