Arizona: Cd5

Last week, PolitickerAZ.com sent out a questionaire asking the Republican candidates in the 5th Congressional District about their takes on some key questions currently facing Congress and the nation.

In parts 1-3, four of the five candidates discussed the Iraq War, diplomacy toward "rogue states," veterans care, tax breaks for oil companies and global climate change (the fifth candidate, David Schweikert, chose not to participate).

Last week, PolitickerAZ.com sent out a questionaire asking the Republican candidates in the 5th Congressional District about their takes on some key questions currently facing Congress and the nation.

The first installment ran on Friday, where the candidates expressed their views on how the Iraq War should be handled. The second part came out yesterday, dealing with threats posed by "rogue states" and the issue of veterans' care.

[img_assist|nid=1218|title=|desc=|link=none|align=left|width=150|height=113]SCOTTSDALE - "We do know what we're doing," said Brian Hummell, Susan Bitter Smith's campaign manager, last Thursday.

Bitter Smith had appeared before the crowd at the LD8 Republican meeting to inform everyone that, though she was not able to participate in that evening's CD5 Republican candidate forum, it would be the last time she would be barred from doing so.

Rep. Harry Mitchell (D-5) made an honest judgment to the Green Valley News about the intensity of the re-election bid he faces this year.

"I will have to say that it's going to be very difficult. I know it’s going to be hard, it’s going to take a lot of work,” he told GVN in an interview. He's still optimistic about his chances, though. "But I'm going to win," he added.