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[1] In battleground Arizona, two issues are shaping two sides of one very divided political race.
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[3] Outside Phoenix, abortion access advocates are going door to door, targeting registered Democrats who don't always vote, thinking this is the issue that might change that.
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[4] "Arizona, and from across the political spectrum, regardless of their age, their gender, their religious affiliation, they agree with us that pregnant patients should have the freedom to make reproductive health care decisions."
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[5] On the ballot, Proposition 139 which would enshrine abortion rights into the state constitution, is an initiative poised to pass.
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[6] Some Democrats hope it could give Kamala Harris a turnout boost, in a state that went for Biden last election by just over 10,000 votes.
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[7] "As soon as this cause came up, the lightbulb went off⁽¹⁾. This is the way we're going to get young people and minorities to the polls."
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[8] This abortion measure made the ballot because of a huge grassroots effort. In fact, they got more signatures than any other initiative in Arizona state history. And yet, there are other issues driving voters to the polls.
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[10] "So, when you vote, you could see yourself voting for former president Trump but also supporting the abortion measure?" - "Correct."
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[12] We went south to Tucson, where painting contractor Daniel Butierez, who is running for congress, sees border security as the number one issue that's getting his friends and family to vote.
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[13] "How important is this border issue to voters here?" - "It's a major issue, even to the Hispanics. Now we got people coming from all over the world here. They're no longer just coming from Mexico."
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[14] Like abortion, immigration is also on the ballot. Voters are deciding whether to give local and state law enforcement the power to arrest anyone who crosses the border outside the official port of entry.
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[15] "Do you think that this bill counters any effect that Kamala Harris might get from voters coming out to the polls?"
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[16] "I think it certainly could. That's what people are worried about. They're worried about money in their pockets and their safety."
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[17] Two mobilizing issues, one state, and a razor-thin race for turnout. Liz Kreutz, NBC News, Arizona.