Nobody is stronger than Bilbray on the border issue, so when MM endorsed the also ran to siphon votes from Brian, I knew we were watching a Larry Klayman/Judicial Watch tactic.
Have you been a baaaaaaaad boy tonight?
"And when you add the fact that John McCain cancelled his appearance at a Bilbray fundraiser because of differences over immigration, and that a Minutemen-backed independent candidate took an additional 4 percent of the vote, Bilbray didn't do so bad after all."
a quickie link, and it is a libbie site.. (NPR!) not sure if it means yes to your question or no, but has a interesting point...
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=5457561
Texas Minutemen works only in Texas for Texans and rarely become involved in outside politricks.