The Arizona Republican Party four years ago boasted nearly $770,000, but now only holds about $50,000, in large part due to legal expenses incurred attempting to overturn Trump's 2020 defeat, according to a local report.

Political writer Jon Gabriel wrote in an opinion piece for AZ Central that, although the Arizona GOP "hanging on to one-vote majorities in the state House and Senate," they will inevitably "have trouble in 2024 if they don’t get their finances in order."

"The Arizona GOP had less than $50,000 in cash reserves as of March 31. That’s not much money to fund crucial expenses such as rent, payroll and campaign operations. Four years earlier, it had close to $770,000," Gabriel wrote. "The cobwebs in the bank vault aren’t as important as all the money wasted. The party blew $300,000 on 'legal consulting,' much of which focused on overturning Trump’s 2020 defeat. All they have to show for it are a Democratic governor and U.S. Senate delegation."...

One big problem with the AZ GOP's money issues, according to Gabriel, is that independents are only 10,000 voters away from passing up Republicans as the state’s biggest “party.”