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RandySF

(57,661 posts)
Sun Jun 19, 2016, 09:27 PM Jun 2016

The Trump effect: Could Arizona go blue for the first time in 20 years?

Still, Clinton has hired Rodd McLeod, who ran former congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords’s campaigns here, as state director for the general election. He is recruiting half a dozen staffers, according to local Democratic officials, while the state party’s coordinated campaign has deployed a field staff of about 70.

The Clinton team is assessing trends in Arizona to determine whether to make greater investments here, and officials were cagey when asked to detail their strategy. In a statement, Marlon Marshall, the director of state campaigns and political engagement, stuck to the Clinton campaign’s national talking points: “We’re hearing real doubts from voters in Arizona about Donald Trump’s plans for a deportation force and his dangerous agenda on national security.”

Clinton’s footprint appears to be greater than Trump’s. His state director, Charles Munoz, is based in Nevada, and a visit last week to Trump headquarters in Mesa revealed little evidence of an active campaign. There was one worker eating lunch at his desk, a roomful of empty cubicles and, other than a small pile of plastic yard signs, no Trump paraphernalia, brochures or fliers. The GOP’s coordinated campaign has only one staffer, though party officials boast of an active volunteer corps and plans to soon open 14 offices.


https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/the-trump-effect-could-arizona-go-blue-for-the-first-time-in-20-years/2016/06/18/a1ffe53e-34aa-11e6-8758-d58e76e11b12_story.html

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The Trump effect: Could Arizona go blue for the first time in 20 years? (Original Post) RandySF Jun 2016 OP
I had a private chat with the ADP Director recently... brooklynite Jun 2016 #1
Yes, deathrind Jun 2016 #2
No, Arizona would be shifting to the left to vote for Clinton KingFlorez Jun 2016 #4
To some, Hillary's memetic conservatism trumps her actual liberalism. Lord Magus Jun 2016 #9
Excellent analogy. Spot on! grossproffit Jun 2016 #12
McCain is rattled. Thinkingabout Jun 2016 #3
Never gonna happen. This is Clinton hate country. azmom Jun 2016 #5
I'm not so sure LongtimeAZDem Jun 2016 #8
Mary Pat Christie's eye roll was shared by millions of women throughout the country. grossproffit Jun 2016 #10
lol nt BootinUp Jun 2016 #11
This makes me smile Gothmog Jun 2016 #6
Full Court Press!!!! YES! BootinUp Jun 2016 #7

brooklynite

(93,878 posts)
1. I had a private chat with the ADP Director recently...
Sun Jun 19, 2016, 09:31 PM
Jun 2016

It is certainly possible to pick off McCain; I'm not sure the ground is set for an EV win, but it sounds as though Trump may be helping things out...

KingFlorez

(12,689 posts)
4. No, Arizona would be shifting to the left to vote for Clinton
Sun Jun 19, 2016, 09:40 PM
Jun 2016

If Arizona voted for Clinton over Trump, that would be a shift to the left since Clinton is quite liberal.

LongtimeAZDem

(4,494 posts)
8. I'm not so sure
Sun Jun 19, 2016, 10:50 PM
Jun 2016

You're right about the rank-and-file, but there are a lot of moderate Republican women who despise Trump, and the prospect of a woman president just might tip enough of them.

grossproffit

(5,591 posts)
10. Mary Pat Christie's eye roll was shared by millions of women throughout the country.
Sun Jun 19, 2016, 11:11 PM
Jun 2016


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