Immigration group warns Deakin is a spoiler in McCain race

Rhonda Bodfield | Posted: Thursday, July 15, 2010


A conservative anti-illegal immigration group is asking Republican U.S. Senate candidate Jim Deakin to withdraw from the race to improve the chances of former Congressman J.D. Hayworth.

“Unfortunately, Mr. Deakin's continued candidacy has a strong chance of handing the election to John McCain, yet he has almost no significant chance of winning the race according to numerous polls and historical election models,â€