You have to wonder about the interest of folks in this district. They have effectively been without a representative this entire session of Congress, yet didn’t really seem to care that much. If they did care, there would have been an uproar that Giffords was biding her time for so long. It was clear a short time after the shooting that she would be unable to resume her duties, let alone run again.
I guess the people were just showing her deference, but 18 months worth of deference - almost an entire term! - is a mite excessive, IMO.
That's it. Most people were willing to cut her some slack, and that attitude may extend even to voting for her endorsed candidate and former aide today. But come September, it will be a brand new game with McSally as a brand new player.