AZ-08 Giffords to be Swift Boated

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Tuesday August 22, 2006 · 2:00 PM PDT

2006/08/22 · 14:00

The money leader in race to fill Jim Kolbe's (R-AZ) open seat in southern Arizona is Democrat Gabrielle "Gabby" Giffords. She's raised more than any other candidate in the race on either side, with a total, as of last quarter, of over 800K.

Expectations for Gabby's campaign are high among the Democratic establishment. She is young, good-looking, has substantial legislative experience in the Arizona House and Senate, has centrist appeal (good for a district with a 20K GOP registration advantage), and DLC and Democratic institutional backing. She's this cycle's Fair-Haired Girl in Arizona.

Only one problem: she's the one that the GOP wants to run against. Read More

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