Previously, we reviewed the turnout from the 2020 election and discussed the questions it raises for 2022. We posed three big questions Can Democrats maintain their enthusiasm? What becomes of the Republican Party? How will Independents react? It will take some time to find these answers and certainly there will be some missteps along the…
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By: Paul Bentz As voting started on November 3, 2020, more than 2.6 million voters in the State of Arizona had already cast their ballot – meaning the state had already exceeded 2018 turnout and nearly matched 2016 Presidential turnout before a single ballot was cast on Election Day. Ultimately, the state ended up blowing…
Thank You. This month, HighGround is celebrating its 25th Anniversary. I never, ever, thought that would happen. I was 33 years old when I left Governor Symington’s office in 1996. Of the many things I have learned since then, one of the most important is that you can never do anything worthwhile on your own. …
By: J. Charles Coughlin Neither America nor its people are as good as we want to believe. Most Americans, indeed, much of the world, has made an idol out of their politics. The polity which drives the narrative of both major political parties today is grievance, contempt, fear, and derision. It fails to make any…
As many of you who have read this blog over the years know, I am very fond of the commentary of David Brooks. His column this morning was one of those moments, in the midst of the storm of 2020, that reminds me of why I do the things I do at HighGround… It is about…