I cannot and will not speak for others. But I don't believe in any sort of amnesty at all. Geopolitically, we have to force Mexico to deal with its pathologies.
That being said, I'm much more against pompous demagogues and I'm foresquare against elevating such individuals to positions of authority in the party. I got the whiff of Tancredo when he tied himself to Bay Buchanan. That was enough for me. And I said from the beginning that Jacob's lack of specificity was more than suspicious.
But by all means, make it about me. I know how important my opinion is to everyone.
I'm far from an expert on Cannon or Jacob or even your position other than apparently Cannon is soft on the border. This issue trumps everything because without proper immigration (legal and illegal) this country will fall into the hands of the Rats in which case every conservative can forget about every single issue they care about. To take the Rat position on this issue is unacceptable I don't care if Cannon agrees with me 100% on everything else. Republicans need to be shown this amnesty crap is unacceptable and retiring this guy is as good as any other way of doing it.
Even if he wins, you can bet that he'll limp into the chamber and meekly support strong border enforcement. Yeah I know he voted for HR 4437 but c'mon you and I both know his butt would have been barbecued even more by conservatives during the state convention.