Our nation has been built on the principles of liberty, equality and fairness. For 1.2 million Arizonans, this current system does not represent any of those principles. Independent voters face a 21st century poll tax put in place by electioneer cronies looking to keep these Independent voters disenfranchised. According to an article in this morning’s…
DetailsAs the people of Iowa head to their caucus locations this evening to cast their vote for a Republican or Democratic candidate, it still isn’t clear even a few hours before caucusing begins which candidate will emerge victorious on the path to New Hampshire. What is crystal clear, however, is that Iowans and people across…
Details“Make It Happen” is our motto here at HighGround. We are honored to have the best clients and look forward to working with them every day to impact positive change for our state and our community. On occasion, we are also blessed to receive national recognition for our work. We are proud to announce that…
DetailsOur team at HighGround was proud to be a part of yesterday’s campaign launch for the Open and Honest Elections campaign efforts to reinvent the architecture of Arizona’s elections system. Please take a moment to read the coverage from the Arizona Republic. Additionally, Chuck Coughlin’s remarks from yesterday’s event can be read below: At 2:30…
DetailsPHOENIX—The Open and Honest Coalition, a diverse group of leaders from across Arizona, launched campaign efforts today to support two constitutional ballot initiatives that will transform the Arizona election system and bring transparency and fairness to every Arizonan participating in the voting process. Official ballot language for both initiatives was filed with the Arizona Secretary…
DetailsToday marks the 20th anniversary of HighGround Public Affairs. In honor of this occasion, we have redesigned our website – correct, we didn’t have one in 1996 (we didn’t have emails either) – my daughter was 2 and I still had a full head of hair, Fife Symington was Governor, Mark Killian was Speaker of…
DetailsOver the past year, it has been our honor to work with the David Wright House in Arcadia and its supporters throughout the community. Together, we have worked to preserve and restore the House, celebrate the last residential masterpiece designed by the great Frank Lloyd Wright, and inspire the next generation of artists and architects…
DetailsBy: Robert Johnson and Paul Bentz From the Arizona Republic: Campaign consultants: Voters upended conventional wisdom in this week’s school bond and override elections. Voters in two Valley school districts taught us a lesson on Election Day this week, upending conventional wisdom about early ballots and reminding us again that every vote really does count.…
DetailsThere is a very interesting article in the Washington Post regarding group dynamics and political perception. It focuses on the “Majority Illusion” and how the global perception of an issue can be dictated by how the individual believes other people feel about it. Author Kevin Schaul summarizes, “…our flawed perception of some networks that relies…
Details“We believe the home is the embodiment of Arizona exceptionalism. It is part of what makes Phoenix a uniquely American experience.” – Former Phoenix Mayors Terry Goddard, Paul Johnson, Skip Rimsza, Phil Gordon Sometimes it’s hard to look past the daily struggles and disagreements of modern discourse to recognize when bigger things are at work.…
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