Neal Pollack, Author at Arizona Globe

Arizona Played A Very Supporting Role At The Republican Midterm Convention

September 11, 2026 9:48 am

Arizona is often front-and-center of any Republican event. But the state had a mostly-muted presence at this year’s GOP Midterm convention, highlighted by huge speeches from President Trump, Vice President Vance, and HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. GOP Gubernatorial...

Arizona Morning Briefing 9-11: Ciscomani-Mendoza Debate, Court Upholds Prop. 314, Justin Wilmeth’s Student Debt, and More

September 11, 2026 8:56 am

Outside, it’s a sun-blasted endless summer hellscape. Inside, the cool winds of election season are starting to draft about the room. This is why we fight, or write, or wake up in the morning. •Top story this morning: a debate!...

On Anniversary of Kirk’s Murder, is Turning Point Action a Republican Election Asset or Liability?

September 10, 2026 2:12 pmSeptember 10, 2026 3:45 pm

On the anniversary of the Charlie Kirk assassination, the entire fall election appears to be turning on the activities of Turning Point USA. Is it an election asset, or a Republican brand liability? This week saw a micro-manifestation of the...

Arizona Morning Briefing, 9-10: Election Turns on Turning Point, Firetruck Antitrust Suit, Land Acknowledgment Fracas in Chandler School Board, and More

September 10, 2026 9:33 amSeptember 10, 2026 3:44 pm

Turning Point, Turning Point, TURNING POINT!!!! It’s coming for you, it’s coming for your pets. It’s coming for your children. At the very least, it’s coming for the Morning Briefing. •SUPER DUPER CHASE–As election season kicks off in earnest, we...

Arizona Morning Briefing, 9-9-26: Turning Point Activists DeepFake Austin, Mayes Announces Charges Against Academy Del Sol, and Where Are The Biggs TV Ads?

September 9, 2026 8:48 amSeptember 10, 2026 2:13 pm

We all knew that AI was going to play a role, large and small, in this fall’s campaigns. But some candidates are making savvier use the technology that will destroy us all than others. •Over the weekend, Matt Whitmire and...

Arizona Morning Briefing 9-8: Crane Alters Message, Musk May Be Backing Ciscomani, Feely to Attend Midterm Convention, Sinema Suit Moves Forward

September 8, 2026 9:14 amSeptember 10, 2026 9:34 am

We’re past Labor Day, which means we’re no longer wearing white. Or much of anything at all, really. But news-scrounging has no particular sartorial requirements. As election season begins, here’s what we’re following. •We begin in North Carolina, where federal...

Competition Impracticable–Petersen Highlights Stacey Champion’s Role in Mayes’ Tenure

September 4, 2026 8:41 amSeptember 8, 2026 9:43 am

Stacey Champion did everything for Kris Mayes’ campaign. Public relations. Communications. Design. Zoom calls. Early-morning MSNBC appearances. Even Mayes’ makeup. “I was always her cheerleader & optimist,” Champion tweeted shortly after Mayes took office in January 2023. “I got shit...