Test of actual ballot language for “tax surcharge” shows passage among most partisan segments Contact:  Chuck Coughlin, 602-528-3684 PHOENIX (October 7, 2020) – The latest statewide survey conducted by HighGround Inc. reveals that Proposition 208, the 3.5% income tax “surcharge” on Arizona’s highest wage earners, is likely to pass with 56.0% Yes to 38.0% No. …

Latest HighGround poll shows dead heat – revealing the struggle between Trump’s rural Arizona gambit and Biden’s need for record returns in Maricopa County  Contact:  Paul Bentz, 602-528-3684  PHOENIX (Oct 6, 2020) – Following a rollercoaster week that started with a chaotic debate performance and ended with Covid-19 diagnosis for President Trump, the latest poll…

Two years ago, I revealed that the 2018 “Blue wave” was real but it wasn’t what everyone thought.  It was fun to let people in on Arizona’s little secret.  While our voter registration remains fairly even, Republicans tended to over-participate in elections while Democrats stayed fairly even and independent and unaffiliated underperformed. Ultimately, as I…

For nearly 40 years, since the time of Ronald Reagan, it has been Republican orthodoxy that  “Government is not the solution to our problem, government is the problem.” It was the rallying cry against overreaching government programs, the guiding principle for Republican tax policy, and the underlying paradigm through which Arizona legislated over the last…

After 35 years of being a part of and running numerous campaigns, I can say with absolute certainty that running for public office always reveals character.  In the crucible of a campaign, a candidate’s character is always revealed; sometimes that experience emboldens and strengthens them and sometimes it is humiliating and defeating.  Two examples of…