Why aren't the "mailed" votes in AZ going strongly (D) like elsewhere?

[intrepidity]

Conventional wisdom invalid there, or what?

[cachukis]

1. They have been using VBM for some time.

[intrepidity]

8. Ok, interesting, thanks nt

[Abnredleg]

2. Arizona voters are used to mail in ballots

So you’re seeing more balance.

[dchill]

3. More Republicans vote by mail in AZ.

[dsc]

4. In AZ the mail in that is being counted is mail in that was turned in late in the process

which in AZ ran GOP not Dem. Most of the Dems mailed in early and thus had already been counted.

[Roland99]

5. and i also heard these were more late-arriving, which would typically be more conservative

[Cirque du So-What]

6. Perhaps it's because these ballots are from all over

and not strictly from a blue county.

[intrepidity]

11. No, I think it's what many here are saying

that it's an established voting method there, so it doesn't skew Dem. I can buy that.

[JonLP24]

7. Mail in voting isn't new in Arizona

Republicans aren't scared of it here.

[whttevrr]

18. This... 👆

The republicans in AZ did not believe trump BS about mail in ballots.

Just imagine what would have happened if trump did not repeatedly shoot himself in the foot, over and over.

[MissB]

9. The my aren't going enough Republican either

Just sayin

[Hav]

10. Early and already counted mail-ins favored Biden

and gave him a big lead on election day. Those dropped of late and partially in person weren't expected to be this favorable.

[peggysue2]

12. Arizona has been a Republican stronghold

Biden and Kelly winning there is a coup of sorts, even by a narrow margin. We might consider this McCain's revenge after Trump's disgraceful behavior regarding John McCain's legacy.

Whatever. I'll take it!

[Buckeye_Democrat]

13. LOTS of Republicans are in Maricopa County.

It's been the most populated county in the USA to consistently vote Republican for years.

It has been shifting to the Democrats, but the GOP didn't just disappear there.

[Wounded Bear]

14. Demographics. Lots of AZ folks are from elsewhere...

states like WA and CA where mail in and VBM have been in place for a while.

So Repubs are used to it moreso than in other states.

[jcgoldie]

15. Arizona has been voting by mail previously

The republicans werent dissuaded by the con to use that method as they were in other states.

[Boogiemack]

16. We are lucky to be ahead in AZ. They are usually a red bastion. nt

[ananda]

17. Biden did well enough in Maricopa to hold onto his lead.

Trump only won Maricopa by 3 and needed to win it by 9.