Another essential issue is inflation - Phoenix’s nearly 13% inflation rate is the highest among the nation’s metropolitan areas. This looming threat is a huge motivator to get young people and suburban women to vote blue up and down the ballot. Reproductive rights are the undoubtedly important part of this equation in 2023, Attorney General Mark Brnovich plans to enforce a near-total abortion ban from 1864 with no exceptions for rape, incest, or the mother’s health. One approach is to look at the issues bringing voters to the polls. There are two ways to look at the 2022 midterm elections in Arizona. My own US House District, District One, is competitive for the first time I can remember, a testament to the new political headwinds gripping the state. Over the course of my short lifetime, I’ve watched my home state transform, from the gradual rise of the skyline metropolis in our capitol to the emergence of our election battleground status. In 2022, Democrats are hoping to hold their gains in the Grand Canyon State while Republicans are trying to turn the tide in their favor. In 2020, the once-GOP stronghold Arizona turned blue, helping hand the presidency of the United States to Joe Biden. PSC Midterm Election Reflections: Arizona Katelyn Cai (PPS ’26)
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