J.D. Hayworth's "Free Money" Infomercial

The Weekly Standard's John McCormack thinks that this will end J.D. Hayworth's chances of beating McCain in the GOP primary, but I'm not so sure.

"Well I don't want to shock anybody's sensibilities, but I have to use a four-letter word: Real. This is real," Hayworth said in the infomercial. "The money is out there, the opportunities are out there. And by the way, it's not something where it's the government's money -- it's really your money. You surrendered it in the form of taxation. Now's the time to take advantage of a situation where the government can invest in you. And in turn, you'll have a chance to build a business, or make a better life for yourself -- and in so doing, you'll help improve the country."

I'm trying to decide whether his solicitation to participation in a government redistribution program outweighs the populist kick he'll get by telling voters how to squeeze money out of the federal government, but I don't really know enough about GOP primary voters in Arizona to say.

The last poll I saw out of Arizona was from Rasmussen more than a month ago. It had McCain over Hayworth 52%-40%, so does this actually end Hayworth's campaign or was it already over?

What do you think?

posted by Gabriel Malor at 02:33 PM

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