I really do admire the devotion here for JD Hayworth, I’m just not sure it’s enough.
How did he lose his congressional seat? I haven’t seen that explained. It’s the thing that makes me wonder if he has enough support in Arizona to oust McCain.
I attended a conference shortly after that election, and I met a teacher from AZ. She told me flatly that the election was stolen from JD.
I think if immigration continues to be at the forefront, JD can hammer Juan repeatedly on that issue.
I can just see the McMaverick going all Spectrey/Liebermanie and going Dem or Indie if when JD wins the primary.
The district involved was Tempe, which is where the university is located. There was a lot of talk at the time about out-of-state residents being allowed to vote. (Lots of California kids come over here to attend ASU.) I don't know what ever came of that, or if there was actually evidence of tampering.
From what I understood at the time, he basically had his district gerrymandered out from under him. All of a sudden, he was up for election and District Five had not only lost a lot of strong GOP enclaves, it had gained the campus of Arizona State(ist) University into the bargain. He didn't have a chance against Mitchell after that.