Maricopa County Democratic Chairperson Patti O’Neil Discusses 2026: “So Goes Maricopa County, so Goes Arizona”

Maricopa County Democratic Party Chairperson Patti O’Neil is looking forward to the political possibilities in 2026. In the interview below with Blog for Arizona, Ms. O’Neil discusses how the County organization has made progress in voter registration, candidate recruitment, and social media outreach, hoping to translate those efforts into positive electoral results for Democrats in … Read more

Arizona Democratic Stars Yassamin Ansari, Gabby Giffords, and Mark Kelly Call Voters to Action at Harris/Walz Event in Maryvale

In a room with about five dozen very enthusiastic Harris/Walz supporters, Arizona Democratic Stars Yassamin Ansai, Gabby Giffords, and Senator Mark Kelly, along with special guests New Mexico House Representative Teresa Leger Fernandez, and Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker, wowed the attendees with what is at stake in the coming November elections and called everyone to … Read more

Former Republican Senator Jeff Flake Puts Country Over Party and Endorses the Harris/Walz Ticket

Another day. Another prominent Arizona Republican endorses the Harris/Walz ticket. For the second time in two Presidential election cycles, former Arizona Senator and Representative Jeff Flake has put country over party and endorsed the Democratic ticket. Basing his endorsement on character and knowing the two nominees and their love of the country, Flake said in … Read more

Maricopa County: The Recorder Race that Just Became Critical

Readers of this blog are certainly very focused on elections. And we each have particular ones that we concentrate on. Aside from the all-important Federal races at the top of the ticket, we can (and must) focus on local races that will also have a huge impact. I live in LD4 (Phoenix, Tempe, Chandler, Mesa), … Read more