Posted on 11/15/2006 10:36:23 AM PST by Dane
2000
Arizona-6
Hayworth 171,446 61%
Nelson 101,697 37%
2002
Arizona-5
Republican Hayworth 86,191 61%
Democratic Columbus 52,192 37%
Libertarian Severin 3,703 2%
2004
Arizona-5
Republican Hayworth 159,455 60%
Democratic Rogers 102,363 38%
Libertarian Kielsky 6,189 2%
2006
Arizona-5
Democratic Mitchell 73,762 51%
Republican Hayworth 67,830 46%
Libertarian Severin 4,754 3%
(Excerpt) Read more at cnn.com ...
I heard JD saying and I think it was on the Hugh Hewitt show that his opponent was aping his immigration stance.
Is this true? Or was JD lying?
Not to mention a referendum on English as the official state language, which passed with 73%.
1) The amendment to make English the oficial language passed overwhemingly, as did other intiatives having to do with preservation of the American culture and our border by the people of Arizona.
2) J.D.'s opponent ran as a border hawk.
3) When you can find a way to explain how intiatives favored by border hawks passed by more then merely a small margin, around 70%?, and explain away how a Democrat won with the same position as J.D. on the border, and somehow find a way to tie this all into a rejection of enforcing the border? I'll listen. But I don't think you can do it because logically your claim doesn't make a damn bit of sense when one looks at these pesky little details.
He supports a Guest Worker bill and a Path to Citizenship...some Hawk.
He was "being taught a lesson".
Freaking lessons, and lesson teachers!!! :( cost us the dang election!!!
He ran as a border hawk.
I didn't say he was one, just that like all Liberals he lied and spun himself as Tancredo to neutralize his opponent on the issue.
Pelosi said impeachement was off the table. Did you believe her? She still said it.
Daschle ran a campaign ad hugging Bush in 2004 pretending to be his best friend.
How they run and what they believe are two separate issues. The only question is whether they can fool enough people into believing they are what they claim.
Seats We Won
Michele Bachman- MN's 6th Doug Lamborn - CO's 5th Geoff Davis - KY's 4th Ron Lewis - Kentucky's 2nd John Doolittle - CA's 4th
Heroes We Will Miss
John Hostettler - IN's 8th Mike Sodrel - IN's 9th J.D. Hayworth - AZ's 5th
Anti-illegal-immigration measures, official English pass with landslides
Yeah...illegal immigration in Arizona drove people to vote against him. *Sarcasm*
It sure seemed like a loser issue on the propositions, buddy. *again sarcasm*
PROPOSITION 300
Public Program Eligibility
Objective: Prohibits adults who are not citizens or legal residents of the U.S. from taking adult education classes or receiving child care assistance, scholarships, grants, tuition assistance or in-state tuition rates. Requires colleges to report to the legislature the number of undocumented immigrants who have applied for any of these programs.
1,004,403 Yes
400,244 NO
PROPOSITION 103
English as the Official Language
Objective: Mandates all official state and local government business be conducted in English.
1,055,457 Yes
368,961 No
Oh no! I missed that.......my bad. Just damn!
yep, just heard. I don't think we've heard the last of him. Hopefully he'll still be a voice for immigration issues......even out of office. So sad.
If this was a referendum on Bush then why did Kyl win by 9 pts?
I liked JD. wish he'd taken his name being caught up with Abrahmoff more seriously.
No one could beat Janet.
Hayworth's campaign paid his wife a hundred grand for something or other.
You don't think JD could have beat her? Has our state gone that far to the left?
States like NH may already be gone, and Colorado, Arizona and Nevada are showing signs of slipping away because of these issues. Moderates are souring on the Republican Party because of perception issues. I recall "back in the day" when a Republican could easily win a California Congressional district that had a 10% Democrat registration edge because the Pubbie would get the indies and get a large Dem crossover vote. No longer.
2) J.D.'s opponent supported a comprehensive solution. J.D. didn't.
3) As explained above, J.D. didn't have the same position as the Dem who won.
The bottom line is that someone who is rabid about "border fences first", and we'll consider other measures later, was going to vote for J.D. no matter what. But a moderate that understands that the issue is far more complicated will not vote for someone who apparently doesn't understand that, even though both support dealing with immigration issues.
J.D. and the house Republicans got their fence, but held their ears saying "LaLaLaLaLa" to anything more complex, and they lost. Get it?
Besides Hayworth, which House members who were enforcement first lost their seats to challengers proposing "comprehensive" legislation?
Disclaimer: Opinions posted on Free Republic are those of the individual posters and do not necessarily represent the opinion of Free Republic or its management. All materials posted herein are protected by copyright law and the exemption for fair use of copyrighted works.