Of course, he'll win the general election. Any Republican candidate in the Third District is a shoo-in. So we're not worried about losing a Republican seat in Congress this November.
Our efforts are now focused on the next cycle. We intend to ensure he is defeated cleanly at the Utah State Republican convention next time round. There will be no primary. Cannon will simply be history.
Cannon has one chance to avoid this fate, and that is to repudiate his pro-shamnesty stance and get back to representing America, not Mexico, in Congress. He will be watched like a hawk, every speech recorded and examined, every meeting with and award from pro-shamnesty groups scrutinized. It will all come back to haunt him like a bad nightmare in two years.
I think you are right.
Cannon is an incumbent and incumbents are extremely difficult to defeat, even in a primary.
The primary was a popularity contest with a political neophyte.
The challenge was serious and it will not just go away.
When Cannon gets to Washington, he will forget about it at his own peril.
The challenge, which has significant support, will return in two years.