I am told that Jesse Kelly, who lost to Rep. Gabrielle Giffords by 1.5 percentage points in 2010, will run in the special election for her seat.
Other names being mentioned in Arizona are Frank Antenori, state senator and retired Green Beret, sportscaster Dave Sitton, retired Air Force officer Benny White, and former 2010 candidate from a neighboring district Ruth McClung.
When you say he lost by 1.5% last time, you're right, but that number was well within the range of the votes siphoned off by a minor nuisance candidate on the right. Republicans lost a half dozen seats in the last cycle when a Democrat narrowly prevailed due to votes going to someone who had no chance to win or even compete seriously. I am not opposed to third parties competing when they have a realistic chance, but am tired of seeing conservatives hand seats to the Democrats by voting for no-hope candidates instead of a far superior Republican choice.
Reply to this commentLinkReport AbuseWatch Antenori. He has a much more impressive resumé than Gabby's previous, college drop-out, never-held-office, loser opponent who gives a good speech. Antenori is a mid-level manager at a large corporation (AZ State level pols are part time) who entered politics to shake up the unprincipled Pima County Republican status quo.
If successful in the AZ 8th, do not be surprised if he primaries McCain in 2016, and wins.
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