Maricopa County, Arizona’s largest and ground zero for the progressive movement transforming politics in the state, will release ballot results later tonight that are expected to favor Biden. But there’s already enough evidence out there that the state is changing. In 2018, ...
... voters in Phoenix elected Carlos Garcia, former exec director of @Puenteaz, the grassroots org that led the fight against Sheriff Arpaio, to the City Council. Arpaio had been unseated 2 years earlier. His first deputy ...
... lost the sheriff’s race this year against the incumbent, a Democrat.
Last year, Tucson elected its first Latina mayor in history and a child of immigrants.
Raquel Terán, born on the border, has just been reelected to AZ House of Representatives.
There is, of course, ...
Last year, Tucson elected its first Latina mayor in history and a child of immigrants.
Raquel Terán, born on the border, has just been reelected to AZ House of Representatives.
There is, of course, ...
... the fact that Mark Kelly will be the second Democrat representing Arizona in U.S. Senate. He’s not technically a progressive, but the fact that he got there shows the balance shifting to the left.
There are other examples, but the point I’m trying to make is ...
There are other examples, but the point I’m trying to make is ...
... results of a presidential election alone don’t tell the whole story.
And now that I’ve held your attention this long, read my latest column for @PostOpinions: https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2020/11/05/arizona-latino-voters-outreach/
And now that I’ve held your attention this long, read my latest column for @PostOpinions: https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2020/11/05/arizona-latino-voters-outreach/