McCain pulls out of (CA-50) Bilbray fundraiser

McCain pulls out of Bilbray fundraiser

Rift on immigration leads to cancellation
By Dani Dodge
UNION-TRIBUNE STAFF WRITER

May 31, 2006

Republican Sen. John McCain was scheduled to host a fundraiser for congressional candidate Brian Bilbray today – but immigration got in the way.

Bilbray has disdainfully called the McCain-backed immigration bill “amnesty” for illegal immigrants, something McCain disputes. Bilbray's Democratic opponent in the race, Francine Busby, supports the Arizona senator's proposal, calling it “a tough, comprehensive plan.”

Yesterday, as Busby pointed out the irony with online ads, McCain pulled out of the fundraiser.

“Senator McCain has canceled his appearance on behalf of Brian Bilbray to avoid distracting from the overall message of the Bilbray campaign,” Craig Goldman, executive director of McCain's political action committee, said in a statement. “The senator and Brian may disagree on some of the issues related to immigration reform. But they agree on many other issues important to the voters of California's 50th Congressional District.”

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Find this article at:
http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/politics/50thdistrict/20060531-9999-1mi31mccain.html

I read this as being somewhat good for Busby, and also as another sign of fractures within the Republican Party.



Anybody else read it differently?