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.

I’m still on about flag pins…

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OK, so I’m still on boil about this whole flag pin flap. I’m not trying to demean George Stephanopoulos, who obviously feels passionately that one of the most pressing concerns of the day is understanding why Obama doesn’t wear a flag pin, and what that means… What does he mean, what does it mean?  Does … Read more

Me and wedge issues have a long history

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Michael asked me to share a bit about myself, as I’ll be a periodic guest author on his blog.  I’m a female Tucson transplant in my thirties.  I moved here from Bellingham, WA about ten years ago.  I have a masters in political science and my grad work centered primarily on social movements. My research … Read more

Convention Highlights continued

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Democratic National Convention 2008 by Pat Canady As DNC Chairperson, Howard Dean, said: "There is no question that the West is important to the future of the Democratic Party.  The recent Democratic gains in the West exemplify the principle that when we show up and ask for people’s votes and talk about what we stand … Read more

Yes, I Realize This Means I Have a Crush On Obama

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I got a personalized license plate for the campaign season. I guess I’m feeling pretty confident about who will be the Democratic nominee… And, yes, even though I criticize her constantly on certain subjects, I do sport a Giffords bumper on my truck. Heck, I would even put a Mitchell bumper on there if someone … Read more

FEC Complaint Against Bee Ad Certain To Languish

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by Michael Bryan I am reminded by the Bee complaint (and legal eagles with whom I consult on these matters) that the FEC currently only has two members, which means it does not have a quorum and cannot conduct any official business. This is why the DNC complaint against McCain for promising to take public … Read more