False. That is a simplistic talking point which is not vindicated in a number of particulars. Those independents walked because of the stench of corruption. The ones that hung in were voting explicitly against people who expressed OBL support. They lost by 4-to-1 over the Border Defense crow. We did lose 6 good congressment. But in every case, they lost to RATs who at least PRETENDED to be against Amnesty and the OBL.
If they hadn't done that...the "independents" would likely have stayed with the Republican candidates.
So...you were wrong and I was right. You just want to add some caviats to explain it.
That's fine, and your explaination may be correct, it may not be. But it's just that, and explaination. You were spinning and got caught.
And who said anything about borders up to that point anyway?
Flat out false. Graf's opponent was in favor of guest workers and earned citizenship.