The Arizona Immigration Bill Seems To Have Created A New Swing State

[RandySF]

That scheme appears to be heading down the road to failure, Campbell said. The architect of 1070, state Sen. Russell Pearce (R-AZ), became the first-ever Arizona legislator to be recalled earlier this month, and now Campbell says there’s a moderate and Latino voter base in Arizona that’s reemerged after 1070.

The law, along with other what Campbell called “extremist” measures from the Republican-controlled state government (including Gov. Jan Brewer’s war on the state’s independent redistricting board) have left the GOP in bad shape among the electorate and Democrats looking better and better.

He pointed to record-high turnout in municipal elections like the Phoenix mayoral race which put Democrats in office across the state this month. Those results were fueled in part by huge turnout numbers from the Latino demographic, Campbell said, and in part by a more moderate base that’s had enough.

“There is a change happening,” he said. “I don’t think it’s a change in terms of Arizona itself. I’m a native, and Arizona’s always been a pretty middle of the road state, it’s always been pretty centrist — it’s just a change in who’s getting out to vote now.”



http://2012.talkingpointsmemo.com/2011/11/blowback-the-arizona-immigration-bill-gop-heralded-now-a-boon-to-dems.php?ref=fpa

[GoCubsGo]

1. I am not surprised.

They have a huge Hispanic population, and I know all the immigration stuff doesn't sit well with them.

BTW, Joh Kyl's seat is open next year, I think, as he is retiring. I hope it goes Democratic.

[No Joe]

8. I am

With all the damn shit that's come out of Arizona in the past few years, I have my doubts about it turning blue.

[CanonRay]

11. When I lived there, the Hispanics just did not participate

and I always wondered what would happpen to the GOP if they did. Maybe we'll find out.

[MineralMan]

2. If Democrats play their cards right, there are several states which

can be swung to our side. Whether we take advantage of that depends on how much work Democrats in each state are willing to put in. If people don't bother, it won't work, and we'll have lost a powerful opportunity. If they do bother and actually work hard, we could make some serious progress. We'll know after the election in 2012.

[pampango]

3. Now that the "architect of 1070, state Sen. Russell Pearce (R-AZ), became the first-ever Arizona

legislator to be recalled", I'd say that the nativist right wing in on the run in Arizona.

[monmouth]

4. Is McCain due for re-election soon? This could be his last term...n/t

[Jim Lane]

6. McCain was just re-elected in 2010.

The next regular election for that seat will be in 2016.

[monmouth]

12. Too far away..LOL...n/t

[lbrtbell]

5. What Campbell said is true

Arizona is a lot more progressive than people realize.

[Downwinder]

7. Used to be. What happened?

[ladyVet]

9. a ray of hope for a beautiful state

My two older boys were born in Arizona when I was stationed in Tucson. I came to love the serene beauty of the desert, though I thought I would hate it when I first went there.

It's good to see the kind of people I remember living there taking back their state.

[Bandit]

10. If Arizona is considered a "Centrist State" I wonder what they consider a right wing state?

:shrug: Republican do love to play with words. They turn some words into the exact oppostite of their original meaning...