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Tuesday, January 24, 2012
Politics / News CD8 Special: Antenori vs. Kelly in the Race to Replace Giffords?
Posted by Jim Nintzel on Tue, Jan 24, 2012 at 7:37 PM
Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords' decision to step down from Congress this week has set up a great deal of buzz and speculation in political circles.
We're sure the final line-up is far from set, but we hear that both state Sen. Frank Antenori and Jesse Kelly, the 2010 GOP nominee who lost to Giffords, are oiling up their campaign machines.
John Ellinwood, a spokesman for Kelly, tells The Range that Kelly is "strongly leaning" toward getting into the race and has filed some paperwork with the FEC.
Meanwhile, we hear that Antenori is planning on announcing his plans to run this Friday.
Antenori and Kelly appeal to the same party base, which could open up an opportunity for a candidate that could appeal to a different wing of the GOP.
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Tucsonans need to consider that Republicans (and Rick Stertz of the AIRC and 4Tucson in particular) had claimed Kelly moved out of state because of death threats that supposedly the FBI deemed credible.
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We need a fresh face who can work both sides of the aisle. Antenori & Kelly need to move on and let the District heal. I'll vote for a decent positive Republican or Democrat.
Elective office should be a public service NOT a profession.
Those of us who are in CD8, are by far moderates who have elected sensible candidates from either party. Why would the bagger/christian taliban think they could win yet again?
Hopefully true Republicans will also run a candidate while Antinori and Kelly cancel themselves out......hopefully.....*sigh*..
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