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The Run-Up

Maybe It All Comes Down to Abortion

The Run-Up

The New York Times

News Commentary, Politics, News

4.42K Ratings

🗓️ 13 June 2024

⏱️ 49 minutes

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Summary

Arizona is a battleground state that both parties are desperate to win in November. And right now, supporters of abortion rights in the state are in the midst of gathering signatures to ensure that, along with the presidential race and a competitive Senate contest, enshrining the right to abortion in the state’s Constitution will be on the ballot this fall. The measure has broad support in the state, and Democrats are banking on that to drive a wide range of people to the polls to vote on the ballot measure — and, they hope, for Mr. Biden. But there’s no guarantee that will happen. For the next two weeks, we’re going to focus on how abortion rights could shape the 2024 election in Arizona. This week: We’re with volunteers around the state — at a trailhead outside Phoenix and at Bunco night in Bullhead City — who are working to get the measure on the ballot, and we spoke with the people who were supporting their efforts.

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0:00.0

That's a magical overlooking. I think so.

0:07.0

Yeah. Hey, I think we might be looking for each other.

0:17.0

A few weeks ago, my colleague Caitlin and I were wandering around the base of a dusty hiking trail in Arizona.

0:27.0

Nice to meet you.

0:28.0

Nice to meet you.

0:29.0

Hi, how are you?

0:30.0

Hi, I'm Steve.

0:32.0

I'm Steve. Hi.

0:33.0

Nice to see you.

0:35.0

Nice to see you.

0:36.0

Caitlin, pleasure.

0:38.0

We did another trailhead going.

0:40.0

What do you think say are?

0:41.0

Oh, what is that?

0:42.0

I'm sorry? Did we go to the wrong one? No you're at the right one you went to the wrong

0:46.7

one. I Google mapped it this morning. It said take me to dream me draw up Trailhead

0:51.6

he said got ya.

0:53.4

And they sent us to the one, just a mile down the road.

0:56.9

And it was a beautiful trailhead, but it wasn't.

0:59.4

And we said, wow, this doesn't look at all like what people describe to us.

1:03.0

Because we've gone to multiple trailheads, right?

1:05.2

And this is the first time we've come to Dreamy Draw,

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