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Cactus Jack
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« on: August 25, 2017, 07:14:05 PM »

And thus did my homeland flip.
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Cactus Jack
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« Reply #1 on: August 25, 2017, 07:23:04 PM »


Do the Trump 2016 voters who voted for Paul Penzone still vote for Trump in 2020?

Very likely not. In truth, Trump probably lost them long ago - in my experience, Trump-Penzone crossover voters were mostly your run of the mill "just don't like Clinton" types - but this is the last nail in the coffin when it comes to his Maricopa base. Arpaio's name is political hemlock in these parts.
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Cactus Jack
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« Reply #2 on: August 25, 2017, 07:28:31 PM »


Do the Trump 2016 voters who voted for Paul Penzone still vote for Trump in 2020?

Very likely not. In truth, Trump probably lost them long ago - in my experience, Trump-Penzone crossover voters were mostly your run of the mill "just don't like Clinton" types - but this is the last nail in the coffin when it comes to his Maricopa base. Arpaio's name is political hemlock in these parts.

Could the Trump-Penzone voters in 2016 flip Maricopa County in 2020?

I'd bet my savings on it. I'd also bet my savings on those voters sinking Ward in next year's Senate GE.
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Cactus Jack
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« Reply #3 on: August 25, 2017, 07:42:10 PM »

What about the likely Class 3 special election in 2018 or 2020? Might this seat go to a Democrat?

Also much, much likelier at this point, although we'd need the right candidate (Gallego and Stanton come to mind). I doubt this is going to affect Ducey's political prospects much - he's not a great governor, but he isn't an idiot either - but pardoning Arpaio might be one of Trump's most baffling self-inflicted foot-shots yet. This state was already turning against him, and now he's all but guaranteed the flip by alienating Maricopa County.
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Cactus Jack
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« Reply #4 on: August 26, 2017, 02:54:31 PM »

It reeks of favoritism.  As Sheriff Joe was only guilty of a misdemeanor, it's not like, say, letting Marc Rich off the hook.  But Arpaio never showed mercy to anyone.  "Blessed are the merciful, for they will be shown mercy." (Matthew 5:7)  Somehow, Joe Arpaio doesn't come to mind when I think of this.

One of the best Republican takes I've seen in this thread.
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