In a recent op-ed for the New York Times, Ragin Cajun-Democratic Party Consultant James Carville proposed that Democratic candidates run midterm campaigns based on “economic rage and populism.” In a moment when Democratic candidates swept to victory across the country in the November elections and swing voters are finally wising up to the Trump-Fascist-Project 2025 … Read more
[This article was co-written with retired attorney Jay Simpson.]Arizona is unlikely to follow Texas in its mid-decade redistricting (the latter is now in the courts), particularly since our Republican-dominated legislature must contend with a Democratic governor. Our state’s approach to setting district maps is better than some others, but it could be improved further, reducing the … Read more
Fresh off a Democratic electoral victory that exceeded expectations on November 4, 2025, Third Way Senior Communications Director Kate deGruyter interviewed with Blog for Arizona and discussed the path forward for Democrats heading into the 2026, 2028 campaigns and beyond. In the dynamics of Presidential politics, that includes supporting candidates that can win in the … Read more
Seldom to do I pen a post just to quote and recommend the work of another – unless it’s just too good to miss and exactly what I was about to say myself (but probably with more unnecessary words!). Today, political scientist and practitioner Rachel Bitecofer did just that: When the government reopened, cable pundits … Read more
This is a case when Democrats did something and one person can conceivably react “Damn” and “Thank God” at the same time. In case you missed it, eight Democratic Senators, two of whom are retiring and six others who are not up for re-election in 2026, secured a deal with Senate Republicans to vote to … Read more