Those independent voters, along with disaffected GOP voters repelled by the MAGA message, are likely to be a powerful force in November in a longtime conservative state that President Joe Biden flipped in 2020. Though she is still registered as a Republican, she now thinks of herself as one of the unaffiliated voters in the state who comprise about a third of the electorate. “I felt like my party left me,” Lindsay said after a recent weekend grocery shopping trip, explaining her reaction to Trump-aligned Republicans exerting control in Arizona over the past few years. Kelly warns 'wheels' could 'come off our democracy' while Masters tries to tie him to Biden in Arizona Senate debate Mark Kelly, left, and his Republican challenger Blake Masters, right, pause on stage prior to a televised debate in Phoenix, Thursday, Oct. The former President, who lost the state by less than 11,000 votes, plans to campaign with them Sunday at a rally in Mesa.Īrizona Democratic Sen.
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The potential for disaffected Republicans to cast ballots for Democrats may be especially prevalent here – as is the possibility for ticket-splitters, once a dying breed – in a state where Trump’s imprimatur elevated a full slate of election deniers for the top four offices in the state. The nomination of polarizing candidates aligned with the former President in key swing states, including Georgia, New Hampshire, Wisconsin and Pennsylvania, has complicated the GOP’s ability to appeal to more moderate and independent voters in Senate and governors races across the country. It was a common refrain in interviews with more than two-dozen voters in the Phoenix suburbs – an area that could play a pivotal role in determining control of the governor’s mansion and a Senate seat that will shape the balance of power in Washington, DC. Megan Lindsay, a 48-year-old teacher, had a recurring thought as she surveyed the Donald Trump-backed candidates in Arizona’s Senate and governor’s races: she is a voter who no longer feels at home in either party.
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