Democrats are eager to flip 2 congressional seats in Arizona
With the clock ticking on the midterm elections, Rep. Greg Stanton recently rallied a group of Democrats in North Phoenix with a straightforward message. “Go win,” he said. “Don’t lose!” Stanton was helping volunteers get pumped up to canvass for local Democrats, including Amish Shah, who is running for an open seat in Arizona’s 1st Congressional District. It’s one of two seats in Arizona that Democrats think they can win from Republicans on Nov. 3. “Make no mistake, this race right here, C.D.1, is the most important race in the entire United States of America,” Stanton said. Registered Republicans outnumber Democrats by about 60,000 voters in this wealthy suburban district in the picturesque foothills of the Sonoran Desert. Shah ran two years ago against the Republican incumbent, Rep. David Schweikert, and narrowly lost. But this year, Schweikert chose to run for governor, leaving an…