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She frequently advertises Republicans for Harris, a group that includes the late senator’s son Jim McCain, former Sen. Jeff Flake and Mesa Mayor John Giles. Maricopa County, home of Phoenix, accounts for about two-thirds of Arizona voters, including many of those disaffected Republicans who are well-educated center-right voters. Harris praises McCain in Arizona campaign stopsIn a campaign swing through Arizona last week, Harris fondly — and repeatedly — spoke of McCain and lavished praise on his ACA vote. “It required one more vote to keep it intact, and that vote was the late, great John McCain,” Harris said in Chandler, just outside Phoenix. The Trump campaign dismissed Harris’ GOP outreach as a mirage.

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☆ Harris faces historic challenge in running as a sitting VP: From the Politics Desk
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-15 | by ( The Politics Desk | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +13 min

In today’s edition, national political correspondent Steve Kornacki breaks down the historical challenges Kamala Harris faces running for president as a sitting VP. Harris faces historic challenge in running as a sitting VPBy Steve KornackiKamala Harris is the third presidential nominee in the last half-century to run as a sitting vice president. Measures like more Secret Service agents and bulletproof glass are now common on the campaign trail. Read more → 🔑 It all comes down to yinz: The Harris campaign believes its path to winning all-important Pennsylvania runs through the suburbs. Read more →The Harris campaign believes its path to winning all-important Pennsylvania runs through the suburbs.

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☆ Arizona lawyers keep distance from GOP's 'election integrity' operation amid concern over Kari Lake's fraud claims
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-15 | by ( Https | Media-Cldnry.S-Nbcnews.Com Image Upload Newscms | Vaughn Hillyard | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +7 min

Earlier this month, Kory Langhofer resigned as the chief legal counsel for former President Donald Trump's and the Republican National Committee’s “election integrity” operation in Arizona. “There’s just a perception that [Republican lawyers] are not doing enough proactively,” a second lawyer said about staving off supposed fraud. “Is it possible we are all being gaslit by the @gop regarding a fake ‘Election Integrity’ program that doesn’t actually exist?” Wren wrote in the post. Harmeet Dhillon, attorney and member of the Republican National Committee, will oversee the GOP's legal efforts around the election in Arizona. “We are full steam ahead in our unprecedented dedication to Election Integrity,” she added.

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1 function is to monitor the election to make sure that proper voting procedures are being followed,” Ray said. “We have to keep our eyeballs on the whole system, and we know why,” Lake said at the August training session. “The bedrock of a free and fair democracy is the citizens doing their civic duty of participating as poll inspectors, poll challengers and other oversight positions,” she said. Michigan conservatives have spent the last two years organizing around election issues, former Trump election lawyer Cleta Mitchell said. At the August RNC training session, an attendee asked what would happen if the events at the TCF Center repeated themselves.

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☆ How one of MAGA's brightest stars went from unstoppable to long shot
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-14 | by ( Bryan Metzger | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +9 min

Two years ago, Kari Lake appeared to be on an unstoppable path to becoming the governor of Arizona. Now she's a heavy underdog to Rep. Ruben Gallego in a state where Trump and Harris are tied. download the app Email address Sign up By clicking “Sign Up”, you accept our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy . Combative yet charismatic, Lake was quickly recognized as the most skilled purveyor of Trumpism aside from the former president himself. She wasn't simply imitating Donald Trump but refashioning his political style to fit her own profile as a well-known local TV anchor.

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But the surveys also reveal a noticeable gap in support between the pro-abortion rights amendments and the Democratic presidential and Senate candidates who are campaigning on a pro-abortion rights platform. Pro-abortion rights ballot measures won in every state where they appeared on the ballot, including conservative-leaning ones, in the 2022 and 2023 elections. Similarly in Arizona, a proposed amendment to enshrine abortion rights in the state’s constitution has clear majority support. In Montana, there’s little evidence that the presence of an abortion rights amendment has had a major effect on the race between three-term Democratic Sen. Jon Tester and Republican challenger Tim Sheehy. For example, in Missouri, public polling indicates broad support for a constitutional amendment to enshrine abortion rights, while Republican Sen. Josh Hawley and Trump hold strong leads in their races.

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☆ Despite Trump’s embrace of Orbán, Senate Republicans sound alarms over Hungary’s democratic backsliding
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-11 | by ( Morgan Rimmer | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +6 min

Washington CNN —If there is one area where senior Senate Republicans have chosen to break with former President Donald Trump, it is his embrace of Hungary’s far-right Prime Minister Viktor Orbán. He added, “Hungary also continues to disregard the concerns raised by its allies and partners about deepening its ties with China. Orbán has endorsed Trump, and Trump has touted the prime minister’s backing, even noting it during September’s presidential debate. GOP Sen. Thom Tillis of North Carolina restarted the U.S. Senate NATO Observer Group in 2018, co-chairing the group alongside Democratic Sen. Jeanne Shaheen of New Hampshire. This led Tillis and Shaheen to introduce a Senate resolution condemning Hungary’s democratic backsliding and its delay in allowing Sweden to join the alliance.

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☆ The voters Harris wants to reach with her media blitz: From the Politics Desk
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-10 | by ( The Politics Desk | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +8 min

In today’s edition, senior White House reporter Peter Nicholas looks at where Kamala Harris' campaign thinks it can pick up support with the vice president's media blitz this week. Plus, senior political editor Mark Murray breaks down how Harris and Trump voters think "change" means very different things this election. They want to see her more, and we’re engaging with that and want to continue to do that,” a Harris campaign aide said. One of the sources described the Keystone State as a “problem spot” for the Harris campaign. Read more → Follow live updates from the campaign trail →That’s all from the Politics Desk for now.

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☆ Florida wakes to Milton's destruction and Vegas says goodbye to the Tropicana casino: Morning Rundown
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-10 | by ( Elizabeth Robinson | Elizabeth Robinson Is A Newsletter Editor For Nbc News | Based In Los Angeles. | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +8 min

Hurricane Milton leaves a trail of destruction in Florida. Milton sweeps through Florida after a destructive landfallFlorida communities are waking up to destruction left by Hurricane Milton as the storm tore through the state — the second major hurricane to hit in two weeks. More Hurricane Milton coverage:Milton intensified at one of the fastest rates in recorded history. ➡️ An NBC News poll found Harris and Trump voters see their candidates representing “change” but in very different ways. The iconic Tropicana casino was imploded to make way for a proposed $1.5 billion stadium to house the Oakland Athletics ahead of the team’s planned move to Sin City in 2028.

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PHOENIX — Republican Kari Lake and Democratic Rep. Ruben Gallego faced off in Arizona’s feisty first and only Senate debate Wednesday evening, trading shots over the border, abortion, tax policy and more. Lake has long made the border a cornerstone of her campaign, chastising Gallego for supporting the Biden-Harris administration’s immigration policies. Gallego, in turn, has made the bipartisan border bill that Trump and Lake opposed a big part of his campaign. “He acts like he cares about us,” Lake said of Gallego, “speaking directly to the women” watching the debate. Talking to the media immediately after the debate, Gallego said: “She needs to be loud, she needs to lie because she’s weak.

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☆ Trump is veering off the battleground map to blue states: From the Politics Desk
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-09 | by ( The Politics Desk | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +10 min

In today’s edition, politics reporters Matt Dixon and Allan Smith explore why Donald Trump is set to campaign in heavily Democratic states in the final stretch of the 2024 race. Trump plans rallies in solidly Democratic states in the race’s final weeksBy Matt Dixon and Allan SmithGet ready for Donald Trump’s blue state extravaganza. With less than four weeks until Election Day, the Republican presidential nominee is scheduled to hold rallies in staunchly Democratic states he has virtually no chance of winning. President Joe Biden won those states by an average of 20 points in 2020, with his 13-point Colorado win the closest. “Choosing high-impact settings makes it so the media can’t look away and refuse to cover the issues and the solutions President Trump is offering,” a senior Trump campaign adviser said of the strategy.

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Like the presidential contest, the Senate race offers deep contrasts in a state that’s been divided neatly in half for years. We want to have a lawfully run election,” Lake said. In 2022, Lake challenged her loss to Hobbs, taking it all the way through the Arizona legal system. “It’s going to be a tight race,” Lake acknowledged. In 2018, Gallego rallied alongside Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., in Phoenix, saying facetiously: “President Trump is going to build a wall.

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Vice President Kamala Harris’ campaign is launching a blitz in Arizona this week, with plans to swamp the battleground state with events and canvassing efforts, all timed around the start of early voting. “All of that, to me, is the type of activity that’s required to win a close race. Campaign officials also say to expect Harris to time events around early voting in many of the battleground states. Those polls also show Democratic Senate candidate Ruben Gallego outperforming Harris in his race against Republican Kari Lake. We know it’s gonna be a close race.

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☆ These 2024 Republican candidates disputed the 2020 election results
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-05 | by ( Daniel Dale | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +43 min

The success of so many 2020 election deniers in Republican primaries this year demonstrates that Trump’s ongoing campaign of election lies continues to have a strong hold on his party. Even four years later, candidates’ views on the 2020 election are relevant in important practical ways. Lake also baselessly advocated the imprisonment of Katie Hobbs, who was Arizona’s election chief during the 2020 election and went on to defeat Lake in the 2022 race for governor. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images) Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images/FileSen. Rick Scott voted to object to the congressional count of Biden’s victory in Pennsylvania, though he voted in favor of counting Biden’s victory in Arizona. Pennsylvania: Dave McCormickSenate candidate Dave McCormick of Pennsylvania speaks during the second day of the 2024 Republican National Convention in Milwaukee on July 16, 2024.

Persons: Washington CNN — It’s, Donald Trump, JD Vance, Joe Biden’s, Mark Robinson of, Kari Lake, Bernie Moreno, Sam Brown of, Ted Cruz, ”, Biden, – Mark Robinson of, Mike Braun, Indiana, Mike Kehoe of Missouri, Greg Gianforte, Patrick Morrisey, West Virginia –, Braun, Sen, Kelly Ayotte, Scott Olson, “, Trump, ” Braun, Trump’s, Jennifer McCormick, Mike Kehoe Missouri, Mike Kehoe, David A . Lieb, Joe Biden, ” Kehoe’s, Crystal Quade, Montana, Greg Gianforte Montana, Phelan M, Ebenhack, Gianforte, Lee, Ryan Busse, Mark Robinson, Gov Mark Robinson, Grant Baldwin, Robinson, Biden “, Josh Stein, Patrick Morrisey Patrick Morrisey, Tom Williams, Morrisey, Biden’s, Huntington Mayor Steve Williams, Tim Sheehy of Montana, REbecca Noble, Biden didn’t, baselessly, Katie Hobbs, Lake, Lake’s, Ruben Gallego, Kyrsten Sinema, Rick Scott U.S, Rick Scott, Chip Somodevilla, Scott, ” Scott, Debbie Mucarsel, Jim Banks, Banks, ” Banks, Valerie McCray, Braun . Maine, Demi Kouzounas, Kouzounas, Angus King, Royce White Royce White, Alex Brandon, Royce White, “ TRUMP, “ Trump, White, Democratic Sen, Amy Klobuchar, Josh Hawley Sen, Josh Hawley, Allison Bailey /, Missouri Sen, Hawley, CNN’s Manu Raju, Lucas Kunce, Sam Brown, Patrick T, Fallon, Brown, we’ve, we’re, ” Brown, Adam Laxalt, Laxalt, Jacky Rosen ., Bernie Moreno Cleveland, David Dermer, Moreno, denialism, –, ” Moreno, CNN’s Raju, Sherrod Brown ., Dave McCormick, Kamil Krzaczynski, wasn’t, Elizabeth Gregory, Dave, McCormick, “ Joe Biden, ” McCormick, Mehmet Oz, ‘, … We’ve, Bob Casey, Patricia Morgan Rhode, Patricia Morgan, West Warwick, Kris Craig, Morgan, Morgan baselessly, ” Morgan, Sheldon Whitehouse, Marsha Blackburn Sen, Marsha Blackburn, Blackburn, Tennessee’s, Tennessee Sen, Bill Hagerty “, Gloria Johnson, Ted Cruz Sen, Ted Cruz of, Cruz, ” Cruz, ’, Colin Allred, Hung Cao Hung Cao, Milwaukee . J, Scott Applewhite, Hung Cao, Cao, Barack Obama, It’s, ” Cao, United States ”, Tim Kaine, Jim Justice, Justice, – Patrick Morrisey, Joe Manchin, Wheeling Mayor Glenn Elliott, – Denny Hoskins, Dennis Linthicum of, Brooke Paige of Vermont, Kris Warner, Washington’s Dale Whitaker, Christi, Denny, Denny Hoskins, Kelly Dereuck, Hoskins, ” Hoskins, Barbara Phifer, Dennis, Dennis Linthicum, Linthicum, Tobias Read, Brooke Paige Vermont, Brooke Paige, Lisa Rathke, Paige, ” Paige, ” Paige’s, Sarah Copeland Hanzas, Kris Warner West, Mac Warner, I’m, Thornton Cooper Organizations: Washington CNN, Trump, Capitol, Democratic, CNN, Republican, ILA, Indiana, Gov, Missouri, Biden, ” Kehoe’s Democratic, Greg Gianforte Montana Gov, Republican Governors Association, AP, Representatives, Republicans, Lee Newspapers, Getty, The News, Observer, Conservative Political, Conference, Republican National Convention, Inc, West, West Virginians, Associated Press, Huntington Mayor, Kari Lake Arizona Republican, Fox, Arizona, Senate, Democratic Rep, Democrat, Scott, Jim Banks Indiana Republican U.S, Fox News, Demi Kouzounas Maine GOP, Portland Press Herald, Army, Maine Republican Party, New Hampshire GOP, ”, Beacon, Minnesota, U.S . Senate, Arizona –, Marine, Sam Brown Republican, US, Nevada, Convention, Treasury Department, Bloomberg Businessweek, Philadelphia Inquirer, Providence Journal, USA, Blackburn, Tennessee, ABC, Milwaukee ., United, Jim Justice West, West Virginia Gov, Wheeling Mayor, Montana, Christi Jacobsen, Missouri State Capitol, Springfield News, Oregon State Capitol, Anadolu, Anadolu Agency, Getty Images, Vermont State House, Facebook, Electoral College, ” Paige’s Democratic, US Department of Agriculture, Virginia Watch, Virginia Economic Development Authority Locations: Mark Robinson of North Carolina, Kari Lake of Arizona, Bernie Moreno of Ohio, Sam Brown of Nevada, Ted Cruz of Texas, Missouri, West Virginia, Indiana , Missouri, Montana, – Mark Robinson of North Carolina, New Hampshire, Indiana, Indianapolis , Indiana, . Missouri, Jefferson City, Mo, Orlando, Fla, Texas, North Carolina, Carolina, Asheville , North Carolina, Milwaukee , Wisconsin, Nebraska, Delaware , Connecticut, Hawaii, Arizona, Kari Lake Arizona, Mesa , Arizona, AFP, Phoenix, Arizona and Wisconsin, Florida, Pennsylvania, Powell . Indiana, Milwaukee, Braun ., Demi Kouzounas Maine, Maine, China, St, Cloud, Minn, Amy Klobuchar . Missouri, Washington, Lucas Kunce . Nevada, Las Vegas , Nevada, Nevada, what’s, Jacky Rosen . Ohio, Westlake , Ohio, Ohio, United States, Sherrod Brown . Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Island, Patricia Morgan Rhode Island, West, Rhode, Sheldon Whitehouse . Tennessee, Tennessee, Gloria Johnson . Texas, Washington ,, “, Colin Allred . Virginia, Virginia, Loudoun, – Denny Hoskins of Missouri, Dennis Linthicum of Oregon, Denny Hoskins, Barbara Phifer . Oregon, Dennis Linthicum Oregon, Salem , Oregon, Anadolu, Getty Images Oregon, Oregon, Tobias Read . Vermont, Vermont, Montpelier, Kris Warner West Virginia

☆ Trump’s ground game relies on untraditional strategies to draw out battleground voters
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-04 | by ( Steve Contorno | Fredreka Schouten | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +19 min

And it’s a playbook that former President Donald Trump’s campaign has tossed aside. It’s a gamble, Trump’s campaign internally acknowledges, but one that they insist is built on data they have collected over nearly a decade and tested for the past six months. Days later, the Michigan state party chairman also plugged 10xVotes when he rolled into Traverse City, Michigan, alongside Trump running mate JD Vance. But rather than courting those voters, Trump’s campaign is in search of new ones. Trump’s campaign has also tried to seize on discord within the Democratic coalition.

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CNN —Republican former Rep. Liz Cheney will campaign with Vice President Kamala Harris in Wisconsin on Thursday, touting her endorsement of the Democratic presidential nominee in the crucial battleground state, a senior campaign official told CNN. Cheney, who previously told CNN she was committed to doing what was necessary to stop Trump from returning to the White House, endorsed Harris last month in North Carolina, another swing state. She later said she expected to campaign against Trump in battleground states throughout the fall. Broader push to win over Republican votersThe campaign’s efforts to win over Republicans voters will extend beyond the Cheney event. Harris-Walz is spending significant money in this space as part of a more than seven figure paid media strategy, the campaign official said.

Persons: Liz Cheney, Kamala Harris, Donald Trump, Cheney, Harris, ” Cheney, Ripon –, Republican Party – Harris, Ripon, Trump, –, Elise Stefanik, Dick Cheney, Adam Kinzinger, Gov, Geoff Duncan, Arizona Sen, Jeff Flake, Kari Lake, Mark Finchem, Walz, “, ”, Austin Weatherford, Ruwa Romman, ” Romman, CNN’s Veronica Stracqualursi Organizations: CNN, Republican, Democratic, Trump, White, Duke University, Republican Party, GOP, New York, Illinois Rep, Arizona, Democrats, Republicans, Labor, YouTube, Biden Locations: Wisconsin, Wyoming, North Carolina, Ripon, Georgia, Arizona, Pennsylvania , Michigan, Arizona , Nevada , Georgia

☆ A bloc of Trump voters in key swing states also backs Democratic Senate candidates. Here's why that matters.
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-29 | by ( John L. Dorman | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

However, there's an interesting dynamic at play in pivotal swing states like Arizona, Michigan, and Pennsylvania headed into November: A relatively small but significant bloc of Trump voters are also backing Democratic Senate candidates. In Michigan, Democratic Rep. Elissa Slotkin led Rogers by five points (47% to 42%). If Harris wins in November and Democrats win exactly 50 seats, then Minnesota Gov. But should Trump win the election and pro-Trump ticket-splitters help Democrats keep their majority, it would pump the brakes on a conservative agenda. AdvertisementA Democratic Senate would serve as a check on Trump.

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In the seven most competitive Senate races, Democratic campaigns and outside groups launched 33 TV ads on abortion just in the last week, according to the ad-tracking firm AdImpact. Just one Republican ad, a Spanish-language spot from an outside group targeting Democratic Sen. Jacky Rosen of Nevada, mentioned abortion. Some Republicans warned that the party's failure to counter abortion attacks cost them crucial seats that year. In Arizona, Republican Senate candidate Kari Lake has softened her position on abortion rights. Sadly, by the way, there’s a lot of suburban women, a lot of suburban women that are like, ‘Listen, abortion is it.

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☆ Kyrsten Sinema says she's 'fairly libertarian' and wants to work in the private sector after leaving the Senate: 'That's where the money comes from'
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-24 | by ( Bryan Metzger | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Read previewSen. Kyrsten Sinema, the Democratic-turned-independent senator from Arizona, says she's looking forward to a career in the private sector after she leaves the Senate in a few months. "I'm really excited about what's happening in the private sector right now," Sinema said. Sen. Kyrsten Sinema said at @allinsummit that she's "fairly libertarian" and is interested in working in the private sector after she leaves the Senate. "I struggle with the idea of wanting to eliminate the private industry, because that is where the ideas come from," Sinema said. "That's where the innovation comes from, and that's where the money comes from to fund the social programs that are important to protect the vulnerable in our country."

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☆ Trump rallies in North Carolina as controversy engulfs his handpicked candidate for governor
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-21 | by ( Eric Bradner | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +6 min

Robinson, the current North Carolina lieutenant governor, referred to himself as a “black NAZI,” expressed support for reinstating slavery, made repeated graphic sexual comments and more. Trump defeated Joe Biden by 1 point in North Carolina in 2020. North Carolina is an vital part of that plan. However, the lieutenant governor has been to most, if not all, of Trump’s recent North Carolina events. The question, though, is whether a poor performance by Robinson would drag down other members of the party’s ticket in North Carolina, including Trump.

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☆ As threats grow, funds for election security see a squeeze
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-21 | by ( Bob Ortega | Anna-Maja Rappard | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +17 min

That’s why Maricopa County has spent over $864,000 in federal funds and more than $3 million in county funds to bolster its election security and processes over the past four years. Officials readily shared their worries with CNN, citing death threats, harassment, baseless lawsuits, onerous public-records requests and various security threats spurred by false claims about voter fraud. Amid these challenges, budgets for election security have been squeezed in several ways. Thousands of election workers across the country have reported receiving harassing, offensive or hostile communications, including since the 2022 midterms, according to the Department of Justice’s Election Threats Task Force. As recently as Tuesday, Trump threatened to prosecute and imprison election officials if he wins in November, as he cast doubt on the integrity of the upcoming election.

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Trump is “immensely happy with JD’s performance,” said a person who speaks with Trump and is familiar with his thinking. “I didn’t discuss it with JD, in all fairness,” Trump said when pressed on the issue during his debate last week with Vice President Kamala Harris. “I know from experience, nobody speaks for Donald J. Trump except for Donald J. Trump, right?”“Vice President Pence viewed his role as a translator for President Trump to traditional Republican audiences,” a Trump ally said. 2Short also believes the relationship between Vance and Trump is different than the one Pence and Trump had prior to their falling out. “He loves that he has a smart person with balls who doesn’t only do Fox,” a person close to the campaign said.

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☆ Both parties court Navajo voters in battleground Arizona
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-14 | by ( Veronica Stracqualursi | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +8 min

Window Rock, Arizona CNN —Nearing the end of the annual Navajo Nation parade route last Saturday, the Arizona Republican Party’s float — pulled by an 18-wheeler and adorned with Trump-Vance campaign signs — came to a halt. The Navajo Nation makes up the largest tribe in Arizona, with about 131,000 members, according to the US Census. A Marine veteran, Gallego said his ties to the Navajo Nation stem from his military veteran friends from the tribe. “I believe we have many strong, educated women, especially on the Navajo Nation. “Not everybody wants to help the Indigenous.”Her remote part of the Navajo Nation rarely gets visitors, let alone campaigns knocking on her door.

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A woman holds a sign with former President Donald Trump's mugshot while riding the Arizona GOP's float at the Navajo Nation parade on Sept. 7. A man holds a Harris-Walz sign at the Navajo Nation parade in Window Rock, Arizona. Nez, who was swarmed by young children asking for his autograph, served as president of the Navajo Nation for four years until 2023. “One big thing is fixing the roads on the Navajo Nation, putting highways on those dirt roads. The Navajo Nation also used over $520 million in funding from a Biden-backed law to “nearly double” new infrastructure building, the Navajo president’s office announced this year.

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The biggest chunk – about $1.9 million – was spent by Trump’s campaign and fundraising committees on a Trump-owned company that operates his jet. Karoline Leavitt, a spokesperson for Trump’s campaign, said that “committees are paying the fair market rate for all venues and services” provided by Trump businesses. The dynamic of candidates shelling out thousands on Trump’s businesses while vying for his endorsement – which can make or break Republican campaigns – is an example of how politics has boosted his businesses’ bottom line. About 150 congressional candidates have reported spending campaign funds at Trump businesses, including some Democrats in the years before his first presidential bid. Walker’s campaign spent a total of nearly $215,000 at Mar-a-Lago, Trump’s West Palm Beach golf club and his Las Vegas hotel.

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