In my 30 years as an Arizonan, our state has struggled to have decent representation at all levels of our (mostly Republican) government. I believe that is why we rank near the bottom in so many areas. There are important issues to Arizonans this election cycle: inflation/economy, climate change, abortion and voting rights, gun policy, crime, immigration, water resources, etc. Ranking higher than ANY of those issues in my mind, are the threats coming from the slate of Republican election deniers who are trying to unravel our democracy right in front of our eyes! If elected, I fear solutions to those really important issues will be ignored to advance their political careers – negating the interests of Arizona voters whose ballots they are already threatening to invalidate.
The issues we face today can only be solved by a functioning, responsible government. If you are having trouble making up your mind, err on the side of preserving democracy. We may not have another chance after this election. Choose wisely.
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Gary Simons
Oro Valley
Disclaimer: As submitted to the Arizona Daily Star.
