GWB WINS ONE ON IMMIGRATION [John Derbyshire] Rep. Chris Cannon has won the Republican primary in Utah's 3rd Congressional District Republican Primary, beating political novice John Jacob 56-44. This race was widely seen as a referendum on GWB's immigration policy, and GWB was recording phone & radio spots for Cannon. Jacob wanted immigration law enforced, though he got his knickers in a twist by employing a Chilean couple who were on student visas, and so not lawfully employable. At one point Jacob claimed that Satan was working on behalf of his opponent. It would have been nice for the pro-enforcement side of the immigration issue if Cannon had gone down. Still, 56-44 is pretty darn good against a 5-term incumbent, by an erratic & inexperienced candidate, in a Mormon district. (For reasons to do with Mormon theology, Mormons are keen on the immigration of Native Americans.)
Now the bitter tancredoites are spitting their venom at the Mormon's.