Is Arizona still Hillary Clinton country?

[NWCorona]

"In 2008, then-U.S. Sen. Hillary Clinton won Arizona's presidential preference election, or primary, handily defeating Democratic rival and future President Barack Obama. She captured 13 of Arizona's 15 counties — Obama won only Coconino and Yavapai — and did particularly well among Latino voters.
Twelve years earlier, her husband, President Bill Clinton, became the only Democrat to carry red-state Arizona since President Harry Truman in 1948


SANDERS SUPPORTERS SAY ARIZONA HAS CHANGED

In February, the Sanders campaign signaled it intended to compete in Arizona.
It unveiled its "coalition of Arizona leaders," including many Latino elected officials, opened a campaign headquarters, and hired an Arizona state coordinator and other staff members. Sanders won the endorsement of Living United for Change in Arizona, or LUCHA, a Latino-oriented group whose aim is to organize the state's lower-income and minority families in the pursuit of "social and economic justice."
Sanders' Arizona supporters say the state has changed since 2008, with Latino voters having lived through the controversy of Senate Bill 1070, the state's 2010 immigration law, and the disappointment in Obama and Congress' failure to enact immigration reform. Sanders' messages on the economy and income inequality also resonate in the Latino community, they say."

This is is a fair and balanced article highlighting the challenges facing Bernie Sanders.

For the record I'd be happy if Bernie does better than Obama in 2008.


http://www.azcentral.com/story/news/politics/arizona/2016/03/12/arizona-still-hillary-clinton-country/81461812/

[Gregorian]

1. FOX10 out of Phoenix is live streaming every Bernie event.

It's remarkable that we're watching every rally through their station. Some of us have been thinking this is an indication that Phoenix feels the Bern.

[NWCorona]

5. It's good that he's been getting some local love!

[Zorra]

2. AZ has closed primaries. If Clinton wins AZ, it will most likely be because

our ground game in AZ failed to register tens of thousands of Bernie supporters who were unaware that they had to register to vote as Dems in order to vote for Bernie in the AZ primary.

If we got enough new voter millennials and independents registered as Dems, Bernie will win the AZ primary

Bernie Sanders draws largest crowds yet in Phoenix
07/19/15 10:08 AM

http://www.msnbc.com/msnbc/sanders-draws-largest-crowds-yet-phoenix

Thousands turn out for Bernie Sanders rally in Tucson
October 09, 2015

http://tucson.com/news/local/thousands-turn-out-for-bernie-sanders-rally-in-tucson/article_be619edb-7182-5b92-b776-f1c5a84fee39.html

[NWCorona]

3. Agreed! The onus is on Bernie to get the word out

It is looking good tho
http://ktar.com/story/815565/arizona-independent-voters-switch-parties-ahead-of-presidential-primary-election/

Let's just hope Bernie gets most of those party switchers.

[Zorra]

7. We kicked ass in new voter registration numbers:

PHOENIX — Voter registration numbers have been finalized ahead of Arizona’s presidential preference election.

Since Jan. 12, Democratic enrollment has increased by 30,623 voters, while state Republicans have grown by 22,085 voters. In total, 11,079 registered independent voters have either registered with another party or removed their affiliation.

http://ktar.com/story/931763/voter-registration-numbers-spike-ahead-of-arizona-presidential-primary/

[NWCorona]

8. Sweet!

I've was looking for actual numbers. Thanks!

[jillan]

4. Bernie has the support of Raul Grijalva which is a big deal in Az.

And he has A LOT of support, esp from the Latino community here.
One of the first few polls showed Bernie winning.

The problem is they do not poll much in Az. The one to watch for is the Bruce Merrill poll. - he seems to have a good pulse on what's going on here.

I live in this state, in a blue dot in red red Maricopa county (Phx and suburbs) & all I see are Bernie stickers. Everywhere. Only seen one Hillary sticker. But my congressional district is not the norm for Phx.

[NWCorona]

6. Thanks for the info

And I'll keep an eye out for that poll. Things are definitely looking good for Bernie!