By East Valley Tribune
East Valley Tribune
updated 3:17 a.m. MT, Mon., Sept. 22, 2008
Mesa, Arizona - Democrats acknowledge the chances of toppling Sheriff Joe Arpaio are slim this year.
But Arpaio is at the core of a strategy Democrats have devised to target other Maricopa County offices to neutralize the popular lawman, whose tactics on issues like combating illegal immigration have polarized the public.
Rather than trying to unseat Arpaio directly, Democrats are trying to keep him in check by claiming victory in other county races, which they have targeted with stronger-than-usual candidates who are raising higher-than-usual amounts of money. And with Democrats vastly outnumbered by Republicans in the county, the party is selectively choosing which GOP candidates to go after.
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