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Is Arizona in play for Team Obama?
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Contributor | Brandonius Maximus |
Last Edited | Brandonius Maximus Feb 28, 2012 10:29am |
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Author | Carrie Dann |
News Date | Tuesday, February 28, 2012 04:00:00 PM UTC0:0 |
Description | The last time a Democratic presidential candidate won Arizona was 16 years ago, when Bill Clinton carried it in 1996.
The time before that? More than half a century ago, when Harry Truman won the state.
But as Republicans compete in their own primary there today, President Barack Obama's re-election team also has its eye on Arizona, a state where a growing Hispanic electorate and a deep divide on immigration policy could potentially help the president collect a much-needed 11 electoral votes in November.
A win there would be a reach, however. A recent NBC/Marist poll put Obama's approval rating in the state below 40%, and it showed him trailing most of the Republican presidential candidates there. |
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