1. Friend, the Democrats have had their eyes on Arizona for months and they are going to stop at nothing to turn our state blue.”

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    U.S. Rep. Jeff Flake, Republican candidate for U.S. Senate, said in a campaign fundraising email.

    Flake garnered more than 357,000 votes in the state’s primary on August 24 compared to Democrat Richard Carmona, who earned less than 290,000 votes.

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