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I wasn’t able to attend Saturday’s conventions for Arizona’s two major political parties. But the Arizona Guardian and Phoenix New Times reported that Democrats revealed a fair amount of disgruntlement about the 2008 state elections after all.

It appears state Sen. and former Tempe mayor Harry Mitchell will become the next chairman of the Arizona Democratic Party when party members meet to elect a new leader this week.

It appears state Sen. and former Tempe mayor Harry Mitchell will become the next chairman of the Arizona Democratic Party when party members meet to elect a new leader this week.

Don Bivens formally made himself a candidate for U.S. Senate on Monday, saying the 2012 race could be the best chance in 18 years for the Arizona Democratic Party, which he chaired for four years to elect one of its own.

Don Bivens formally made himself a candidate for U.S. Senate on Monday, saying the 2012 race could be the best chance in 18 years for the Arizona Democratic Party, which he chaired for four years to elect one of its own.

Don Bivens formally made himself a candidate for U.S. Senate on Monday, saying the 2012 race could be the best chance in 18 years for the Arizona Democratic Party, which he chaired for four years to elect one of its own.

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. - A man recently fired from a Target store barged into the Arkansas Democratic headquarters Wednesday and fatally shot the state party chairman before speeding off in his pickup. Police later shot and killed the suspect after a 30-mile chase.

Campaign workers for Jim Pederson, a Democratic candidate for U.S. Senate, say state Republican Party workers are engaging in “bush league” tactics to undermine Pederson’s campaign.

Campaign workers for Jim Pederson, a Democratic candidate for U.S. Senate, say state Republican Party workers are engaging in “bush league” tactics to undermine Pederson’s campaign.

The Arizona Republican Party is losing momentum, mired in the somewhat new, but increasingly familiar position of trailing the Democratic Party in both new voter registration and fundraising.

Le Templar: The biggest news from the Capitol could be the pending retirement of a veteran lawmaker that has encouraged an even better known Tempe politician to switch parties and prepare for a legislative race next year. 

The Democratic Party may be in the minority in voter registration in Arizona, but it has a lot more money than Republicans to get its followers to the polls.

A top leader of Arizona Democrats continues to use his wealth to enrich his party — and he’s outspending his peers around the country.

Mike Reagan: Sen. Arlen Specter hasn’t really switched parties; he’s simply realized he cannot win the Pennsylvania Republican primary election. And he cannot win the Republican primary because he has become a tax and spender — characteristics Republicans have tired of. 

As a traditionally Republican state, Arizona seems an odd place to become a critical battleground for Democrats who want to challenge President Bush in 2004.

The Arizona Democratic Party filed a complaint Tuesday accusing the GOP’s top gubernatorial candidate of violating state campaign laws.

Democratic Party supporters are planning to open a north East Valley headquarters in the shopping district of Old Town Scottsdale, a region historically dominated by Republicans.

Democratic Party supporters are planning to open a north East Valley headquarters in the shopping district of Old Town Scottsdale, a region historically dominated by Republicans.

Gilbert’s Constitution Fair in September featured replicas of the White House and Washington Monument, U.S. Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O’Connor as a special guest — and, some say, the Republican Party.

Gov. Janet Napolitano is being billed as one of the featured speakers during the Democratic National Convention in Denver later this month.

Playing with a lead suited the District 17 Democrats.