TUCSON, Arizona – In Arizona, where the last presidential election was decided by a razor-thin margin – just 10,457 votes – undecided voters like Betts Putnam-Hidalgo are at the center of a high-stakes dilemma.
A retired landscaper who moved from Connecticut to Tucson decades ago, Putnam-Hidalgo, 69, has always definitively voted for Democrats; that might not happen this cycle.
After attending six rallies in Arizona over five days and engaging with dozens of voters, it is clear to me: Arizona is a deep purple state, with the power to play a major role in who becomes the next president of the United States. Will it back a contentious former president, or will it pave the way for the first woman to make history? ….more
