November 5, 2008 - 14:41
News: Arizona

Kolbe says GOP shouldn't give up on AZ-8

Former 8th Congressional District Representative Jim Kolbe, a Republican, told PolitickerAZ.com he doesn't believe the double-digit victory of U.S. Rep. Gabrielle Giffords (D-Tucson) should deter Republicans from challenging her in the future.

"2008 is a very bad year for Republicans," Kolbe said.

He wouldn't comment on whether or not he thought state Sen. Pres. Tim Bee (R-Tucson), who was 12 points behind Giffords with vote counting nearly complete.   

However, Kolbe did say that to defeat Giffords, "You have to have the right candidate."   

Evan Brown is a PolitickerAZ.com Reporter and can be reached via email at noreply@politicker.com.

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