District 18 Senate Blogger Roundtable - Finale

With so much happening in the heated District 18 Senate Race, I thought it would be good to put together a round table discussion about the race and get some people who cover Mesa’s opinion on the issues. East Valley Immigration, Adams and Jefferson, Thoughts on Mesa, and the Sonoran Alliance have agreed to participate. So, here is the fifth and final installment of the District 18 Roundtable Discussion.

5. Make a prediction on how you think the race will ultimately turn out.

East Valley Immigration: Pearce wins by a good margin. The immigration stuff is too big for Gibbons to overcome.

Thoughts on Mesa: I believe the race will ultimately turn out in Pearce favor. Before that happens though I believe that we will see a lot more negative mail pieces.

Sonoran Alliance: Russell Pearce will ultimately win this election. The attack on Russell will backfire even though he is outspent by his opponent and political action committees. Russell knows his district and he knows his voters. West Mesa voters will back Russell because he is one of them and an attack on Russell is seen as an attack on them. Gibbons and his supporters will leave the political scene quietly with some never getting involved in politics again.

Adams and Jefferson: I predict that Rep. Pearce will win this race, but it will be close and may weaken him politically.

Mesa Issues: Pearce wins, but the polling will motivate some more people to come out against him. He must realize that this is not a ringing endorsement, but rather a great time for him to mend the rifts in the party and make friends. You must always be gracious in victory.

On that note, I want to thank the bloggers who agreed to participate in this roundtable. I had a lot of fun reading everyone's answers and I truly believe it really has been interesting and insightful. Hopefully, the readers feel the same and we can do this again sometime.