Maricopa County was lost when the Obama Administration took out Sheriff Joe Arpaio.
Sheriff Joe was the one holding back the barbarians at the gates of Maricopa County. Once he was neutralized by the Obama DOJ … the county quickly fell into crony liberal fascism.
Ref: https://www.foxnews.com/politics/justice-department-files-suit-against-arizona-sheriff-arpaio
Good point.
And it happened fast.