Why Trump, GOP are running into trouble in Arizona

The Hill

Arizona has been a reliably Republican state in presidential and Senate contests and has only voted for a Democratic president once in the past 70 years, when former President Clinton won the state in 1996.

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In the race for the White House, polls have consistently found former Vice President Joe Biden ahead of Trump, although the race is close and pollsters and operatives view it as a pure toss-up.

The Biden campaign says it will treat Arizona as a battleground and has described it as their best chance at flipping a traditionally red state to blue in November.

Dennis DeConcini, who before Sinema was the last Democrat to represent the state in the Senate, said he believes the Biden campaign should invest heavily in Arizona.