Former Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer: Hispanic Dems ‘Don’t Get Out And Vote’
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By Allegra Kirkland, Talking Points Memo (2.5 minute read)
Former Arizona governor Jan Brewer declared Friday that Arizona won’t go blue for Hillary Clinton because Hispanic Democrats “don’t vote.”
“They don’t get out and vote. They don’t vote,” she told the Boston Globe when asked if those constituents could help tip the historically conservative state to a Democratic presidential nominee.
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Arizona has been trending purple for years, due in large part to the state’s significant Latino population. An Arizona Republic poll released Thursday found Clinton holding a 5-point lead in the state, which was once thought unwinnable for a Democratic presidential candidate. READ MORE
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