Democratic fundraising titans prepare for Arizona clash in 2020

By Arren Kimbel-Sannit | Arizona Capitol Times

Big-money national Democratic groups are gearing up for what could prove to be a watershed election in Arizona, investing millions in staff, advertising and canvassing efforts to swing key races and turn out likely Democratic voters.

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Success would mean more than picking up a Senate seat and winning some congressional races, though that certainly wouldn’t hurt the Democratic cause. Key victories could be a testament to the contestability of once-staunchly Republican Arizona – in essence, the extension of an invitation to moneyed progressive causes that now have evidence of a return on their investments in the state. This has its own suite of implications – on local campaign strategy, candidate messaging and the efficacy of outside-the-party PAC fundraising against institutional party fundraising. 

Mark Kelly speaks with supporters at the Phoenix launch of his U.S. Senate campaign at The Van Buren on February 24, 2019. A litany of Democratic PACS are spending big money in Arizona to turn the state blue.
/PHOTO BY GAGE SKIDMORE/FLICKR

A litany of Democratic PACs with seemingly computer-generated names like NextGen America, the Progressive Turnout Project, Flippable, MoveOn, Arena, the FutureNow Fund and others have all announced large investments in the state, building on groundwork laid in the last election cycle, which served as a sort of coming-out party for the state in national Democratic circles.

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