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Arizona Democratic Party Chairman Robert Branscomb II was voted out of his position on Wednesday after engaging in a monthslong feud targeting top Democratic power players. The dispute erupted in April,
Arizona Democrats ousted their embattled chairman six months into a tumultuous tenure that prompted top elected officials and national fundraising committees to sideline the state party ahead of the midterms.
The estimated 700 members of the party's statewide committee are scheduled to meet on July 16 to decide whether to retain Chair Robert Branscomb II.
In a year where Democrats are trying to rebuild after losing the presidential race, Arizona's state party has been embroiled in internal disputes.
Arizona Democrats voted to oust their state party chair, Robert Branscomb II, during a special meeting on Wednesday, a major rebuke that comes as the party has been embroiled in infighting.
Members of the Arizona Democratic Party voted to oust Chair Robert Branscomb during a chaotic July 16 special meeting.
Following months of infighting and controversy, Arizona Democrats voted Wednesday evening to oust the state party’s chair. By a margin of 89%, Democratic Party members from across the state elected to remove Robert Branscomb a mere six months after he won a landslide victory to lead the party.
In a new ruling Friday, the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals rejected arguments by attorneys for the state's No Labels party that it alone gets to decide in which races