[BretLudwig]

Bush's amnesty point man in House crushed in primary

"From Politico:

Republican voters in Utah ousted Rep. Chris Cannon in Tuesdays GOP
primary, expressing their dissatisfaction with the six-term congressman
over his left-of-center positions on immigration by nominating a
challenger who made crackdowns on illegal immigration a central part of
his platform.

Cannon was trounced by Jason Chaffetz, the former chief of staff to
Gov. Jon Huntsman (R-Utah.) With 93 percent of precincts reporting, Cannon
trails Chaffetz by 20 points €“ 60 to 40 percent. The AP has called the
race for Chaffetz.

With his loss, Cannon becomes the third member of Congress to lose in
their own partys primary. Two members of Congress from Maryland,
Democrat Al Wynn and Republican Wayne Gilchrest also were defeated in
primaries held in February.

Chaffetz is near-guaranteed to become the next congressman for
Utahs Third District, which is one of the most Republican districts in
the country. The seat, based in suburban Salt Lake City and Provo, gave
President Bush 77 percent of the vote in 2004.

Immigration was the driving factor behind Cannons unpopularity with
the districts Republican base. Despite sporting a near-perfect score
from the American Conservative Union, Cannon alienated border security
hawks over the past several years with his belief that illegal immigrants
should be eligible for certain government benefits.

In 2003, Cannon sponsored a bill that would give children of illegal
immigrants in-state college tuition. And he has also supported legislation
that would allow illegal immigrants to receive guest worker status."

http://isteve.blogspot.com/2008/06/b...-in-house.html

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