How Arizona Latinos Could Help Turn It Blue for First Time Since Clinton in '96

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https://www.newsweek.com/how-arizona-latinos-could-help-turn-it-blue-first-time-since-clinton-96-1522778

With the Arizona primaries complete, attention turns to the general election and a question that has vexed Democrats since Bill Clinton won it in 1996—how to turn Arizona blue?

Experts on the ground say the landscape in the state has changed, with President Donald Trump having to renew his fight for the kinds of suburban, independent voters he relied on in 2016. But with their increasing numbers and growing frustration with Trump's leadership, Latino voters—who make up nearly a quarter of eligible voters in Arizona—could play a central role in tipping the state toward presumptive Democratic nominee Joe Biden.

Early voting data for the primary suggests that despite obstacles presented by the pandemic, Latino voters are motivated to vote in Arizona, with 21.7 percent of the electorate being Hispanic as of Monday.

"We've never seen this much turnout, it's unprecedented," Eduardo Sainz, state director for grassroots group Mi Familia Vota, told Newsweek.

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