Supporters pick up Hillary Clinton yard signs at opening of Tucson headquarters. August 6, 2016The Hillary Clinton for President campaign opened an office in Tucson over the weekend, drawing an overflow crowd.
Tucson City Councilwoman Regina Romero, U.S. Rep. Raúl Grijalva, and former Congressman Ron Barber were among speakers at the event. Barber said the big crowd was a good sign.
It “is an indication of how many people are moving towards Hillary Clinton for president," Barber said. "I think it is a good thing, and Arizona I believe is finally in play."
Supporters hoping to get in at opening of Hillary Clinton for President headquarters in Tucson. August 6, 2016Not everyone in the crowd was a diehard Clinton supporter. Steve Katz is an independent, who said he is reluctantly in the Clinton camp.
“The bumper sticker on my car says it all: ‘Holding my nose and voting for Hillary, they both stink',” Katz said.
National polls show Clinton and Donald Trump within the margin of error of one another. The last Democratic presidential candidate to win the state was Bill Clinton in 1996.
Trump made a number of campaign stops in Arizona leading up to the Presidential Preference Election in March, and Clinton appeared in the Phoenix area.
Republican vice presidential candidate Mike Pence made two Arizona stops last week.
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