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Former Arizona GOP Chair Gina Swoboda Lashes Out at Turning Point USA In Two Interviews Days Before Midterms

October 31, 2026 1:03 pmOctober 31, 2026 1:03 pm

Former Arizona Republican Party Chair Gina Swoboda criticized Turning Point USA and Turning Point Action in two interviews published October 29, predicting losses for their endorsed candidates in Arizona and prompting a response from Turning Point Action Chief Operating Officer...

Charlie Kirk’s Family Upset Over the ‘Stunning Failures’ of Utah Valley University’s Security — and Rightfully So

September 17, 2026 10:11 amSeptember 17, 2026 10:11 am

It always upsets me to see a tragedy take place when it could have been avoided by taking precautions — any sort of precautions, for that matter. And it still boggles my mind that someone was able to shoot Charlie...

The Broken Compass and the Centennial Catastrophe: A Polling Industry that Keeps Promising Outcomes it Cannot Deliver

August 15, 2026 9:00 amAugust 17, 2026 10:41 am

America just threw itself a 250th birthday party, and the polling that came with it reads like a physician’s chart for a patient in trouble. A PBS NewsHour/Marist survey released for the semiquincentennial found that 37 percent of Americans —...

SPLC Indicted for Funding the Hate It Pretended to Fight

April 22, 2026 1:33 pmApril 22, 2026 1:46 pm

The Southern Poverty Law Center, long notorious as a partisan smear factory masquerading as a civil rights watchdog, was hit with an 11-count federal indictment Tuesday for wire fraud, false statements to banks, and conspiracy to commit money laundering. (see...

Arizona Governor Katie Hobbs Vetoes Charlie Kirk Memorial License Plate Bill Amid Partisan Backlash

March 7, 2026 11:05 amMarch 9, 2026 11:35 am

Arizona Governor Katie Hobbs vetoed Senate Bill 1439 on Friday, blocking the creation of a specialty license plate honoring the late conservative activist Charlie Kirk, whose assassination last year shocked the nation. The bill, sponsored by Republican State Senator Jake...

Former AZGOP Chair Gina Swoboda Blasts Turning Point USA, Eyes Secretary of State Run

February 9, 2026 11:00 amFebruary 9, 2026 11:00 am

In a fiery appearance on 12 News’ “Sunday Square Off,” former Arizona Republican Party Chair Gina Swoboda didn’t hold back, taking direct aim at conservative powerhouse Turning Point USA (TPUSA) while signaling her potential entry into the crowded race for...

Arizona Becomes Ground Zero for National 2026 Strategy—Again

January 6, 2026 2:37 pmJanuary 6, 2026 2:44 pm

Arizona is again shaping up as a national political battleground in 2026, with competitive races, outsized outside spending, and intense interest in state-level electoral infrastructure. In the first days of 2026, multiple national political organizations have already publicly signaled (or...