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.

What the Super Primaries Tell Me

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There are two main lessons I take from the Arizona primary returns: Democrats down-ticket in Arizona are in trouble in the general election because of McCain’s effective capture of the nomination, and women have flexed their political muscle – Hillary demonstrated that if you are going to be a ‘minority’ candidate running for President you … Read more

Calling It… For Clinton

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At the risk of getting egg on my face from statistical anomalies, I am calling Arizona for Clinton. You can see the writing on the wall for yourself. Looking at the District level returns, I don’t see any possibility for Obama to overcome Clinton’s ~10 point advantage. The southern Arizona returns aren’t nearly strong enough. … Read more

Hangin’ Ten at Nimbus

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I’m watching the returns at Nimbus in the heart of Tucson. I’m surprised by a few of the returns so far, but mostly on the Republican side. Huckabee is having a heck of a good night, especially the West Virginia near shutout of McCain. McCain got 1%! Looking at the McClatchy Arizona poll taken Jan … Read more

A Preview of the Arizona Presidential Preference Primary 2008

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In Arizona, one must be a registered member of either major party to vote in the primary. The result is both candidates with the greatest appeal to Independents — Obama and McCain — are somewhat disadvantaged. Were the primaries open, McCain and Obama would be assured of victory. McCain will win in any case, being … Read more