Democrats looking to keep Arizona blue are counting on abortion rights to carry them this fall, a bet that might not pay the same dividends it did two years ago.
Across the state, abortion rights activists are gathering signatures to place a measure on the ballot putting abortion protections in the state’s constitution. In doing so, organizers hope this will galvanize Arizonans to vote blue at the polls in a state where about one-third of registered voters are independents.
“There’s a large contingent of independent voters here that we feel confident will come to our side and are supportive of the issue,” Cheryl Bruce, the campaign manager for the Arizona for Abortion Access Coalition, told Politico.
However, the news outlet found that abortion referendums do not give
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