Complete ignominy:
COMPLETE REPUDIATION: PRO-GUN CANDIDATE WINS GABBY GIFFORDS’ FORMER HOUSE SEAT
For those that don’t remember, Gabby Giffords was the Democrat CongressCritter that was shot in the head by a mentally ill person – and yes, a tragedy. Her husband, former astronaut Mark Kelly, formed an anti-gun group called Americans for Responsible Solutions and spent millions this election cycle supporting other anti-Second Amendment candidates – but ended up with very little to show in the end. Even after her event, Newtown, Aurora, and the gun free college zones, the message did not resonate well at all. For a Conservative Pro-Second Amendment Republican to have taken her former seat, man, complete wipe-out:
On December 17, pro-Second Amendment candidate Martha McSally (R) was officially declared the winner in the race for Arizona’s second congressional district over pro-gun control Representative Ron Barber (D-AZ-2.). Arizona’s second district is gun control proponent Gabby Giffords’ former seat and the contest she campaigned hardest for during the months prior to the November 4 mid-term elections.
According to Roll Call, McSally won the election by “167 votes.” Barber released a statement congratulating her and “wishing her well in serving southern Arizonans.” Breibart News previously reported that Barber was trying to get re-elected on a gun control platform, while McSally was running as a pro-Second Amendment candidate.
So not even her former constituents would put her hand-picked successor into her seat – major butt hurt. And not only did her gun control message fail but
(H/T: Big Government)