Voters in Arizona’s Maricopa County Share Their Views

PHOENIX—Voters turned out on the daybreak on Election Day in Maricopa County, Arizona’s largest county, with 2.6 million registered voters.

Greater than 1.5 million forged early ballots, and an estimated 600,000 have been anticipated to vote in particular person, in keeping with county election officers.

A line of voters waited patiently outdoors the Carefree City Council Heart earlier than it opened as a polling heart at 6 a.m.

The primary voter in line stated it “feels good” to vote in particular person. He declined to remark additional.

“We gotta win—Trump’s gotta win,” stated Tom Parmer of Carefree, who had voted for the Republican candidate for president early on Oct. 30.

“I don’t know if we are able to afford 4 extra years of that sort of nonsense” from Democrats, Parmer informed The Epoch Instances.

Tom, one other Carefree resident, who declined to offer his surname, stated he voted for former President Donald Trump, and did so in 2020.

“I’m an early riser. Get out and go vote,” Tom informed The Epoch Instances.

He stated he’s not a “huge fan” of the Democratic Occasion or its border insurance policies.

“I’m not an enormous fan of taxes. I’m not an enormous fan of the federal government,” Tom stated.

“I’m not an enormous fan of regulation. I’m not an enormous fan of inflation. I’m not an enormous fan of rates of interest going up,” he stated.

Ariane Buser, a third-time Trump supporter from Carefree, stated she voted “one hundred pc” for the previous president.

“I couldn’t get right here early sufficient,” she stated. “I used to be No. 3 [in line]. I might have been No. 2, however I needed to go to my automobile to get my water bottle.

“I simply wished to get it achieved,” Buser informed The Epoch Instances.

Relating to media predictions of voter battle on the polls, Buser stated she “completely just isn’t” involved and is “excited” about voting on this election.

Securing the border, decreasing inflation, and creating power independence are the vital points for Buser.

“They [Biden–Harris] don’t care in regards to the American individuals. I’m sick and bored with it. We have now to take our nation again. Trump is the one one that can do it,” she stated.

“We’ve received to cease the decline of our nation. We have to make our nation sturdy once more.”

Outdoors the city corridor in Cave Creek, Arizona, Anna, a registered Democratic voter, stated she voted “a very long time in the past” by mail-in poll for Harris.

“She’s a sane, competent particular person—why not? I’d hate to assume” of a Trump win, however “it might occur,” Anna stated.

Troy Dunn from Cave Creek confirmed as much as vote for Trump in a 2002 Ford modified 12-valve pickup truck with an American flag waving within the mattress.

“I voted for him final time. That’s the path I need to go,” Dunn informed The Epoch Instances. “It’s simply the day—a patriotic day. I hope all of it goes down as a peaceable, do-what-you-got-to-do” day.

If Trump loses, Dunn stated, “I’m nonetheless going to get up and go to work, similar to I did at the moment.”

Nick Gaudio from Cave Creek stated he forged his poll for Trump early, every week earlier than the election.

Gaudio stated he was hopeful of a Trump victory and believes {that a} Democratic win can be “unhealthy for the economic system.”

“It’s going to be unhealthy for the border. It’s going to be unhealthy throughout,” Gaudio stated. “I’m not going to go away the nation [if Harris wins]—that is my nation.”

Xavier Worthy, 21, an unaffiliated voter from Cave Creek, stated he was nonetheless undecided about who to vote for within the election.

“That could be a nice query,” Worthy informed The Epoch Instances. “Each have nice factors of view.”

“My trustworthy opinion—inflation. Whoever provides me higher costs, that’s who I’ll vote for.”

At South Mountain Neighborhood Faculty in Phoenix, an extended line of voters waited patiently to forged their ballots.

Daniel Romero from Phoenix stated he voted for Harris. “I really feel she’ll be higher for the nation. I don’t really feel something towards [Trump],” he added.

Lisa Zataiain from Phoenix stated she voted for Harris as a result of the Democratic candidate’s insurance policies align together with her views.

“I similar to what she has to say,” Zataiain stated, but when Trump wins, “I’ll be nice with it.”

“We have now a option to vote. On the finish of the day, now we have to go for whoever. I have to assume she’s for the individuals.”

First-time voter Ruben Lopez, 20, from Phoenix, stated he voted for Trump primarily due to his stance on securing the border. Lopez stated he additionally opposes the struggle within the Center East and Ukraine, saying: “That additionally performs a component in our economic system and all the cash being despatched.

“I feel Trump had a greater tackle my facet,” Lopez informed The Epoch Instances. “I’m not nervous. I used to be very assured with my vote. I did analysis on each ends. Kamala had some fairly good insurance policies and a few issues I couldn’t agree with.

“I simply assume everyone has a proper to vote. I didn’t really feel any stress. It was very easy. Folks have been very useful right here.”