The Arizona Republic

Red or purple? Nope. Arizona is already a blue state

- Columnist Arizona Republic USA TODAY NETWORK

The reputation was red. The prediction was purple. But Arizona is a blue state.

All the evidence, anecdotal and empirical, is there to show that the top-of-theticket Democratic wins by Mark Kelly, Katie Hobbs and Adrian Fontes have made them something of a Moirae that portend the Fates of Arizona politics.

There was a rugged ol’ white guy who’s big on the military and pragmatic about priorities. There was a steady white woman who drew centrist support from the party of opposition. And there was an ambitious Latino, hellbent on making sure everybody gets an opportunit­y if they play

Greg Moore

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