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Sanders drops out, but Arizona supporters say they are still in the fight
By: McKenzie Sadeghi/Cronkite News - April 9, 2020
Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders suspended his 2020 Democratic presidential bid Wednesday, but his Arizona supporters said they will still push his message of Medicare for all, eliminating student debt and raising the minimum wage.
Value of Arizona endorsements mixed in presidential race
By: McKenzie Sadeghi/Cronkite News - March 10, 2020
If endorsements were worth votes or campaign funds, Elizabeth Warren would have Arizona locked up for next week’s Democratic presidential primary.
Sanders leads Dem field in raising money in Arizona
By: McKenzie Sadeghi/Cronkite News - February 24, 2020
Arizona’s presidential preference primary is still three weeks away, but voters are already making their preferences known with their wallets.
State of disunion: Arizona lawmakers react to Trump speech at tense time
By: McKenzie Sadeghi/Cronkite News and Jessica Myers/Cronkite News Service - February 5, 2020
Arizona Republicans said they left the address feeling empowered, while the state’s Democratic lawmakers used terms like “eerie” and “bizarre” to describe the version of America painted by Trump.
Guesting game: Lawmakers send messages with State of the Union guests
By: McKenzie Sadeghi/Cronkite News and MacKinley Lutes-Adlhoch/Cronkite News - February 4, 2020
WASHINGTON – For Michael Waldman, a speechwriter for former President Bill Clinton, the guests at the State of the Union address are “often as interesting as what’s on stage.” “You can tell lot of the message from the stagecraft,” said Waldman, now the president of the Brennan Center for Justice at New York University’s School […]