[Impy]

Yeah she allegedly was a Republican. But that doesn’t mean a thing. Jim Jeffords used to be a Republican too.

She’s not on the furthest liberal rung but Giffords is no DINO and no friend to border security.

All talk of her being a moderate is just the typical spin.

[BillyBoy]

I can't imagine any scenario where Giffords recovers enough to mount an active statewide Senate race. She's recovering from being shot in the head at point blank range -- it's a miracle she's still with us, let alone still in politics. I hope she makes a full recovery, but usually in cases like this, the victim ends up like Jim Brady and can no longer fulfill the day-to-day duties of their office.

Of course the RATs have no shame, they might push her to announce even if she can't campaign or do the job, knowing no Republican would dare run anti-Giffords ad and she could win just on the sympathy factor alone.

Ultimately I don't believe she'll run for the Senate though. She might "run" (file for re-election, but not campaign) for another term in the House, which she'd handily win due to the above factors (regardless of her condition -- see Sen. Johnson).

As for the GOP side, surely we can do better than Flake or Sheriff Joe. I love Sheriff Joe, but I don't love the idea of starting a Senate career at age 80 (at least it makes more sense than the calls for him to run an anti-illegal immigration themed campaign for Governor against Brewer, when Brewer held the same views). And the funny thing is Flake is a solid conservative on everything else (the Club for Growth LOVES him, reinforcing my point that they're narrowly focused on a select group of issues), but his record on immigration is unacceptable. He's not just wobbly on the issue, he sucks on border security.

Can we please have someone else step up to the plate?