Kolbe won't endorse Graf: there are "profound differences"

Yesterday Randy Graf beat Steve Huffman in Arizona's 8th district. Retiring U.S. Rep. Jim Kolbe refuses to give Graf his endorsement. Says he:

"I congratulate Mr. Graf on his victory in the Republican primary. However, there are such profound and fundamental differences between his views and mine on several key issues that I would not be true to my own principles were I to endorse him now for the general election in November."

One of those "differences" is no doubt that Kolbe has supported illegal immigration, while Graf has opposed it. As some of the comments here seem to indicate, the other side will attempt to portray Graf as an extremist. This is exactly what Kolbe did in the past and the GOP did in the just finished race. As I said at the first link, the GOP should consider just supporting the Democrat since they know she'll keep the cheap labor flowing.

Immigration · Thu, 09/14/2006 - 04:24 · · Importance: 1

Comments

If he stand-up to mexico and the third world drug dealers good, He is the guy you want, but let us wait and see if the differences mean anything good or if its just for the show? Like so many others inside the GOP. Let us all hope that Graf Is for the USA And Laws.

Posted by: Fred Dawes at Sep 14, 2006 8:30 AM

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