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🎙️Coughlin joins the azfamily 3TV CBS 5 Politics Unplugged podcast. for a brutally honest breakdown of the primary elections, including why some candidates were never well-positioned to run in the first place and what the results signal for November.

Link in comments to watch the full conversation.

🎙️🔥 Can Biggs win? What has to happen for that to become a reality? Coughlin joined Outspoken with Bruce & Gaydos alongside former Governor Jan Brewer and Paul Johnson for a candid conversation on the strategy, challenges, and political dynamics shaping Arizona's race for governor. 🔗 in comments

“The dominant force in the primary at this point is the MAGA wing,” said Paul Bentz, a longtime Republican strategist and pollster. “It’s a contest to see who can be the most MAGA.” The New York Times link in comments.

"We're in this period of time right now in our country where our social mores have devolved. We are now at a tipping point where overt racism or overt hatred is being used as a sales tool to divide people."

Coughlin joins KJZZ Phoenix for a sobering observation on the current political climate and the incentives that reward division over dialogue.

Racism accusations are popping up in AZ primary. This strategist says it's not going away soon State Treasurer Kimberly Yee is calling out an attack ad making the rounds of late that she says is racist and revolting.

"Debates matter..."

Chuck Coughlin joined FOX 10 Phoenix with a clear message: 30-second ads and campaign slogans won't solve Arizona's biggest challenges. Voters want real debates, real ideas, and real answers, not just "I feel your pain."

Coughlin says it's time to shift the conversation from campaign messaging to the policies and leadership that will shape Arizona's future.

Trump endorsements shake up Arizona Republican primary races | FOX 10 Talks Political analyst Chuck Coughlin discusses the upcoming Arizona ele...

🧙‍♀️"A lot of these referrals happened in the dead of night. Bad things happen after midnight. It's the witching hour, as it were."

🎙️On the latest KJZZ Phoenix Friday NewsCap, Paul Bentz explains how these late-night ballot decisions are throwing a wrench into election campaigns right now, forcing candidates to deal with the messy fallout just as voting begins.

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Could Hobbs and Republicans make a deal to keep school voucher reform off the ballot? To talk about the possibility of a deal to keep school vouchers off this fall’s ballot, Republican and Democratic debates in a hotly contested congressional district and more, The Show sat down with Paul Bentz of HighGround and Jason Barraza of Veridus.

Very pleased with the ruling today where our Supreme Court affirmed Prop 211, the Voters' Right to Know Act.

The portion of the ruling that gives the plaintiffs the opportunity to return to court to show whether any donor was affected does a disservice to the Court and the doctrine of originalism.

First, the Arizona Constitution commanded the first State Legislature to enact disclosure provisions; it is one of the principal reasons that the Arizona Corporation Commission exists today — because Arizonans don't trust big corporations or big money, it is a deeply ingrained characteristic of State 48.

If that weren't enough, we all remember what Justice Scalia wrote in Doe v. Reed, "Requiring people to stand up in public for their political acts fosters civic courage, without which democracy is doomed. For my part, I do not look forward to a society which, thanks to the Supreme Court, campaigns anonymously... This does not resemble the Home of the Brave."

The Originalists Original should have the last word on this!

🗳️ Early ballot requests first clue to broader election trends? “Independents are tending to request Democratic ballots more, which would lead you to believe that in the general election, they're going to vote on the Democratic side of the ticket,” said Chuck Coughlin. FOX 10 Phoenix full interview in comments.