From Deseret News archives:
One-issue stand cost Jacob race
"Really what you see here is there's a very conservative contingent on issues like immigration, but there just aren't enough of them to elect a very conservative candidate," said Quin Monson, assistant director for the BYU Center for the Study of Elections and Democracy, which conducted the exit poll during Tuesday's primary.
The center's poll found that 88 percent of voters said the issue of illegal immigration held some level of importance for them in casting their vote. A majority of those polled (54 percent) said the immigration issue was "very important," while another 34 percent said it was "somewhat important."
Monson called the moderate swing voters "critical" in deciding the outcome of the primary.
Kelly Patterson, center director, said Cannon's attempts to create a broader appeal netted him crucial support from voters who were less concerned about immigration.
"I think what the exit poll showed was there was one issue that really mattered to a particular segment of the voters, while those voters who were less concerned with it tended to vote for Cannon," he said. "The immigration issue, while very powerful and very potent, can't mobilize enough voters to give any candidate a majority."
Cannon has backed proposals by President Bush to allow many illegal immigrants to stay in the United States under certain circumstances, while Jacob has said such proposals amount to an amnesty and has called for tougher legislation.
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