NBC News asked four Arizonans why they were voting for Trump or Harris.
Ian Galvez-Daley, 28, said this election is the first time he has experienced hope since being able to participate in the democratic process.
“There seems to be a actual push for the people, as opposed to just, you know, the regular rich people stuff,” the Phoenix native said, adding he was supporting Harris.
Sage Allen, who voted for Hillary Clinton in 2016 and Biden in 2020, is leaning toward voting for Trump this cycle.
“I took issue with the way the Democrats handled Joe Biden and his what appeared to be infirmary,” said Allen, referring to what she perceives as Biden’s cognitive decline.
Trump has “really toned down a lot of his rhetoric,” Allen said, adding that the assassination attempts against him have led her to view him in a different light.
“I also think the shootings kind of humanized him in my eyes. Before, I had a lot of difficulty sympathizing with him. The shooting humanized him in my eyes,” she said.
Juan Zoppetti, 48, of Gilbert, Arizona, said that he’s supporting Trump because he believes the world was a safer place and the economy was better under his presidency.
“The Middle East was on the road to peace instead of the chaos like right now,” he said. “And then you also have a party that is weaponizing everything that they can weaponize, you know, the branches of government, the IRS, the judiciary, everything they can do to weaponize and go after their opponents.”
Zachary O’Haire, 42, of Phoenix, said he’s “not sure I’m ready for four more years” of Trump.
“I think that there is a lot of negative global impact that comes from that — not just what happens in our country, but also global relations and how they view that,” he said.
