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The Economist Swing State Reports: Arizona

From: The Economist
Series: The Economist Swing-State Reports
Length: 03:30

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Arizona_small The Economist, working with the Public Radio Exchange and veteran producer Benjamin Shapiro, is offering a series of seventeen swing-state reports, pulled from the magazine and edited for radio. Stations can license all segments of "The Economist Swing-State Report" at no cost through the Public Radio Exchange. The reports, produced to be dropped in to an ATC or ME broadcast, run at: 3:30 with musical bed and recorded intro 3:30 with musical bed and no recorded intro 3:00 with no musical bed and no recorded intro They are read by John Micklethwait, The Economist's US editor, and Adrian Wooldridge, Washington Correspondent; The Economist will provide suggested host intros for each report. If you are interested in running the series on your station, please contact: John Barth PRX Station Collaboration Manager (973) 744-4475 john@prx.org SUGGESTED LOCAL HOST INTRO: As the race for the swing states continues, some parts of the country have already defied predictions and turned away from their expected political bent. In our continuing series of reports on the swing states from the Economist magazine, we look at Arizona, a state that has voted Republican in every presidential election from 1952 to 1992, but in this election remains undecided. Here’s the Economist’s US editor, John Micklethwait. SUGGESTED OUTRO: This has been part of a special series on the swing states from the Economist magazine, on the web at Economist.com.

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The Economist, working with the Public Radio Exchange and veteran producer Benjamin Shapiro, is offering a series of seventeen swing-state reports, pulled from the magazine and edited for radio. Stations can license all segments of "The Economist Swing-State Report" at no cost through the Public Radio Exchange. The reports, produced to be dropped in to an ATC or ME broadcast, run at: 3:30 with musical bed and recorded intro 3:30 with musical bed and no recorded intro 3:00 with no musical bed and no recorded intro They are read by John Micklethwait, The Economist's US editor, and Adrian Wooldridge, Washington Correspondent; The Economist will provide suggested host intros for each report. If you are interested in running the series on your station, please contact: John Barth PRX Station Collaboration Manager (973) 744-4475 john@prx.org SUGGESTED LOCAL HOST INTRO: As the race for the swing states continues, some parts of the country have already defied predictions and turned away from their expected political bent. In our continuing series of reports on the swing states from the Economist magazine, we look at Arizona, a state that has voted Republican in every presidential election from 1952 to 1992, but in this election remains undecided. Here’s the Economist’s US editor, John Micklethwait. SUGGESTED OUTRO: This has been part of a special series on the swing states from the Economist magazine, on the web at Economist.com.

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Review of The Economist Swing State Reports: Arizona

Leave it to the British to provide a fresh new perspective on America. This is a fascinating series for us political junkies -- a great way to get up to speed on the lay of the battleground states before November 2.

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Review of The Economist Swing State Reports: Arizona

This piece is succinct and timely, and I would love to hear the entire series on my local public radio station. This overview of the state of play in the state of Arizona seems to cover all the bases, from historical perspectives to demographic shifts to political party activities. The tone is serious but not stodgy, leaving this listener eager to learn more about this swing state and the rest. Roll on November 2nd.....

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