MCInsane in trouble for 2010?

Copy of e-mail I recieved today. If links don't work, I hope someone can post them properly on this thread or else where. What was that Sentinal?

Fwd: Minuteman Chris Simcox Challenges John McCain for his U.S. Senate Seat‏
From: D L Wells (kcrecycler@gmail.com)
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Simcox, with a national base and a high profile on the right, is well positioned to give McCain a serious local headache. He'll find some allies among the conservatives who recently took over the Arizona Republican Party from McCain's allies, and he has a national fundraising base.

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From: Unite@MissouriansAgainstIllegalImmigration.org

FYI:

Minuteman Chris Simcox will run against Senator John McCain in 2010. I am a proud member of Chris Simcox's organization, Minuteman Civil Defense Corps. I have met Chris on several occasions and I think highly of him and his organization. I consider him a true patriot and he has literally put his life on the line by doing what he's doing. Through his work, he has brought the issue of illegal immigration to the forefront and encouraged thousands of citizens across America to follow his example and get involved in taking our Country back. Through his work, he has also saved the lives of many illegal aliens who would have otherwise died trying to cross our border illegally. He seems to have a big heart and is a true American patriot.

There is controversy that surrounds the Minuteman organizations in general. As you may know, at first Jim Gilchrist, now the Minuteman Project and Chris were partners in one Minuteman organization. Then there was a split in that Minuteman organization which I always assumed was due to going in different directions to achieve the same goals. There is also some controversy swirling out there about Chris too, but he will most assuredly be forced to address these things in a high-profile campaign for a Senate seat and I am sure he has thought this through before deciding to run for the U.S. Senate. The bottom line is that Chris has the guts and the fortitude to run in this election and I wish him the best and I will support him. No one is perfect - unfortunately, despite the great heroism and some other good personal attributes of John McCain, he has recently greatly disappointed Americans with his Comprehensive Immigration Reform Act and his voting yes for the bail-out, both of which are gravely hurting our Country.

There is a link to Chris' campaign website in the article.

From Politico.com, Ben Smith:
April 21, 2009
Categories: 2010
McCain facing 2010 primary

Social conservatives tolerated John McCain as the party's nominee, but never trusted him, and he now appears to be facing a serious primary from the right in Arizona next year.

Chris Simcox, the founder of the Minuteman Civil Defense Corps and a prominent figure in the movement to clamp down on illegal immigration, will be announcing tomorrow at an event on the Mexican border that he's resigned from the group to run in the 2010 Senate primary.

From a forthcoming release:

"John McCain has failed miserably in his duty to secure this nation's borders and protect the people of Arizona from the escalating violence and lawlessness," Simcox said. "He has fought real efforts over the years at every turn, opting to hold our nation's border security hostage to his amnesty schemes. Coupled with his votes for reckless bailout spending and big government solutions to our nation's problems, John McCain is out of touch with everyday Arizonans. Enough is enough."
McCain was forced to abandon his own immigration reform legislation during last year's Republican Primary, a move that may have cost him substantial Hispanic support to which his record could have given him access.

So he's basically getting it from both sides on this one.

Simcox, with a national base and a high profile on the right, is well positioned to give McCain a serious local headache. He'll find some allies among the conservatives who recently took over the Arizona Republican Party from McCain's allies, and he has a national fundraising base.

UPDATE: Here's his campaign website, which includes a clear effort not to be a single-issue immigration candidate.

http://www.simcoxforsenate.com/