Arizona is now at the center of the chip manufacturing debate. TSMC committed an additional $100 billion to its Phoenix operations this week, bringing its total U.S. investment to $265 billion. The Phoenix mayor noted it was “the largest deal” in American history. The question now is whether Washington’s China policy will help Arizona’s chip industry win, or hand the market to competitors.
A new nationwide survey suggests voters already know the answer. The poll finds overwhelming, bipartisan support for updating U.S. policy to let American companies compete on equal footing in China, and the numbers have a direct message for Arizona’s delegation.
Conducted June 16-18 by PUP Research (N=1,000 likely general election voters, MoE +/-3.1%), the poll finds that 74% of Americans support updating U.S. policy to ensure American companies can compete fairly in the Chinese market, with just 12% opposing it. Among conservatives, support hits 82% and Trump voters back it at 78%…