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Opinion: Joe Biden won Arizona in 2020 in large part to organizing efforts by Latinos. Arizonans now must not ignore having a Latino at top of the ticket.
By David Adame and Nathalie Rayesopinion |The Arizona Republic
This election year, some of our most hard-fought civil rights are on the line. Women have lost their reproductive rights. We don’t feel safe in our schools, houses of worship or grocery stores because of mass shootings.
Voting rights and our electoral integrity are under attack. Our political dialogue seems to be less and less rooted in fact, thanks in part to GOP-led disinformation tactics.
The stakes could not be higher for Arizonans. We’re facing an uphill battle, and for diverse communities across the state and country, it feels as though all of our hard-earned progress is in danger.
Latinos have an opportunity to flip Arizona
But it doesn’t have to be this way. We have an opportunity to build a new “Blue Wall” in the Southwest – a safe zone of progress in a country that seems to be moving backwards.
And it starts with Latinos.
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In 2020, Arizona sent Joe Biden to the White House by a mere 10,457 votes. Consensus is that his victory was due in large part to organizing efforts by Latinos and Native Americans.
Latinos delivered the White House for the Democrats in 2020. Now, with the 2022 gubernatorial race, Democrats in Arizona have another chance to flip the state and save our democracy. To do that, they cannot afford to ignore a Latino leader who, at the top of the ticket, can drive Latino turnout for Democrats down ballot in large enough margins where the other side can’t even attempt to claim fraud.
That leader is Marco Lopez.
