"While all these years the percentage of Hispanics has been increasing, their voting is very, very low," said Bruce Merrill, a veteran political scientist and pollster and senior research fellow at Arizona State University's Morrison Institute for Public Policy. "We have had some pretty good candida
Date: May 16, 2015
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GOP eager for lawmakers to resume Arizona redistricting
"Those two districts would end up being Democratic, and maybe one other would be competitive, but the rest in Arizona would be all Republican," predicted Bruce Merrill, a longtime Arizona political scientist and pollster who is now a senior research fellow at Arizona State University's Morrison Inst
"It's related to the fact that we had a six-way governor's race. But it's more related to the fact that there's an open seat," said Bruce Merrill, a longtime pollster and senior research fellow at Arizona State University's Morrison Institute for Public Policy. "Before we didn't have an open seat fo
Immigration, the sheriff's signature issue, is responsible for attracting much of the national money pouring in on both sides of the race, said Bruce Merrill, a longtime Arizona political scientist and pollster.
Date: Oct 22, 2012
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In Arizona, furor over illegal immigration has cooled
In between those extremes lies a wide variety of opinions. Indeed, the positions of Arizonans on immigration are more nuanced than outsiders generally know, said Bruce Merrill, a senior research fellow at the Morrison Institute for Public Policy.
Date: Apr 25, 2012
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Sheriff Joe Arpaio needles Obama: Birth certificate a forgery
Given Arpaio's clashes with the Obama administration, his latest behavior becomes kind of a standoff with the government, says Bruce Merrill, a political scientist and professor emeritus at Arizona State University in Tempe.
Date: Mar 02, 2012
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Illegal immigration factoring into presidential race in Arizona | The Republic
Such a shift would probably require a combination of factors, including a large turnout from the states more moderate voters, said Bruce Merrill, a veteran pollster and professor emeritus at Arizona State University. Four years ago, Barack Obama didnt contest Arizona and lost to John McCain, the s
Date: Feb 24, 2012
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Donors in Mesa, Gilbert help give Romney big fundraising edge in Arizona
What it really tells me is that Romney has a stronger organization than anyone else here, said Bruce Merrill, a political scientist and pollster with Arizona State Universitys Morrison Institute for Public Policy.