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.

MAGA Were Russian Dupes All Along

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It has now been revealed in an indictment that Tenet Media was a front for Russian propaganda. Can’t say I’m at all surprised. Not only were those guys useful idiots for Russia, though it now appears they were well-paid useful idiots. I guess being well-paid makes them useful whores instead of idiots, or maybe useful … Read more

DNC Heartbreak, American National Interest, and a Widening War

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The absolutely most heartbreaking moment of the DNC Convention was the appearance of Rachel Goldberg-Polin and Jon Polin, American-Israeli parents of Hersh Goldberg-Polin. The entire crowd was in sympathy and in tears as Rachel and Jon told the story of their son’s kidnapping and the 109 people, including 45 Americans, who were still held hostage … Read more

AZ’s DNC Delegation Breakfast Day 3 Was a Political Nerd’s Fantasy Team!

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First up was political super-star former Presidential candidate and NJ’s Senator Cory Booker, who I suspect pissed every other speaker off because they had to follow this! With humor, wit, heartfelt storytelling. and some good old-fashioned shouting, Booker rocked the room. Note that this was him “saving his voice” for tonight’s appearance on the DNC … Read more

Mesa Mayor John Giles Stands Up to the AZGOP’s MAGA Bullies for Democracy and the American Way

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Mayor Giles has been here before. He stepped forward to endorse the election of Democrat Mark Kelly to the Senate over anti-democratic, anti-American values MAGA blowhard, conspiracy theorist, election denier, and insurrectionist fascist before and taken the blowback from his own party it has caused him with grace. He’s now doing it again on the … Read more