'Absolutely ready for it to be over' - Arizona voters ahead of US presidential election

Record ID: 1845869

  • Title: 'Absolutely ready for it to be over' - Arizona voters ahead of US presidential election
  • Date: 4th October 2024
  • Summary: PHOENIX, ARIZONA, UNITED STATES (OCTOBER 3, 2024) (REUTERS) VARIOUS OF PEOPLE AT HOLE IN THE ROCK TRAIL (SOUNDBITE) (English) TIM CHITWOOD, 45 YEARS OLD, WORKS IN INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY, ARIZONA RESIDENT, SAYING: "I know to a lot of people he's very controversial - it's Donald Trump. Personally, I don't like to listen to him talk. There's a lot of stuff personally I don't
  • Embargoed: 18th October 2024 13:47
  • Keywords: Arizona Harris Trump voters
  • Location: PHOENIX, ARIZONA, UNITED STATES
  • City: PHOENIX, ARIZONA, UNITED STATES
  • Country: US
  • Topics: North America,Government/Politics,Elections/Voting
  • Reuters ID: LVA001920903102024RP1
  • Aspect Ratio: 16:9
  • Story Text: EDITORS PLEASE DOWNLOAD 9168-USA-ELECTION/ONE MONTH-NEW YORK, 9339-USA-ELECTION/ONE MONTH-MARYLAND, AND 9184-USA-ELECTION/ONE MONTH-ANALYSIS FOR MORE
    Arizona residents hiking at the Hole in the Rock trail in Phoenix shared their political leanings and election expectations one month ahead of the U.S. presidential election.
    Despite personal reservations about Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump, Tim Chitwood plans to vote for him, attributing a stronger economy to Trump's previous term.
    "The main thing for me is immigration and inflation and the economy, so I'm going to vote for Donald Trump," he said.
    Sarah Graham, Kati Konstantaras and Darien S. plan to vote for Democratic Vice President Kamala Harris. They felt Harris put the needs of the general public and women's rights first.
    As a mother of two daughters, Graham said, "I want their future to be the same opportunities that I had."
    Darien said Harris' victory would be a win for democracy and women's rights in Arizona and the United States.
    Chitwood was "absolutely ready" for the election to be over.
    "Social media is a toxic wasteland," he said. "Twitter is horrible. Get back to disagreeing with people and being OK with it and just not making that your personality - who you're going to vote for - so vote for your best interest and hope for the best for everybody."
    Trump faces Harris in the Nov. 5 U.S. election in what opinion polls show to be a tight race.
    President Joe Biden ended his reelection bid on July 21 and endorsed Harris in the Nov. 5 election. Biden's withdrawal from the race came amid questions about his age and health after a halting debate performance against Trump in late June.
    The ascension of Harris re-energized a Democratic campaign that had harbored doubts about Biden's chances.
    Polls showed that Trump had built a lead over Biden, including in battleground states, but Harris' entry has tightened the polls.
    (Production: Liliana Salgado, Roselle Chen)
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