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.

Leading Pollster: McCain Victory ‘Highly Improbable’

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by Marlene H. Phillips Three weeks ago I interviewed Professor David Paleologos, political pollster and Director of Suffolk University Political Research Center in Boston. At the time, I encouraged the professor to poll my home state of Arizona, saying there were strong indications Obama might win. But he declined, saying he was focused solely on … Read more

Obama Addresses Crowd in Downpour; McCain Cancels

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by Marlene H. Phillips Tuesday was a tough day to be outside in Greater Philadelphia. The rain poured and the wind howled. The weather turned so nasty that the fifth (and possibly final) game of the World Series game scheduled for the night was postponed. John McCain canceled a Tuesday morning rally at Memorial Stadium … Read more

Governor Napolitano: “I like our chances”

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by Marlene H. Phillips Under a spectacular blue Arizona sky, Governor Janet Napolitano kicked off a Democratic day of action in a small park outside of Tucson. In the shadow of the Catalina Mountains, surrounded by nearly 200 volunteers decked out in Obama t-shirts and buttons, the Arizona governor said she hasn't been surprised by … Read more

Governor Napolitano: “I like our chances”

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by Marlene H. Phillips Under a spectacular blue Arizona sky, Governor Janet Napolitano kicked off a Democratic day of action in a small park outside of Tucson. In the shadow of the Catalina Mountains, surrounded by nearly 200 volunteers decked out in Obama t-shirts and buttons, the Arizona governor said she hasn't been surprised by … Read more

Barack Obama and Jackie Robinson

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by Marlene H. Phillips He was the first African American to succeed in a way that a black man had never succeeded before. And he succeeded not just because he was talented but because he had the temperament that was required; he knew going in that he was going to be tested on a personal … Read more