Rove knows they cant just win, they need a big ...
"his vision of immigration reform will be as dead cadaver frozen at absolute zero."
... If Cannon scrapes by with a close call, given Jacobs is a newcomer and given Cannon's conservative background on everything *except* his pro-amnesty and out-of-touch immigration stance,
victory ... the conclusion will be obvious:
Touching amnesty is fatal to Republicans.
Rove needs a big victory to avoid this.
What is likely is a small victory for Cannon. Close call.
Not good enough for me. I want a stake driven through the heart of this worst. bill. ever. That takes a Cannon defeat to tell the DC elites that they are seriously out-of-touch with what the American people are wanting.
We want enforcement first - and only then talk to us about visas and guest workers and amnesty.
We sacrificed Delay over corruption scandals, even though he was deep down a decent man. Let's sacrifice Cannon to save the GOP from a terrible mistake on immigration.
It's a worthy trade.
The worst that can happen for the GOP would be a big Cannon victory that tells the elites all is well with pro-amnesty policies... then the real disaster will befall us in November.
"The worst that can happen for the GOP would be a big Cannon victory that tells the elites all is well with pro-amnesty policies... then the real disaster will befall us in November".
You are talking about some freepers here who will have to eat a lot of crow if Cannon loses. For months we have been debating this issue. Now we have a real test of their side of the issue and our side of the issue...an election based on immigration policy. Although Cannon is now running away from his past moderate stance on immigration, the citizens of Utah know the real story. Cannon has been Bush's point man on this crazy amnesty policy and was forced into a runnoff in 2004 as well. The big myth that American wants a "comprehensive" immigration bill bill will go up in flames if Cannon loses.