BREAKING: Former Gabrielle Giffords aide Ron Barber wins House seat she gave up after being shot

[Drunken Irishman]

Source: AP

Former Gabrielle Giffords aide Ron Barber wins House seat she gave up after being shot.

Read more: https://twitter.com/AP/status/212765579390615554

[DesertRat]

1. Southern AZ rocks!

http://www.azcentral.com/news/politics/election/results-index.php

[tavsiyefilmler]

42. Spam deleted by NRaleighLiberal (MIR Team)

[Dawson Leery]

2. Skinhead loses.

[freshwest]

16. A big improvement.

[vercetti2021]

3. Down goes Teanut Kelly

Tucson rocks!!

[panader0]

34. Not just Tucson

I live in Sierra Vista, 80 miles south of Tucson, and my household cast two ballots for Barber.

[Tx4obama]

4. Now he will have to win again in November too :) LINK to results below

Here's a link to the election results

Here: http://results.enr.clarityelections.com/AZ/37946/85806/en/summary.html

and

Here: http://core.talkingpointsmemo.com/election/features/june-12-primaries

[freshwest]

15. Whoa! I thought this was over... Gabby's term would have ended in November? Okay, gotta...

Get Barber to win with Obama then!

Thanks Tucson, you did it tonight!

[Tx4obama]

18. ALL the House seats are up for re-election in November.

House seats are for only two years.

The last time was 2010, the next time is 2012 - then 2014 and 2016

[freshwest]

19. I know that in my head, but it just seems like everything is happening so fast!

Thanks for the reminder there is still a time and season to all of this... Wow.

[GoCubsGo]

29. Her term ends in December 14, as does the current House.

The next Congress will reconvene sometime in mid-January, with those who win in November.

[JI7]

22. i heard there was redistricting which resulted in this district having more Dems

so i think we should be ok here. hopefully

[Lint Head]

5. YES!

[truthisfreedom]

6. excellent.

[Grassy Knoll]

7. I'm happy her seat didn't go to that gun toting fool...

Love to you, Gabrielle, from your north west neighbor from Nevada, Cheers.

[Dont call me Shirley]

44. And your New Mexico neighbor!

[Adenoid_Hynkel]

8. Of course, the media will ignore this

It's only 'a referendum on Obama' when the Democrat loses

[CBHagman]

31. The Washington Post will be particularly mute...

...or will try to spin this as unimportant. Their official narrative (and they ALWAYS have an official narrative) this month is that Democrats are supposed to be panicking and screaming and running around in circles.

[treestar]

45. Exactly.

Why isn't this a "referendum" on Obama and why haven't we heard over and over about how it would be?

[jmowreader]

47. Because the Republican didn't win

Every day we run a story about Wall Street on our business page, and when the market is down the head the AP gives us is always something like "Stock market falls 352."

Last week, we ran a story headed "Market has positive day." You had to read the story to find out it was the biggest gain of the year.

And that's what Republicans do: any news that will impact the president or the Democratic Party negatively, or has the opportunity to do so, is trumpeted off the highest hill they can find. Any good news for Democrats is downplayed.

[Vogon_Glory]

46. CNN Did Mention The Win, BUT

CNN did mention the win, but only in passing while covering more important things like sports, celebrities, and the usual blah-blah-blah. If the Rethugly had won the election, there would have been a LOT more attention devoted to the results.

[BootinUp]

9. This is very good news!

[Horse with no Name]

10. Yeah!

Excellent news!

[Ken Burch]

11. Good news.

It would have been devastating to lose this a week after the Wisconsin result.

[glinda]

12. Yes!!!!!

[Tarheel_Dem]

13. K&R

[onestepforward]

14. Great news!

[Brenda88]

17. Spam deleted by gkhouston (MIR Team)

[LeftishBrit]

20. Glad to hear it!

[Scurrilous]

21. Good news!

[Blue_In_AK]

23. Very good news.

[Rhiannon12866]

24. K&R! Great news!

[gademocrat7]

25. Great news!

Congratulations, Congressman Barber.

[otherone]

26. win one for the good guys

[cal04]

27. Ron Barber, Former Giffords Aide, Wins In Giffords Old District (pics)

Ron Barber, Former Giffords Aide, Wins In Giffords Old District
http://abcnews.go.com/blogs/politics/2012/06/ron-barber-former-giffords-aide-wins-in-giffords-old-district/



Former Gabrielle Giffords aide Ron Barber wins election to finish her term
http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-250_162-57452078/former-gabrielle-giffords-aide-ron-barber-wins-election-to-finish-her-term/


In an election to fill former Rep. Gabrielle Giffords', left, D-Ariz., congressional seat, Democratic candidate Ron Barber, right, celebrates a victory with Giffords and supporters at a post election event, June 12, 2012, in Tucson, Ariz. (AP/Pool)

[ChazInAz]

38. Gabby looks good.

She seems to be getting better every time I see her. Still short, though.
I'm delighted we got Barber through this: he's a true public servant with a terrific track record in Tucson.
Punk Kelly has no record, is not really known locally and is now seen as an appalling excuse for a human being. Let's hope he goes away, now.

[onehandle]

28. Gun culture has a Second Amendment Remedy for this. nt

[Chorophyll]

30. Great news!

[highplainsdem]

32. Great news! K&R

[myrna minx]

33. K&R n/t

[truebrit71]

35. Excellent news...now watch the M$M bury it...

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[progressoid]

36. Logging in from the road just to rec this and

Do a little happy dance.

[JNelson6563]

37. Such great news!

[Odin2005]

39. YAY!!!

[ileus]

40. Good news indeed.

Now 6 months to make the case for being elected again...

[felix_numinous]

41. Fantastic!!

[usregimechange]

43. What does this mean for Republicans chances in Nov? Media?

[lovuian]

48. awwwwwwessssooooomeee!!!

[calimary]

49. Nice to have some good news for a change.

At least that seat stays Democratic.

[goclark]

50. Yea! nt