Politics & Government
Trump Makes 2 Arizona Stops On Campaign Trail: Replay
The president made a pitch to voters in the state with events in Bullhead City and Goodyear.
ARIZONA — President Donald Trump was in Arizona campaigning Wednesday as the Nov. 3 presidential election looms. He spoke in Bullhead City, near the Nevada border, in the early afternoon and then again in Goodyear, a Phoenix suburb, a few hours later.
His pitch in Arizona was geared more toward voters in neighboring Nevada, according to an Associated Press report.
Trump views Nevada, a state that hasn't backed a Republican for president since 2004, as one option for success. Hillary Clinton won it by less than 2.5 percentage points in 2016.
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The president is also aiming to keep Arizona in his column. The state hasn't backed a Democratic presidential candidate since 1996, but it is competitive this year for both the presidency and the Senate. Democrat Mark Kelly is in a close race against GOP Sen. Martha McSally.
Trump criticized Biden often during his stops in Arizona.
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“If you vote for Biden, it means no kids in school, no graduations, no weddings, no Thanksgiving, no Christmas and no Fourth of July together,” he said at the rally in Goodyear. “Other than that, you have a wonderful life.”
Democrats aren't ceding either Nevada or Arizona to Trump in the final days of the campaign. Biden's running mate, California Sen. Kamala Harris, hit Nevada in an effort to prevent the state from flipping to Trump.
“A path to the White House runs right through this field,” Harris said in a Las Vegas park Tuesday evening.
Watch a replay of Trump's rally in Goodyear in the video player above.
The Associated Press contributed reporting.
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