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The Week in Immigration News

By | 04.02.10 | 2:34 pm

A roundup of the top immigration stories of the week:

- The U.S. Supreme Court ruled on Wednesday that defendants in criminal cases are entitled to immigration advice, especially how their plea could affect their immigration status.

- After More…

‘Birther’ Conspiracy Roils GOP Campaigns

By | 03.01.10 | 6:00 am

In the wake of Sen. Scott Brown’s (R-Ma.) upset victory in Massachusetts, the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee issued a memo to campaign managers suggesting a few ways to prevent their candidates from becoming the next Martha Coakley.

“Create sufficient pressure for your More…

J.D. Hayworth Talks to the John Birch Society

By | 02.25.10 | 11:43 am

If Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) wants to make his primary opponent J.D. Hayworth flinch at embracing the conservative fringe, he’s got work to do. Hayworth sat for a CPAC interview with the John Birch Society-affiliated Liberty News Network, right in front of the JBS booth.

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John McCain Whacks J.D. Hayworth on Birtherism

By | 02.24.10 | 11:59 am

And the first use of Orly Taitz in a 2010 campaign video goes to Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.), facing a stiff challenge from former congressman/radio host J.D. Hayworth, and going after him on his flirtation — not uncommon for right-wing talk radio hosts — with the “birther” movement.

J.D. Hayworth, CPAC Superstar

By | 02.19.10 | 9:16 am

J.D. Hayworth, the former congressman from Arizona who announced a primary bid against Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) this month, is all over CPAC. Last night he hit the NRA’s pre-dinner reception, and spent every second pumping hands and making small talk. If people didn’t know who he was when More…

Is John McCain Slipping in Arizona?

By | 12.11.09 | 11:10 am

In that piece about Sen. John McCain’s (R-Ariz.) shift to the right in the Obama era, Jonathan Martin and Manu Raju mention that the senator is at least theoretically preparing for a 2010 primary battle against former Rep. J.D. Hayworth (R-Ariz.), an ultra-conservative who went down in the 2006 More…

McCain Opponent Fundraises for Possible Senate Race

By | 11.24.09 | 2:33 pm

Via Brian Faughnan, here’s former Rep. J.D. Hayworth testing the waters for a 2010 challenge to Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.).

There is something you can do right now…you will find attached an invitation to an event scheduled for Dec. 5, featuring Joe Arpaio, “America’s Toughest Sheriff.” “Sheriff Joe” has

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Poll: McCain Could Lose Primary in Arizona

By | 11.20.09 | 8:55 am

Rasmussen Reports finds Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) clinging to a two-point lead over a possible challenger, former Rep. J.D. Hayworth (R-Ariz.). Chris Simcox, the leader of the anti-illegal immigration Minuteman Project who’s already in the race, scores 4 percent. All of this puts McCain, who has never been seriously More…

Former Congressman J.D. Hayworth Joins the Birthers

By | 07.17.09 | 4:29 pm

J.D. Hayworth, a former Arizona Republican congressman who went down to a narrow defeat in 2006, now hosts a radio show on KFYI 550. Today he interviewed Orly Taitz, the luckless attorney for Maj. Stefan Cook, and gave her plenty of airtime to misinform about her latest court defeat. More…

The Eye of Soros

By | 02.17.09 | 10:51 am

I saw this yesterday and felt pretty sure that I was hallucinating after too much time with the 3-D glasses that I bought with my ticket to Coraline. Nope: TPM has the video of former Rep. J.D. Hayworth (R-Ariz.) telling Chris Matthews that liberal financier George Soros, not eight More…