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nkpolitics1212

(8,617 posts)
Thu Mar 11, 2021, 02:53 PM Mar 2021

If Gabby Giffords(D-AZ) had not been shot, Would she be serving in the US Congress with her husband?

In 2012- Giffords-D would have run for re-election for the US House from AZ-2cd and won re-election in 2012, 2014, and 2016.
In 2018- Giffords-D would have run for the US Senate and won.
In 2020- Mark Kelly-D and/or Krysten Sinema-D would be seeking the Democratic nomination to the US Senate.

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If Gabby Giffords(D-AZ) had not been shot, Would she be serving in the US Congress with her husband? (Original Post) nkpolitics1212 Mar 2021 OP
She'd be serving, but I'm not sure Kelly would have run. Qutzupalotl Mar 2021 #1
Kyrsten Sinema-D would be serving in the US Senate(McCain's old seat) nkpolitics1212 Mar 2021 #2
I doubt he would have run for office if not pnwest Mar 2021 #3
No, because he would have likely not run in that alternative history. n/t PoliticAverse Mar 2021 #4

Qutzupalotl

(15,159 posts)
1. She'd be serving, but I'm not sure Kelly would have run.
Thu Mar 11, 2021, 03:05 PM
Mar 2021

The tragedy seemed to be the impetus for his career change.

I'm glad he did, and I'm glad he won, I just think he'd have stayed an astronaut otherwise.

nkpolitics1212

(8,617 posts)
2. Kyrsten Sinema-D would be serving in the US Senate(McCain's old seat)
Thu Mar 11, 2021, 03:16 PM
Mar 2021

Gabby Giffords-D would be treating Kyrsten Sinema-D as her younger sister. AZ could be state with 2 female US Senators like MN(Klobuchar-D and Smith-D),NV(Cortez Masto-D and Rosen-D),NH(Shaheen-D and Hassan-D), and WA(Murray-D and Cantwell-D)

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