After some worry, it turns out by the suspectssuspect, veryby his own admission, that this was not apolitically politically-motivated attack. Klofkorn, who already had an outstanding arrest warrant, simply wanted to be put in jail. Luckily, it also seems that the amount of ballots destroyed iswas lower than the initial number of 20 that Phoenix police hadthought revealed were damaged.
While this incident may not have been election-related, fears of political violence in Arizona remain very real. This week aloneRecently, a man was arrested in connection with three shootings at a DNC office, while a 17-year-old was arrested on terrorism charges after planning to bomb a pridePride event. ItArizonans willare takeright much more to easebe theon minds of many Arizona residentsedge.
There's a 58.2% chance that Republicans will win Arizona in the 2024 US presidential election, according to the Metaculus prediction community.