No problem, I pinged EV since he probably will be the author of the howard dean like "loss is victory" thread about the Cannon/Jacob race thread on FR.
John Jacob Jingleheimer SchmidtI know because it's my name too.
http://transcripts.cnn.com/TRANSCRIPTS/0606/26/sitroom.01.html
BLITZER: Welcome back.
In the Republican heartland, a key congressional battle may hinge on the immigration battle. President Bush sent Utah National Guard troops to the border with Mexico. Now a loyal Republican may be feeling the fallout.
Let's turn to our senior political correspondent, Candy Crowley.
You're just back from Utah.
CANDY CROWLEY, CNN SENIOR POLITICAL CORRESPONDENT: Exactly.
Show me an incumbent candidate who is polling below 50 percent pitted against a challenger with money and laser focus on a hot issue, and I will show you a race worth watching. It's why we went to Utah to look at the Republican primary race for U.S. Congress.
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CROWLEY (voice over): On any given summer Saturday, this is the kind of place you can find a parade. In political lingo, this is Utah 3, probably the most conservative, most Republican, most Mormon district in the country.
REP. CHRIS CANNON (R), UTAH: The primary on the 27th, I hope you guys get out and vote.
CROWLEY: Chris Cannon is a five-term congressman representing Utah 3. He is conservative, Republican, Mormon, and in trouble.
CANNON: I could lose. There are a bunch of people that are really afraid, and they are going to vote, and they'll vote against me.
JOHN JACOB (R), UTAH CONGRESSIONAL CANDIDATE: Wow.
CROWLEY: John Jacob is a conservative Republican Mormon with a lot of money and a whale of an issue.
JACOB: Well, I think Chris can help with that, because he became the president's point man on -- on illegal immigration.
CROWLEY: Both Republicans want better border security. They differ on what to do with undocumented workers already here. Jacob wants them forced out of the country. Cannon argues, it's impossible and bad for the U.S. economy.
CANNON: That disagreement is whether the Republican Party is going to be some kind of new xenophobic, anti-foreigner party, or whether they're going to be the party of a country that we're thrilled has grown.
JACOB: You need to know, Chris, that it's not anti-foreigners. We love legal immigrants. It's strictly the word illegal...
(CHEERING AND APPLAUSE)
(CROSSTALK)
CROWLEY: As a kind of petri dish for the national debate, Utah 3 has seen an influx of outside money and one very pointed third-party ad.
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NARRATOR: Congressman Chris Cannon says he's tough on illegal immigration.
(LAUGHTER)
NARRATOR: He says he's never supported amnesty for illegal aliens.
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CROWLEY: Cannon has brought in the big guns, via robo-call.
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BUSH: Hello. This is President George W. Bush. I'm asking you to vote for Chris Cannon on Tuesday, June 27.
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LAURA BUSH, FIRST LADY: We need Chris in Congress, so he can continue securing our borders.
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CROWLEY: The Cannon-Jacob smackdown comes as the House and Senate struggle over when or whether to meet to find a mutually acceptable immigration bill.
(on camera): And if your opponent wins this primary, what's the message?
CANNON: Well, then, I think we go into a conference, maybe. Maybe we don't even get to a conference on immigration. And people say, this is toxic.
CROWLEY (voice over): Utah 3 is being monitored as closely as a canary sent into a cave to detect poisonous gas.
(on camera): And what's the immigration message that your election would send to the Washington establishment?
JACOB: Secure our borders. Make it safe here in America.
CROWLEY (voice over): The vote and the message come tomorrow.
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CROWLEY: On the eve of the primary, a "Salt Lake Tribune" poll found a Cannon-Jacob dead heat among likely voters, and 91 percent of them saying immigration is a somewhat or very important issue. In turnout, the emotional advantage is Jacob's. Angry voters go to the polls. Cannon's job is to convince those who aren't so riled up to come out, too -- Wolf.
Hey, Dane. Keep lots of people around tonight in case your boy loses. I'd hate to see you hurt yourself.