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Article published Oct 9, 2005

Republican Vasquez could help Democrats win

Mainstream Republicans worry Robert Vasquez's vitriolic rhetoric on illegal immigration could win him the GOP nomination for Congress next year and hand the seat to a Democrat.

Their fears are valid.

Vasquez, a Canyon County commissioner whose grandparents came from Mexico, is exploiting anxiety about immigration. His publicity stunts â€â€