# Arizona Democratic Party HQ ‘Completely Destroyed’ In Arson Attack **URL:** \ **Category:** Politics & Elections\ **Created:** [July 25, 2020, 5:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/arizona-democratic-party-hq-completely-destroyed-in-arson-attack/916327 "2020-07-25T17:59:35Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 9\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![ThelmaLou](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thelmalou/32/390_2.png) [@ThelmaLou](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThelmaLou)\ **Post date:** [July 25, 2020, 5:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/arizona-democratic-party-hq-completely-destroyed-in-arson-attack/916327/1 "2020-07-25T17:59:35Z")
> **[Arizona Democratic Party HQ 'Completely Destroyed' In Arson Attack](https://www.huffpost.com/entry/arizona-democratic-hq-arson-attack-phoenix_n_5f1be9b3c5b6128e68263d0c)** > > "Our building has been completely ruined," the Maricopa County Democratic Party tweeted of the blaze that ripped through its Phoenix headquarters. > The [Democratic Party](https://www.huffpost.com/news/topic/democratic-party)’s state and county headquarters in Phoenix, Arizona, was targeted in an arson attack on Friday. > > Luckily, no one was injured in the early-hours blaze that ripped through and decimated the part of the building occupied by the Maricopa County Democratic Party. The state party’s HQ suffered minor damage. > > The inferno destroyed decades’ worth of gathered voter and candidate information and memorabilia, according to [local news reports](https://www.azcentral.com/story/news/local/phoenix-breaking/2020/07/24/fire-damages-arizona-democratic-party-headquarters-building-phoenix-overnight/5501305002/). > > It was definitely set deliberately, Phoenix Police Department Sgt. Mercedes Fortune told reporters. > … Let the Dirty Tricks ~~begin~~ continue… ---
**Author:** ![GIGObuster](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gigobuster/32/421_2.png) [@GIGObuster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GIGObuster)\ **Post date:** [July 25, 2020, 8:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/arizona-democratic-party-hq-completely-destroyed-in-arson-attack/916327/2 "2020-07-25T20:15:02Z")
😡 I did volunteer and worked there on the phones in the last election. ---
**Author:** ![beowulff](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/beowulff/32/542_2.png) [@beowulff](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/beowulff)\ **Post date:** [July 25, 2020, 8:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/arizona-democratic-party-hq-completely-destroyed-in-arson-attack/916327/3 "2020-07-25T20:46:54Z")
Shows how desperate the Trumpsters are. ---
**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Post date:** [July 26, 2020, 4:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/arizona-democratic-party-hq-completely-destroyed-in-arson-attack/916327/4 "2020-07-26T04:05:49Z")
Appalling, illegal and not at all surprising. ---
**Author:** ![Monty](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/monty/32/47_2.png) [@Monty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Monty)\ **Post date:** [July 26, 2020, 4:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/arizona-democratic-party-hq-completely-destroyed-in-arson-attack/916327/5 "2020-07-26T04:58:39Z")
How long before the magaters start blaming the Democrats for the fire? ---
**Author:** ![Asuka](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/dec6dc/32.png) [@Asuka](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Asuka)\ **Post date:** [July 26, 2020, 9:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/arizona-democratic-party-hq-completely-destroyed-in-arson-attack/916327/6 "2020-07-26T09:05:42Z")
I heard the two people seen leaving the scene of the fire shouted THIS IS MAGA COUNTRY as they made their escape ---
**Author:** ![ThelmaLou](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thelmalou/32/390_2.png) [@ThelmaLou](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThelmaLou)\ **Post date:** [July 26, 2020, 3:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/arizona-democratic-party-hq-completely-destroyed-in-arson-attack/916327/7 "2020-07-26T15:00:23Z")
> [@Monty](#): > > How long before the magaters start blaming the Democrats for the fire? Well, someone saw a tall, well-dressed Black man with close-cropped gray hair near the scene. Obama smokes, right? There ya go! ---
**Author:** ![Snowboarder\_Bo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/snowboarder_bo/32/229_2.png) [@Snowboarder\_Bo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snowboarder_Bo)\ **Post date:** [July 30, 2020, 7:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/arizona-democratic-party-hq-completely-destroyed-in-arson-attack/916327/8 "2020-07-30T07:33:05Z")
There’s been an arrest: > **[Banned ex-volunteer arrested for Democratic Party office fire in Phoenix](https://ktar.com/story/3444388/banned-ex-volunteer-arrested-for-democratic-party-office-fire-in-phoenix/)** > > A banned former Democratic volunteer was arrested for arson in the fire that destroyed the party’s Maricopa County headquarters in Phoenix last week, authorities said. ---
**Author:** ![Baal\_Houtham](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/baal_houtham/32/13604_2.png) [@Baal\_Houtham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baal_Houtham)\ **Post date:** [July 30, 2020, 5:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/arizona-democratic-party-hq-completely-destroyed-in-arson-attack/916327/9 "2020-07-30T17:15:28Z")
Apparently this story is another illustration of why it’s bad to jump to conclusions before the evidence comes in. The perp seems to be an authentic crazy person who has tried to call the White House to talk to Ivanka Trump, but who did have a multi-year association with the Democratic party in Phoenix. The bright spot in the story is that the local Dems broke off connection with him, rather than nominating him for federal office.