AZ-06: Democrat Leads Embattled Arizona Republican in Poll
The Democratic challenger trying to unseat Representative David Schweikert, an Arizona Republican who recently admitted to violating a slew of House ethics rules and was slapped with a hefty fine, holds a narrow lead over the five-term incumbent, according to an internal poll obtained by Newsweek.
Dr. Hiral Tipirneni is one of 31 Democratic candidates that the national party is hoping will help them flip congressional districts from red to blue this November and increase its majority control in the lower chamber. A recent survey conducted by the progressive firm GQR for the campaign of Tipirneni, a former emergency room doctor, shows her leading Schweikert by three points, 48 to 45.
The narrow lead represents a six-point swing from an earlier internal Democratic poll this month, which had Dr. Tipirneni trailing Schweikert by three points as she won her primary.
The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee, House Democrats' campaign arm, is eyeing the race in Arizona's 6th Congressional District as a potential pick-up, given Schweikert's recent ethics scandal. Dr. Tipirneni said in a statement that the poll was "just the latest evidence that Arizonans are ready for leaders who will fight for them, not for personal gain or their corporate special interest donors."
https://www.newsweek.com/democrat-leads-embattled-arizona-republican-poll-house-democrats-try-expand-majority-1525802
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