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.
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Visit Blog For Arizona’s New Store!

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Who doesn’t like some schwag? Some merch? Some flare? Now you can buy our swag, helping to spread the word about BlogForArizona.net, subtly telling those MAGA-hatted idiots around you to “kiss my ass”, and all the while supporting the blog financially, just by visiting our new store full of merch, or finding the ‘Shop’ link … Read more

The Most Effective Technique for Campaigning During the Pandemic

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We can agree that we are all on the same page regarding turning Arizona Blue during the November 2020 general election. Now, the big question is how are we going about getting this done? During unusual, unorthodox, and never-before-seen times and circumstances, we have to move far past the comfort we usually work/volunteer/reside in, into … Read more

Carlos Ingram-Lopez’s Death in Tucson Police Custody

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All too frequently in recent weeks, Arizona has become a subject that Chris Hayes covers on his show “All In” due to our rapidly expanding COVID19 crisis, and now the April death in Tucson police custody of Carlos Ingram-Lopez. Though I certainly recommend listening to Chris’ full show, an interesting interview with Rep. Ruben Gallego … Read more

Why Are Protesters Pulling Down Our Statues?

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A lot of people are upset by protesters pulling down or defacing public statues of and memorials to Confederate figures, and even of historical persons who espoused racists views, or who owned slaves. Even some readers of this blog have revealed deep ambivalence about this movement. Many Americans are confused and angry that Black Lives … Read more