[republicanwizard]

Wonderful. I wish he had run in 2002 instead of that idiot Salmon. Losing Arizona in a GOP year is a sign of true incompetence. It would have been an easy win for the popular Republican Congressman.

[dittomom]

Looks like he didn't run in 2002 because he had his sights set on a House leadership position...

And Hayworth's chances for a leadership spot in Congress were doused last year when he lost a tough battle for the House Republican Conference chairmanship, the leadership position that's supposed to drive the GOP's message on television.

[Frumious Bandersnatch]

Salmon wasn't an idiot. He ran a good campaign, but he wasn't as well known as Janet, he was severely undercut by the actions of Sheriff Arpaio (a republican) and Janet got to suckle off of the public teat - which Salmon refused to do. As an aside, a week before the election, Janet was up by 12 points. She won by less than 2.

Personally, I'd like to see a rematch, because I think that if Salmon went with abolishing the income tax (very popular here in AZ with everyone but the politicians and bureaucrats) and held Janet's feet to the fire on some of the perks of her office, he could win rather easily.

[marajade]

He's still a white male and will have the same problem that Salmon did...