Ward Connerly has carved a career, and a reputation, out of striking down affirmative action, starting with university programs in his home state of California. Now Connerly and his American Civil Rights Institute are bringing the fight to Arizona.

As John McCain and J.D. Hayworth have dominated Arizona's political headlines, four Democrats are quietly wrangling for the chance to take on the winner.

As a former governor of Arizona, you know the devastating effects illegal immigration and the Mexican drug cartels have on our state. As secretary of Homeland Security, you know the Tucson Sector along Arizona’s southern border has become the gateway for drug cartels and human smuggling activity.

At a time when the state treasury is reeling from a multi-billion dollar deficit, jobs are scarce and many residents are losing their homes to foreclosure, Arizona’s candidates for federal office appear to be recession-proof.