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Democrats make a play to turn Arizona blue
Politico ^ | August 2, 2016 | Theodoric Meyer

Posted on 08/02/2016 4:10:48 PM PDT by Clintonfatigued

On Tuesday, Trump’s campaign is dispatching vice-presidential nominee Mike Pence to the state for two public events, a tangible sign of Republicans’ concern that Arizona could be competitive this year — while local Democrats, thinking along the same lines, are intensely lobbying Hillary Clinton’s campaign and national Democratic groups for the resources to help make it happen.

Prominent Arizona Democrats have been urging Bill Clinton to press the campaign to direct more money into the rapidly changing, Hispanic-heavy state, which he carried in 1996, the last time it went Democratic in a presidential election. They continued that push with officials during last week’s Democratic National Convention, making the case that Arizona should be on equal footing with a state like North Carolina, which President Barack Obama carried in 2008 and where Democrats are feeling increasingly confident.

There are already signs Arizona is on Trump’s radar: The businessman’s campaign has identified the state as a potential battleground, and recent polls have shown a close race between him and Clinton. Then there’s Pence’s rallies Tuesday with voters in Phoenix and Tucson. In 2012, neither presidential candidate held a public event in Arizona after the party conventions.

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TOPICS: Editorial; Politics/Elections; US: Arizona
KEYWORDS: arizona; az2016; democrat; democrats
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1 posted on 08/02/2016 4:10:48 PM PDT by Clintonfatigued
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To: Clintonfatigued

Snicker. Not a chance. They say this every election, just like we say “Wisconsin is in play.”


2 posted on 08/02/2016 4:12:02 PM PDT by LS ("Castles Made of Sand, Fall in the Sea . . . Eventually" (Hendrix))
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To: Clintonfatigued

With liberals like mccain and flake,I would say it is already blue.


3 posted on 08/02/2016 4:12:38 PM PDT by shelterguy
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To: Clintonfatigued

DemocRATS Make a Play To Turn Arizona Blue
4 posted on 08/02/2016 4:14:11 PM PDT by Texas Eagle (If it wasn't for double-standards, Liberals would have no standards at all -- Texas Eagle)
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To: fieldmarshaldj; Impy; GOPsterinMA; ExTexasRedhead; NFHale; stephenjohnbanker

This was a great song.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8K2aww8xKcE

It may be changed to “Arizona, WTF happened to you?”

Al Gore made a decent showing there in 2000. Obama only lost it because of home state loyalty to John McCain. Romney won with no trouble due to the backlash against Obama’s lawsuit against the state.


5 posted on 08/02/2016 4:14:39 PM PDT by Clintonfatigued (The barbarians are inside because there are no gates)
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To: LS

Yea? California was reliable “red”


6 posted on 08/02/2016 4:14:52 PM PDT by stevio (God,Guns,Guts.)
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To: Clintonfatigued

Pleez


7 posted on 08/02/2016 4:15:11 PM PDT by major-pelham
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To: Clintonfatigued

McCain and Flake working overtime to insure that it happens too. Dump McCain now Flake next election.


8 posted on 08/02/2016 4:16:06 PM PDT by Don Corleone (Oil the gun, eat the cannolis, take it to the mattress.)
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To: Clintonfatigued

Sure, Romney won there four years ago by more than nine points, but this time, Hillary will win.

And it really is a blue state, hate that the communist media have changed the color symbolism thing.


9 posted on 08/02/2016 4:16:56 PM PDT by Baladas
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To: Clintonfatigued

The purpose of open borders is to turn states blue. If Trump doesn’t win and shut down the invaders our republic is over. Period.


10 posted on 08/02/2016 4:17:13 PM PDT by Oldeconomybuyer (The problem with socialism is that you eventually run out of other people's money.)
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To: Clintonfatigued
I sure wish Politicommies would demand to be put on FRs Do Not Publish list (or whatever it's called).

Would save us a bunch of bandwidth and bullsh!t wading.

11 posted on 08/02/2016 4:17:27 PM PDT by tomkat (PC > we kill it, or it kills us)
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To: shelterguy

Yup.


12 posted on 08/02/2016 4:17:36 PM PDT by Secret Agent Man (Gone Galt; Not averse to Going Bronson.)
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To: Clintonfatigued

The Arizona of Sheriff Joe will never vote for Hillary.


13 posted on 08/02/2016 4:18:33 PM PDT by Timpanagos1
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To: Clintonfatigued

Hitlery can’t draw 200 to a Pennsylvania event, but she is gonna go after Arizona?

Riiiiight.


14 posted on 08/02/2016 4:19:56 PM PDT by SoFloFreeper
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To: Clintonfatigued

Last poll I saw was Trump + 7.5%


15 posted on 08/02/2016 4:20:40 PM PDT by jmaroneps37 (Conservatism is truth. Liberalism is lies.)
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To: Clintonfatigued

Another BS story to try and keep Trump from swing states. AZ isn’t going to vote for Hillary. I wrote in another thread here that these are the kinds of stories the Dem’s and MSM are trying to use to deject, and depress us into not turning out in Nov - like they did in 2012.

All of us Trump supporters need to step back, take a breath, and remember it has been all of us who have gotten Trump this far - thru all the BS primaries, thru all the MSM BS - us!


16 posted on 08/02/2016 4:21:50 PM PDT by MichelleWSC3
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

“The purpose of open borders is to turn states blue. If Trump doesn’t win and shut down the invaders our republic is over. Period.”

Yup.


17 posted on 08/02/2016 4:23:14 PM PDT by ought-six (Multiculturalism is national suicide, and political correctness is the cyanide capsule.)
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To: Clintonfatigued

And John McCain will be right there to help them. Got to keep the Uniparty in the game - dontchaknow.


18 posted on 08/02/2016 4:26:03 PM PDT by AFreeBird (BEST. ELECTION. EVER!)
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To: Clintonfatigued

If she is the big national winner she expects to be, Mrs. Bill will easily take AZ too.


19 posted on 08/02/2016 4:26:37 PM PDT by Theodore R. (Trump-Pence and Paul Nehlen 2016)
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To: stevio

No, although I do think people from time to time thought CA might be closer-—esp. since just 15 years ago it had a GOP Governor, Atty. Gen., and U.S. Senator.


20 posted on 08/02/2016 4:27:44 PM PDT by LS ("Castles Made of Sand, Fall in the Sea . . . Eventually" (Hendrix))
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