Arizona Law Cuts Two Ways in GOP Races

Wall Street Journal: Tough Stances Are Likely to Resonate Beyond the Primaries in Some States, but Could Hurt the Party in California's General Election

Many candidates in Republican primaries have embraced Arizona's new immigration law, but that could hurt a few of them in November. While a majority of voters tell pollsters they support the law, and tough stances on illegal immigration are likely to resonate this fall in such states as Nevada and Florida, Republican candidates in California might face a potential backlash from the state's more liberal electorate.