Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer speaks to reporters outside the White House in Washington, Thursday, June 3, 2010, after a private meeting with President Barack Obama. (AP)
But voters in the Grand Canyon State have been singing a different tune since April, when Brewer signed SB1070 – the state immigration law that has become the focus of a national controversy.
Since then, Brewer’s approval ratings have skyrocketed, catapulting her to the top of the polls in the gubernatorial race and launching what may be the biggest political comeback of the year in the U.S.
Just one month after signing the law, Brewer had taken a 13-point lead over Goddard, with 52 percent of likely voters backing her candidacy, according to Rasmussen Reports.
It’s a remarkable turnaround for Brewer, who assumed office last year when Gov. Janet Napolitano resigned to become President Obama’s secretary of homeland security. Brewer has pulled far ahead in Arizona’s Aug. 24 Republican primary race, and she has emerged virtually overnight as a national figure in the debate over border security and illegal immigration.
