How southern Arizona's Congressional District 2 will sway the 2020 election

Arizona's Congressional District 2 has a history of voting for both
Republicans and Democrats, but as COVID-19 upends life
for residents across the state, the question of which
direction the district will lean in the 2020 election is in
flux.  The district is located in the southeast corner of
Arizona, abutting Mexico and New Mexico. It includes parts of
Tucson, Willcox, Benson, Sierra Vista and Bisbee. It’s represented
by Democrat Ann Kirkpatrick.  In this week's episode,
listeners visit Congressional District 2.  It's part of a
miniseries The Gaggle: An Arizona politics podcast launched this
year. Leading up to the election, hosts Yvonne Wingett Sanchez and
Ronald J. Hansen introduce you to the district leaders and
residents, explaining how the most pressing issues for voters could
affect the 2020 election. This year, the district will play a
large role in races like Arizona's U.S. Senate seat between
Republican Martha McSally and Democrat Mark Kelly, the U.S.
House seat between Democrat Ann Kirkpatrick and Republican Brandon
Martin and the presidential race between President Donald
Trump and Democratic nominee Joe Biden.  In recent years, the
district has swayed in favor of Democrats. In the 2016
election, when Arizona as a whole favored President Donald Trump by
a margin of 3.5 points, Kirkpatrick's district had a 4.8 point
margin in favor of Hillary Clinton. But factoring in the district
residents' decisions this year on who to vote for are prominent
issues such as access to quality and affordable health care, job
security, economic prosperity, and immigration and border security.
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