Republican Warren Peterson, President of the Arizona Senate, tells the Roseonallsides about why the Trump campaign was successful.


"We expected him to win, it was a question of how much," he says. Trump is leading with 52.6 to 46.4 percentage points, with votes still being counted.


Peterson says that Trump's win can be attributed to issues like inflation, crime, and border control, as well as gender issues such as "boys playing in girls' sports," which he describes as "the extreme nature of Democrats".


He also mentions that Arizona, as a border state, is "extremely impacted by a wide open border" and criticises the current administration for not enforcing federal deportation laws, something Trump pledges to address if he takes office.


"If you come to this country illegally, that should not come as a surprise that you risk deportation," he says.