Race of the day: Dan Quayle's son for Congress?
The former veep's son, Ben, takes on a Democratic small businessman for the open seat in Arizona's 3rd district, covering Phoenix's northern suburbs
Name & Party:
DEMOCRAT
Jon Hulburd
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REPUBLICAN
Ben Quayle
Basic Info:
Lawyer, small businessman
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Age: 50
Lawyer, son of Dan Quayle
Age: 33
Issues:
- Supports health-care reform with tweaks
- Wants to extend Bush tax cuts
- Supports Arizona immigration law
- Wants to repeal health-care reform
- Wants to extend Bush tax cuts
- Supports Arizona immigration law
Polling At:46%44%Campaign Chest:$412,000$454,000Key Quote:"No American should be denied a job in favor of an underpaid, illegal immigrant.""Barack Obama is the worst president in history."Petty Controversy:In 1999, was sued by a country-club employee for spreading rumor about a lesbian relationshipWrote off-color satire for a website called Dirty Scottsdale, allegedly under the name of a fictional porn starWild card:The latest poll showing heavily favored Quayle trailing Hulburd was sponsored by the liberal Daily Kos blog
Dueling Ads:"Compass": Hulburd takes Quayle to task for having a "broken" moral compass"Obama": Quayle's high-profile ad argues that he's capable of taking on Washington
Jon Hulburd's "Compass":
Ben Quayle's "Obama":
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