Wanna See Libs Get Their Boxers In A Bunch? How About Sen. Joe Arpaio?

[twyacht]

http://www.rollcall.com/news/sheriff-joe-arpaio-senate-poll-republican-arizona-leads-203372-1.html?ET=rollcall:e9825:80104117a:&st=email&pos=epol

‘Sheriff Joe’ Arpaio Leads in Arizona Poll for Senate Race
    * Feb. 14, 2011, 5:10 p.m.

Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio led a field of potential Republican Senate candidates in Arizona with 21 percent in a poll of likely GOP primary voters last week.

Rep. Jeff Flake, who announced his candidacy for the seat of retiring Senate Minority Whip Jon Kyl (R-Ariz.) on Monday, finished second with 16.8 percent in the Summit Consulting Group survey. Former Rep. J.D. Hayworth took third, with 16.6 percent. He was unsuccessful in his primary challenge to Sen. John McCain last year.

The auto-dial poll of 1,881 likely GOP primary voters was conducted Thursday. It had a margin of error of 3 percentage points, which would put the top three finishers in a statistical tie.

Coming in fourth was former Rep. John Shadegg at 12 percent, followed by freshman Rep. Ben Quayle at 6 percent. A significant percentage of respondents, 27.5 percent, were undecided.

Arpaio has made national headlines over the years for his tough stance on crime and illegal immigration. It was unclear how much interest he has in running for Senate versus running for re-election as sheriff, but he is being urged by his supporters to pursue the Congressional seat, according to a GOP strategist in Arizona.

Summit disclosed in its polling memo that it is running Arpaio’s re-election campaign for sheriff, that it has previously worked for Flake and that a principal of the firm once advised Hayworth.

Summit conducted a second auto-dial poll Thursday of 1,469 likely Republican primary voters that did not test Arpaio or Quayle. Flake led with 22 percent, followed by Hayworth at 20 percent and Shadegg at 17 percent. It also had a margin of error of 3 points.

A whopping 41 percent were undecided in the second poll, which Summit said was not surprising, given that the survey was conducted so soon after Kyl announced Thursday that he would not seek re-election in 2012.

Both surveys were compiled with data from voters who said they had participated in the past two GOP primary elections, according to the memo.

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Now wouldn't that be something?

[r_w]

Pink boxers??

[crusader rabbit]

Sheriff Joe is a personal hero of mine.  I deeply admire the man.  My looney left sister, a resident of Mesa, AZ thinks he is the very devil incarnate.  So, that just lends a little more cache for me.

Maybe he will change his mind about running for something other than sheriff, but he has disavowed any desire to do that more times than I can count.

Heck, I'd vote for Joe in a heartbeat if he would run for Prez.  He'd get some things settled dang quick.  But, alas, I think his heart is behind the badge.  And you have to admire a man who knows what he's good at--and does it!

From a wistful Cursader (sigh)

[fightingquaker13]

Sherriff Joe vs Big Sis for a Senate seat? Hell, I'll Buy the popcorn. You couldn't beat that one with a stick.
FQ13

[kmitch200]

Sherriff Joe vs Big Sis for a Senate seat? Hell, I'll Buy the popcorn. You couldn't beat that one with a stick.
FQ13

That would make for some interesting debates.

I have mixed feelings about Sheriff Joe, I love his illegal alien roundups but his detention officers need to be screened or controlled better.
Taxpayers of Maricopa county have paid out quite a bit over some of their actions.   

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[JC5123]

That would make for some interesting debates.

I have mixed feelings about Sheriff Joe, I love his illegal alien roundups but his detention officers need to be screened or controlled better.
Taxpayers of Maricopa county have paid out quite a bit over some of their actions.   

Sadly this is because the ACLU cares more about the rights of felons over those of the free citizenry. Trial lawyers and liberal judges. They are the cause of many of the social problems in today's society.

[kmitch200]

Sadly this is because the ACLU cares more about the rights of felons over those of the free citizenry. Trial lawyers and liberal judges. They are the cause of many of the social problems in today's society.

Normally I would agree, but the daughter of a friend who made some really stupid choices didn't deserve to get molested by a detention officer. She was, and still is, paying her dues. With a felony conviction, her job prospects are slim - as they should be.

Sexual assault wasn't part of the sentence.