The majority of Americans just rejected strong border enforcement and sending illegals home asap.
Just ask JD. He couldn't win on that platform in Arizona.
The rhetoric over the border is now over. The Dems call the shots from now on. GWB's border plan will become the conservative one.
There is still hope for JD. That election has not been decided. Praying he prevails.
Mitchell was not for open borders. He was also a former mayor of Tempe. He was a very strong candidate in a district with changing demographics. It also doesn't hurt when the Dem candidate says he supports the McCain-Bush plan on comprehensive immigration reform. FYI: Hayworth voted against the House bill.
That is the Dhimmicrat / DBM spin. Don't buy it. Not only is JD still in the race (though it's a long shot) but his opponent was rhetorically just as tough on border enforcement. And on top of that several voter initiatives (state constitutional amendments?) passed that were very tough on illegal immigration, including requiring english for all government functions, denying benefits to illegals, etc.
If JD goes down it will most likely be from being tainted in the Abramoff scandal. I've posted details of this elsewhere on this thread and I think the charges are bogus, but the DBM has labeled him one of the members of the Republican culture of corruption.