Down south, the Texas governor simply tried to become the Arizona senator.
He introduced his guest as "Arizona senator and a war hero."
But beyond their loyalty to the Arizona senator and a vague support for reform, the voters have little in common.
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The Arizona senator, the only candidate in this state today, is not counting on that happening widely.
The Arizona senator knows the body count in Iraq and is still calling for more troops.
"You should be ashamed," the Arizona senator said to the Texas governor.
He even accorded the Arizona senator a pointed new nickname: "the chairman."
By any measure, the Arizona senator scored what all of Washington recognizes as a big win.
Before the debate, he even announced his own version of the campaign finance cleanup advocated by the Arizona senator.