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The Brian Lehrer Show

Swing State Check-In: Arizona

The Brian Lehrer Show

WNYC

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4.61.5K Ratings

🗓️ 14 October 2024

⏱️ 47 minutes

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Summary

The issues animating voters in the swing state of Arizona, and what the polls show about the chances that Trump and Harris have of winning the state.

Transcript

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Listen to Support it, WNYC. Good morning everyone. We begin this week as voting is underway in much of the country

0:26.8

by continuing our Monday series on the swing states. This week it's swing state Arizona.

0:32.1

For the last 50 years and more, Arizona

0:35.1

always voted Republican for president, except 1996,

0:39.2

Bill Clinton's re-election, and in 2020 when it went for Joe Biden. Arizona is of course a border

0:45.7

state and Donald Trump was there yesterday in Prescott emphasizing his

0:49.8

usual top issue.

0:51.1

So I will rescue Arizona and every town across America that has been invaded and conquered.

0:58.9

They've been conquered.

0:59.9

They're conquering the towns.

1:02.0

And for a campaign promise he had this and I'm here by calling for

1:06.9

the death penalty for any migrant that kills an American citizen or a law

1:12.2

enforcement officer.

1:16.0

Comala Harris was there a few days ago,

1:17.8

too, speaking to a group called Republicans for Harris

1:21.7

in Scottsdale, she promised to name a bipartisan Council of Advisors.

1:27.0

I Partisan Council of Advisors who can then give feedback on policy as we go forward.

1:36.0

Because here's the thing I also understand and feel strongly about.

1:40.0

In order for us as America to maintain our status as the strongest democracy in the world,

1:48.0

we need a healthy two-party system.

1:50.0

We have to have a healthy two-party.

1:52.0

We have to have a healthy two-part. We have to.

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