Arizona GOP congressman Jeff Flake announced today that he will try to fill the seat of retiring senator Jon Kyl in 2012. Flake, a tea partier before there were tea partiers, has already won the endorsement of the Club for Growth, and he’ll be a strong candidate in the GOP primary. But he’s no sure thing. For starters, on the all-important issue of immigration in Arizona, Flake has sponsored legislation that provides a pathway to citizenship for illegal immigrants. Dave Weigel writes: 

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