joining us first is camryn sanchez, a political reporter with kjzz radio in phoenix who is getting up very early for us this morning. thank you for doing so and thank you for being on the program today. guest: thanks for having me. host: most people would consider that usually that is a red state. how would you describe it this year? guest: purple. it was red, but now it is sort of changing direction quite a bit. you can see that because all of the big players, national candidates are coming in here pretty much every other day to try to with up. host: what are the factors that you would say that make the state purple this year? guest: it was red, going for republicans in the presidential elections before trump. five times in a row at least. trump changed the game, or rather things changed along with trump. it went for trump in 2016, more slightly than anyone expected it to. he didn't have a landslide victory by any means. democrats haven't held a lot of statewide offices. now, fast-forward to 2024, trump narrowly lost arizona in his last election, and now we have a democratic governor

host: camryn sanchez with kjzz radio in phoenix. you can see her work at>> "wash" continues. host: we continue our look at arizona with thom reilly of arizona state university. he is codirector for the center for sustainable democracy. mr. riley, good morning. guest: good morning. host: the center, what does it involve itself with and what is your role? guest: i'm a professor in the school of public affairs. the center is a nonpartisan thing take that focuses on nonpartisan governance as well as the role of the independent voter, why people are leaving the two-party system. a deep dive into the independent voter. host: when it comes to the political dynamics of the state how would you describe it in its current day? guest: in its current state? it has intraday purple stage. for a long period of time it was pretty solidly red. in the last couple of elections that has been changing host: can you explain why? guest: i think there are several reasons why we see arizona moving from this reliable red state to a purple state. one is the rise of the independent voter. we look at vote

host: camryn sanchez with kjzz radio in phoenix. you can see her work at kjzz.org.nk you for talking about this battleground state and getting up early for us. we will continue our conversation looking at the battleground state of arizona. he is a professor at arizona state university. he's going to talk about the evolution of the state politically. later on in the program we will dig into the latest on opinion polling with political analyst and pollster michael o'neil. those conversations coming up on our battleground series one "washington journal" continues. >> one of the tightest races for control of congress in modern political history, stay ahead with c-span's comprehensive coverage of key state debates. this fall c-span brings you access to the top house in governor debates from across the country. debates from races that are stating -- shaping your state's future and the balance of power in washington. follow our 2024 coverage anytime online at c-span.org/campaign. and be sure to watch tuesday, november 5, for live, real-time election night results. c-span.

tuesday morning, phoenix-based political reporter camryn sanchez talks about arizona as a battlegroundtate in 2024 and what the candidates are doing to appeal to arizona voters. then arizona state university professor thom reilly discusses arizona's political makeup and history. later pollster michael o'neill on polling in the grand canyon state and who are the key voting blocs. join in the conversation live at 7:00 eastern tuesday morning on c-span, c-span now, or online at c-span.org. >> as the 2024 presidential campaign continues, "american history tv" presents its series historic presidential elections. learn about the pivotal issues of different eras uncover what made these elections historic and explore their lasting impact on the nation. this saturday, the election of 1968. >> america's future, my vision of that future and what i think i can do with >> they want to make sure that fellow is it going to let their house be burned down. is it going to let the mortgage market go to pieces. isn't going to let the stock market go to pieces. >> people are concerned over this nation. is

tuesday morning, phoenix-based political reporter camryn sanchez talks about arizona as a battleground state in 2024 and what the candidates are doing to appeal to arizona voters. then arizona state university professor thom reilly discusses arizona's political makeup and history. later pollster michael o'neill on polling in the grand canyon state and who are the key voting blocs. join in the conversation live at 7:00 eastern tuesday morning on c-span, c-span now, or online at c-span.org. >> as the 2024 presidential campaign continues, "american history tv" presents its series historic presidential elections. learn about the pivotal issues of different eras uncover what made these elections historic and explore their lasting impact on the nation. this saturday, the election of 1968. >> america's future, my vision of that future and what i think i can do with >> they want to make sure that fellow is it going to let their house be burned down. is it going to let the mortgage market go to pieces. isn't going to let the stock market go to pieces. >> people are concerned over this nation. i