Arizona Dem says state is bluer 'not because Arizona is necessarily a blue state,' but from distaste for GOP 'extremism'

Gov. Katie Hobbs of Arizona delivers her State of the State address, flanked by Arizona House Speaker Ben Toma, left, and Arizona Senate President Warren Petersen, right, at the Arizona state Capitol in Phoenix on January 9, 2023.

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• An Arizona lawmaker says GOP "extremism" has led many state voters to increasingly back Democrats.
• "The Republican party has become extreme in the age of Trumpism," the state senator told Politico.
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