In scottsdale, a prosperous suburb of Phoenix, around 150 developers and estate agents are sweating politely under the unforgiving Arizona sun as they listen to each of six Republicans explain why he or she should be elected governor. Arizona has earned a reputation for wackiness, but the political mischief here is of the ordinary sort. Taxes must drop, some candidates insist, although services must be maintained. The construction industry is pandered to, its tax breaks defended.
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