Not more than a few days ago, the National Journal reported that the non-partisan Cook Report was poo-pooing Democrat Harry Mitchell's chances in Arizona's Fifth against J.D. Hayworth.
In a review of contested races readers learned that while "the political winds [are] blowing in" the favor of Democrats, it would "take a gale to unseat ... entrenched incumbents" like J.D.
Well, it seems like that gale is picking up - and the wind isn't just coming out of the never closed mouth of blowhard J.D. either.
Survey USA has a new poll out that shows Harry Mitchell within 5 points of J.D. Hayworth, and this is without a single T.V. commerical, a single piece of mail, or any other type of paid advertising coming from the challenger.
Survey USA, 5/9/2006, 600 Registered Voters, +/- 4.1% JD Hayworth (R) - 50% Harry Mitchell (D) - 45% Undecided - 5%
This, my friends, is good news ... and not just for those of us living in CD-5.