Jerry Kilgore's lesson

By: Rob
Published On: 4/18/2006 4:04:05 PM

WSJ has a warning for "anti-immigration candidates":

"Anti-immigration" candidates have also run for Congress in Republican-leaning districts in Arizona, California, Utah and elsewhere. But each time the "seal the border" crowd loses at the ballot box. Last year in Virginia, Republican gubernatorial candidate Jerry Kilgore tried beating up on illegal immigrants in a last-ditch effort to save his campaign. He lost by 6% to Democrat Tim Kaine in a state President Bush carried a year earlier by 8%. But more Republicans will try to walk Mr. Tancredo's line as immigration moves up the list of concerns for more voters.

So much to learn from Jerry, so little time.


Comments



Heed Ed Gillespie's warning (Craig - 4/18/2006 9:29:41 PM)
The former GOP chair called the anti-immigration agitation personified by Tancredo a "siren song," and avdised the GOP to stay far away if it knows what's good for it.  Of course, this is hardly the first time the latent nativism of the GOP's natural constituency has reared it's ugly head.  Prop 187 anyone?