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A political newcomer will advance to battle Giffords for House seat (Jesse Kelly - AZ-8)
The Herald - Sierra Vista ^ | August 25, 2010 | Bill Hess

Posted on 08/25/2010 11:54:11 AM PDT by Republican Wildcat

SIERRA VISTA — Now the real campaign can begin for the Congressional District 8 seat, with Republican Jesse Kelly taking the primary election. That race started out with five GOP candidates — Kelly, Andy Goss, Brian Miller, Jonathan Paton and Jay Quick.

But the GOP primary fight was really down to Kelly and Paton after Goss and Miller bowed out of the race and Quick ran a low-key campaign.

“There are many Democrats who are unhappy with Gabrielle Giffords,” the Democratic congresswoman representing Congressional District 8, which includes all of Cochise County, Kelly said.

The object is to “have a unified campaign to defeat her,” he said, adding that there is no bad blood between him and Paton.

While the GOP primary was hard-fought, Kelley said he sees a victory in November to bring Arizona’s conservative values back to Congress.

Paton’s campaign spokesman said that the former Arizona legislator conceded around 11 p.m.

Now the object of everyone is to make sure Giffords is not re-elected, Paton aide Daniel Scarpinato said.

In a press release, Paton said he promised Kelly he would do everything to help him defeat Giffords.

“There is no time for hurt feelings or egos or bickering. We must come together as Republicans, as Arizonans and as Americans. We must stop this Congress and this president and I am committed now to that goal as ever,” he said.

Paton was seen as the GOP establishment candidate, and one time Kelly called him Republicans’ “star-studded recruit,” noting that Paton received financial support from Republican power brokers.

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TOPICS: Extended News; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections; US: Arizona
KEYWORDS: giffords; jessekelly; kelly
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1 posted on 08/25/2010 11:54:13 AM PDT by Republican Wildcat
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To: Republican Wildcat
“Gabrielle Giffords bankrupted her family's company. Stop her from bankrupting America!”
2 posted on 08/25/2010 12:03:39 PM PDT by Cowboy Bob (Liberalism and Patriotism cannot coexist.)
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To: Cowboy Bob

Go Jesse!!!! Give Gabbie the BOOT!


3 posted on 08/25/2010 12:24:11 PM PDT by SandRat (Duty, Honor, Country! What else needs said?)
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