Pic Of The Moment: Arizona Republic Endorses Dem For President For The First Time Ever (126 Years)

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16. I did notice, though, that along the right-hand column a headline that said they preferred

Arpaio's opponent during the AZ primary a month ago. He won that one but his opponent in the general is evidently seen as a bigger challenge.

http://www.azcentral.com/story/opinion/editorial/2016/07/31/dan-saban-endorsement/87683836/


Results (from 8/30/16):

An independent poll in Arizona has Democratic challenger Paul Penzone up 3 percentage points on Arpaio. When undecided voters were asked to choose one of the two, they overwhelmingly sided with Penzone.

“It appears that the ‘toughest sheriff’ in America, Joe Arpaio, is in the toughest race of his career,” said Nathan Sproul, managing director of Lincoln Strategy Group, in a message accompanying the July 22 poll results.

“The voters may be saying it’s finally time for a change. He still has plenty of time to right the ship, but needs to define Penzone quickly or it may be too late.”

http://www.latimes.com/nation/la-na-arizona-arpaio-election-20160830-snap-story.html