[Dane]

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[fkabuckeyesrule]

This will free him up to appear on Hannity & Colmes more often.

[Irish Eyes]

Big disappointment. The votes were just not there.

[PRND21]

Another Border Blowhard bites the dust.

[Balding_Eagle]

Mitchell was able to out "I'm tough on the border' Hayworth. Amazing.

The border is one of the main issues of 08

[Balding_Eagle]

I found this just a couple of threads down:

In districts where pro-enforcement incumbents lost, such as Arizona Rep. J.D. Hayworth’s (note: Hayworth has not conceded) and Indiana Rep. John Hostettler, their Democrat opponents actually campaigned on tough enforcement and border security. Hayworth’s opponent stated that “enforcing our nation's immigration laws is an absolutely necessary ingredient to securing the U.S.-Mexico border,” and promised to “extend existing fencing in urban areas” along our southern border. Sounds like he’s taken a page out of “Whatever It Takes,” Hayworth’s recent book on combating illegal immigration.

[bray]

Conservatism and Immigration works every time its tried...

Pray for W and Our Troops

[Diver Dave]

He needs to be persuaded to release the Barrett Report in it's entirety.

[BillyBoy]

Also, here are their opponents, in case you're going to argue the Dem candidates were lightweight pushovers without any party support --

Bill Winter
DEFEATED
"Decorated Navy Veteran" personally recruited by Democrats to "take out" Tancredo
ON ILLEGAL ALIENS: "Republicans in Colorado have offered nothing but hate, division, and fringe issues. I believe Mr. Tancredo is engaged in his personal crusade to the detriment of our district. I don't believe Mr. Tancredo has any solutions to our immigration issues, and it seems clear to me that he is in favor of making criminals out of good people for his own political benefit. I cannot support that."

Tammy Duckworth
DEFEATED
Disabled, Decorated, Iraq War Female Minority Vet PERSONALLY tapped by Rahm Emanaul & Dick Durbin, who pledged the Dems would "take Hyde's seat with the changing demographics of the district rejecting extremists like Roskam". She narrowly won the primary over a more popular local Dem due to high-profile national DCCC support.
ON ILLEGAL ALIENS “Like Senator Obama, I make no apologies for supporting a path towards citizenship for those already here who will pay back taxes and earn their way. In the waning days of this campaign, as two public polls show him falling behind, so Peter Roskam has resorted to outright distortions of both our records. It’s old-style politics at its worst, but it won't stop the tidal wave of change that is sweeping career politicians like Roskam out of office. That's why The Chicago Tribune, The Chicago Sun-Times, and Senator Obama have all personally endorsed my candidacy"

Francine Busby
DEFEATED
Popular California Buisnesswoman who ran two successful school bond campaigns in 1998 and 2000, then became president of the Cardiff Education Foundation in 2000. Dems championed polls showing she would take the seat of "disgraced former Congressman Duke Cunningtham", becoming the next Loretta Sanchez of California
ON ILLEGAL ALIENS: "Everybody can help, yeah, absolutely, you can all help. You don't need papers for voting, you don't need to be a registered voter to help.”

[spectre]

You're dispicable, Dane. And that is only the nicest thing I can say about you dancing on JD Hayworth's grave....

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[satan]

"Hayworth, a former sports broadcaster, could return to the media as a political pundit or talk show host"

He sure as Hell won't be invited to the White House.

[Central Scrutiniser]

I live in his district, I used to live in the vastly superior Jeff Flake's district, but they gerrymandered.

Why did JD lose? Easy, the guy is an idiot. A bloviating, arrogant doofus who was more concerned about jumping in front of a camera to tell us all how great he is.

And, he never talked about his pledge to only serve 3 terms, ooops.

I actually voted for this doofus because I don't care for Harry Mitchell, but I am not gonna miss this attention whore.

[catholicfreeper]

What infuriates me is that this not have to happen. Conservatives got duped early or brainwashed by F.A.I.R , C.I.S., and NumbersUSA into this everything that is a compromise on what to do with the ones here was AMNESTY.

When it comes down to it people want the border secured and they want to know who is here. But most are not to thrilled with the starve them or deport them approach either. Especially when there is a family involved.

What I have never got was the politics of this. It was clear back in the summer that the House was showing signs of trouble in the coming election. If the House would have allowed the process to work then what was best about the Senate bill with what was best about the HB would have been combined. Now the people who refused to compromise will be on the outside looking in and have no influence. Why? Because they played the hardline game during the summer.

Its amazing I am seeing people that want to repeat this

[Muleteam1]

Just too bad. I once had the opportunity to speak with the Congressman in a meeting at Phoenix. He is a top of the line Republican.

[Dustbunny]

I hope Rush has Hayworth sub for him.

[GregH]

If Republican incumbent like Hayworth who is tough on illegal immigrants and in a border state like Arizona and running in a Republican district cannot win reelection, then this whole issue is overblown and perhaps Bush is right in taking these hard liners seriously.

[jmc813]

How 'bout them Steelers?

[Mamzelle]

bump to the top—

I’m on a personal campaign to get FReepers to revisit the issue of “immigration enforcement is a losing issue” canard that we had to endure after the defeats in 06.

I’m suggesting that some of these defeats were engineered by the Bush-controlled RNC for the purpose of advancing Bush’s Amnesty Legacy.

To be frank, I believe that not only have we been sold out as conservatives, but sold out as Republicans.

Here’s the strategy—field a pro-Amnesty primary contender to drain the Repub of funds, then refuse him any help from the RNC if he makes it to the general election. A Democrat is elected, and the president has a “Congress he can work with.”

We really, really need a conservative voice on the RNC.