.thereidout blog: Mark Finchem, a Trump loyalist who defended the Capitol rioters, wants to be Arizona's next secretary of state. If elected, he would have the power to certify — or not certify — election results in Arizona.
over the past decade. That population growth has made Arizona more ethnically diverse and progressive over the years, paving the way for Democratic wins across the state in last year’s elections — including Joe Biden’s presidential victory.
Finchem is just the latest conservative white man in Arizona to test how far white rage can take him. Although Mark Finchem is a clownish character, his candidacy is no joke. In a lot of ways, Arizona and the deranged Finchem candidacy could be a harbinger for the rest of the country. It’s no coincidence that Arizona has become the site of some of the country’s most virulent opposition to progressive, multiethnic democracy. This type of political showdown has a long history in the Copper State, where white politicians have stoked white voters’ racial animus to consolidate power.
When Republican Sen. Barry Goldwater of Arizona ran for president in 1964, he was widely condemned by civil rights leaders for his opposition to civil rights laws. Martin Luther King Jr. said Goldwater, who opposed the 1964 Civil Rights Act, “
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