Pence highlights importance of Arizona at Phoenix campaign stops
Sep 18, 2020, 2:28 PM | Updated: 2:58 pm
Vice President Mike Pence participates in a Libre Initiative Roundtable at Grand Canyon University, Friday, Sept. 18, 2020, in Phoenix. (AP Photo/Matt York)
(AP Photo/Matt York)
PHOENIX — Vice President Mike Pence capped a week of Phoenix-area visits from the presidential reelection campaign by highlighting the importance of Arizona in the upcoming election at two events Friday.
Pence met with the Libre Initiative in a Hispanic Heritage Month event at Grand Canyon University in the morning, then held a Veterans for Trump rally at the Wigwam Resort in Litchfield Park.
“You said yes to Donald Trump in 2016 and I know in 46 days, you’ll say yes to him for four more years,” Pence said. “The road to victory runs right through Arizona.”
The vice president also touted Republican leaders in the state, notably U.S. Sen. Martha McSally.
McSally is up for election and is currently trailing by double digits to challenger Mark Kelly, according to a poll of likely Arizona voters released Wednesday.
“We’re going to make Arizona and America great again,” Pence said.
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It was the third time in three months Pence has come to Arizona. He was last here Aug. 11.
He announced he would be back in the state Oct. 8, the day after early voting begins in Arizona.
No other details on Pence’s trip were immediately available.
President Trump campaigned at a Latinos for Trump event in Phoenix on Monday. His daughter and senior adviser Ivanka Trump made an appearance with Doug Ducey on Wednesday.
The vice president’s wife Karen Pence made stops at Luke Air Force Base near Glendale and Davis-Monthan Air Force Base near Tucson on Thursday.
She focused on barriers to employment for military spouses.
The second lady also participated in a veteran suicide prevention discussion Friday in Phoenix.
Veterans and Hispanic voters are key constituencies the Trump campaign is targeting.
Republicans are trying to shore up their position in a historically red state where polling shows Democrat Joe Biden with a steady advantage.
According to the polling average compiled by FiveThirtyEight.com, Trump trails Biden by 5 points in Arizona.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
