"Yep, we've already seen the truth in this during the national referendum on immigration in Utah."
Take a conservative agriculture state, like Utah.
Take a solid conservative candidate, with ACU ratings as close to perfect as usually found.
The citizens and voters of Utah are NOT one issue people. They considered Cannon across the spectrum of topics, and how he had served in the past.
I hardly call that election a tell-all for the American people on illegal immigration.
Poll after poll clearly shows how the political class is out of step with the voters on illegal immigration.
Somebody should have told bay buchanan and tom tancredo that before they poured so much money and so many volunteers into an election "they" labeled a national referendum on immigration.
We voted against Joe Schwarz here in Michigan. Tim Walberg concentrated pretty heavilly on immigration in his campaign and won. We may be a "blue state" but you couldn't tell that from our referendum votes.
Chris Cannon was on the brink of losing the primary, until his opponent claimed that Satan was trying to defeat his campaign.