last time I heard, Pennsylvania had a 51%-37% voter registration advantage for Democrats, whereas Iowa was only 33%-31% for Republicans & Ohio was something like 35%-33% Republican registration advantage. Arizona is considered to be a “red state”, but Janet Napolitano won two terms as governor in 2002 and 2006. Republicans seem to be able to win governorship of New Jersey, but GOP can’t get any presidents elected from there. Arizona has a ballot proposition “initiative & referendum” process.....and new taxes and new spending programs get passed that way....because there’s no organized opposition against big outsider money pushing legalized marijuana, etc.......so expect there to be a big push for a NATIONAL ballot prop proposal by Lizzie Warren & Obama after he leaves office, with money from Soros, et. Another thing about Arizona politics is that back in the late 1990s I think, Arizona decided to put the abortion issue to vote as a way of showing the courts what the people think to pressure judges into overturning Roe v Wade, but the results came out 2/3 to 1/3 against banning abortion. Sure, Roe versus Wade was court-ordered DE-Regulation of state-licensed medical doctors that put them above the law, with license to kill.....but since it was passed.....most people don’t want any radical changes made to ban abortion.....when put to a vote. Conservatives were surprised & shocked by the results of Arizona’s anti-abortion ballot proposition, but most people aren’t one-issue voters, who only think about banning abortion..even if they think it’s wrong & should be banned....when it comes down to it...they only want modest regulation of medical doctors on that issue....even in red states....
But the one issue that affects everyone is their pocketbook. That is why dems win because they paint the picture of the evil republican, cutting programs, pushing granny off the cliff. I believe Trump knows how to turn those same pocketbook issues against the dems. Hillary wants to kill the coal industry. Bad deals with TPP/TPA, unfair trade deals, foreigners taking American’s jobs. How to support a family is the most important issue. Trump’s got this.