PHOENIX (August 24, 2017) — A statewide survey of likely Arizona 2018 General Election voters revealed that nearly 62% of voters believe that the memorial to Confederate Soldiers on the Arizona Capitol Mall should be kept. The results are derived from the same survey that showed President Trump with a 41.8% approval rating and 56.8%…

Republican Party Divided – Provides Opening for Democrats PHOENIX (August 22, 2017) — A statewide Arizona survey of 400 likely Arizona 2018 General Election voters shows Republican incumbent Senator Jeff Flake fourteen points behind his primary Republican opponent Kelli Ward and eight points behind prospective Democratic opponent U.S. Congresswoman Kyrsten Sinema (D, AZ-9).  Q.        If…

President Remains Popular with GOP Base at 74%  PHOENIX (August 21, 2017) — On the eve of returning to Arizona, President Donald J. Trump’s approval rating has sunk to 41.8% according to a new statewide survey released by HighGround Public Affairs.  Despite winning the state by more than 3.5 points just nine months ago, nearly…

Bob Robb, my former employer and mentor, recently wrote a laudatory column about Jack DeBolske who passed away in July and will be memorialized tomorrow (Noon services here in Phoenix at St. Francis Church). Mr. DeBolske was, and still is, an icon to anyone who wishes to make government function as efficiently as possible. His…

Repeating history is painful… I am writing this column for myself. To always remind me that I am a very imperfect creature.   Confucius once was asked “How do we gain wisdom?” He said, “By three methods we may learn wisdom:  First, by reflection, which is noblest; second, by imitation, which is easiest; and third…