{"id":85178,"date":"2025-07-17T07:57:48","date_gmt":"2025-07-17T14:57:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/marinresists.com\/?p=85178"},"modified":"2025-07-17T08:05:12","modified_gmt":"2025-07-17T15:05:12","slug":"arizona-dems-oust-their-party-chair","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/marinresists.com\/?p=85178","title":{"rendered":"Arizona Dems oust their party chair"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Arizona Democrats voted late Wednesday to boot their embattled party chair, Robert E. Branscomb II, ending a brief tenure that was defined by infighting. Statewide officials had already redirected their campaign efforts through a county party amid the squabbling.<\/p>\n<p>The party voted 476-56 after hours of delays, clearing the required two-thirds threshold by eight votes.<\/p>\n<p>Branscomb defended himself until the very end, telling attendees on the call that the effort to remove him was \u201crooted in misrepresentation, divisive tactics and does not reflect our democratic values.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The controversy surrounding Branscomb <a href=\"https:\/\/www.politico.com\/news\/2025\/04\/19\/arizona-democrats-devolve-into-infighting-00299719\" target=\"_blank\">dates back to April<\/a>, when he sent a letter to members of the state committee that attacked Sens. Mark Kelly and Ruben Gallego and aired private disagreements among them.<\/p>\n<p>In response, all of the state\u2019s top elected Democrats said in a letter that Branscomb \u201clost their trust.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Gov. Katie Hobbs, Secretary of State Adrian Fontes and Attorney General Kris Mayes \u2014 who are all up for reelection in 2026 \u2014 went on to create <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/copperstate2026\/status\/1940057735573512504\" target=\"_blank\">a statewide coordinated campaign<\/a> to circumvent the state party, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.politico.com\/news\/2025\/04\/25\/dems-reel-in-arizona-circular-firing-squad-00310594\" target=\"_blank\">a prospect POLITICO first reported in April<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Arizona Democrats voted late Wednesday to boot their embattled party chair, Robert E. 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