[gaussia]

-------- Campaign funding --------

Cannon:
All contributions: $815,687
Individual contributors: $219,109
Political action committees: $458,614
Loans to himself: $137,962

Jacob:
All contributions: $383,860
Individual contributors: $27,860
Political action committees: $3,000
Loans to himself: $353,000


-------- Endorsements --------

Cannon: The President of the United States

Jacob: ?


-------- Political experience --------

Cannon: 5 terms in House, currently in office

Jacob: none



-------- Final tally --------

Cannon: 55.8%

Jacob: 44.2%

[Ben Ficklin]

You left out that part about how the devil was against Jacob.

[HuntsvilleTxVeteran]

I can only think the huge profits from drug money skewed the results.
I am beginning to believe Drug money is the reason for most of the open border cry babies.

[MBB1984]

Great post.

[kabar]

This election continues to show the power of the immigration issue, even within the Rep party. An incumbent Rep with an ACU rating of 100, the endorsement of the POTUS, and a flawed primary opponent can only muster 55% of the vote.

If the GOP uses the immigration issue properly, it can be a political winner. Cannon went out of his way to say he was tough on illegal immigration. He voted FOR the House bill. He should have won by a lot more.