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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsSo, is Arizona "officially" BLUE?
Biden wins their Electoral Votes
Kelly wins and now both Senators are Democrats
They have nine Representatives, five are Democrats, four are republicans
Now we have to do something about their governor!
JI7
(89,248 posts)It would be considered a purple or swing state. But it has potential to become a blue state the way Colorado has become one.
Raster
(20,998 posts)George II
(67,782 posts)Norbert
(6,039 posts)I would call this a purple state as Biden won but without much to spare.
We will see about Gov. Ducey in a couple years. It would be nice if Scott Kelly would run against him but I'm just thinking out loud.
Raster
(20,998 posts)...he cannot run for another term. He's limited to two terms, 8 years max. He was elected in 2015.
Tetrachloride
(7,839 posts)Just because Madison and Milwaukee are blue didn't mean anything to the Republican legislators.
Walker and Tommy Thompson were governors for an awful long time.
"Blue" means you are called "blue" as soon as the polls close.
Ace Rothstein
(3,161 posts)Was tight in 2008 but swung blue pretty not long after outside of the gerrymandered state legislatures.
Statistical
(19,264 posts)The same trends are in play in AZ. Increased urbanization, increased high tech workforce, increased number of college educated in the workforce. Nurture it a bit and AZ could be solidly blue in 8 years.
luv2fly
(2,475 posts)Equals purple.
triron
(22,001 posts)Roisin Ni Fiachra
(2,574 posts)He needs to go.
zaj
(3,433 posts)safeinOhio
(32,674 posts)Blue voters only vote when really pissed.
Red voters are always really pissed.
That is why we have GOTV
Hortensis
(58,785 posts)The power they don't direct is very real and sought by both parties, but since most nonvoters are lefties, Republicans usually benefit more. I.e., not voting normally makes districts and states MORE RED.
After all,
* When someone they would have voted for wins anyway, nonvoters do little damage in that race.
* When someone they would have directed their power against wins, nonvoters assisted that person to win -- and they helped defeat the person they would have voted for.
In 2016 nonvoters greatly outnumbered Trump voters and by not stopping them became effectively joined them to elect Trump, i.e., became part of the "red" force.
What they claimed they were for and against was irrelevant -- by their own choice.