For the Democratic Party — there's a chance to win out West
By Mathew Littman, opinion contributor — 05/07/20 11:30 AM EDT The views expressed by contributors are their own and not the view of The Hill Due to COVID-19, our world has turned upside down. But conventional wisdom on the election of 2020 remains stuck in place: it all comes down to Wisconsin, Michigan and Pennsylvania. They are seared into the minds of every potential voter as the winning trio for 2020. Donald Trump won these states by less than two percentage points and if they turn in 2020, we have a new president. If they stay the same, we are told that the presidency stays the same. But this is not so.
For Democrats, there is another clear path to victory.
Arizona has 11 electoral votes, one more than Wisconsin. Arizona has a Democratic senator, Kyrsten Sinema. Sen. Sinema was the first Democrat elected to the Senate in Arizona in 30 years. In the race for the Senate seat vacated when John McCain (R-Ariz.) passed away, Mark Kelly is running against appointed incumbent Martha McSally (R-Ariz.). Mark Kelly, astronaut, gun reform leader, is well ahead in the polls. It is possible that Arizona has two Democrats in the Senate. At the same time, the Democratic nominee for president, former Vice President Joe Biden, is ahead of Trump in all the Arizona polls.
The Democrats have a solid shot at Arizona in 2020. <..snip..>
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