Redistricting and lies defeated JD.
"A telephone survey of 570 likely Republican primary voters conducted last week by Rasmussen Reports found McCain the favorite of 45 percent of those questioned. But former Congressman and current radio talk show host J.D. Hayworth was backed by 43 percent, well within the 4 percentage point margin of error for the poll"
From the FR Arizona message board: http://www.freerepublic.com/perl/profiles?location=51
Mountain Woman posts:
"Hey all...for those of you who are interested in the back story of the history between JD and McCain, check out these links..."
http://www.redstate.com/brianfaughnan/2009/10/12/did-mccain-torpedo-jd-hayworth/
Read the following link for a good description of how JD was robbed.
http://www.espressopundit.com/2008/03/post-1.html
"The cost of prosecutors ignoring the "basic rules of fairness" is even higher when the target is an elected official and his opponents suddenly perceive him a vulnerable. The classic example is JD Hayworth."
http://coaching.typepad.com/espresso_pundit/files/jd_hayworth_letter_08.jpg
