One View About the Impact of Immigration on the Election

Immigration2006.org is a group of activists and pollsters tracking the impact of the immigration issue on the 2006 elections. Our preliminary analysis of last night’s results strongly suggest that very few toss up races were won by Republican candidates who attempted to exploit immigration as a voter motivator. Democrats that back comprehensive immigration reform mostly won their races. And the Republican Party is likely to get smaller as its hard line on immigration drives away Hispanic voters. Of the 15 key races tracked by Immigration2006.org – races where immigration played a key role in the race – the tally sheet currently stands as follows: 12 – 2 – 1 (Kyl kept his Senate seat in Arizona, as expected; Katherine Harris’s House seat, FL-13, was won by the Republican; and PA-06 is still undecided).  Click here for more analysis.

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