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.

The Great State Victory

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The headlines today are, of course, Democrats retaking the House, and likely the Senate (the AP has declared Webb the winner in VA, giving Dems the Senate). But equally important, and indicative of the deep political movement yesterday’s election represents, is the less heralded news that Democrats took 9 new state legislative chambers last night, … Read more

So this is what its like…

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Sweet. I have (almost) nothing to say (yeah, right). I am beginning to wonder why Republicans even have blogs. What is there to talk about when you are no longer an oppressed, despised, ridiculed, and powerless minority, lacking any institutional voice, subject to the wicked whims of petty tyrants? Oh, yeah… what completely wicked bastards … Read more

Election Night

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Just a few observations. There is a lot to digest this evening. WE WON!!! Bite it, Bush! We got the House, we likely have the Senate. We elected two new Democratic Congress members for Arizona. We didn’t succeed in ousting Jon Kyl or Dick Renzi. We had some close misses and some narrow victories at … Read more

Get Out There and Vote!

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"People who don’t vote have no line of credit with people who are elected and thus pose no threat to those who act against our interests."          Edelman, Marian Wright Children’s Defense Fund Official (1939-)"Bad officials are elected by good citizens who do not vote."          Nathan, George Jean American editor … Read more

Drinking Liberally Poll Party at the Trident

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Drinking Liberally is having a Poll Party in Tucson at the Trident Saloon on election eve. Starting at 7 pm as the polls close, liberals will be gathering at the Trident at 2033 E. Speedway to bask in the glow of multiple big screen satellite TVs, access the many tubes of the internets via our … Read more