The shooting of Rep. Gabrielle Giffords in January has left Democrats in Arizona without a candidate for next year’s U.S. Senate race even though party officials in Washington have declared the state a tremendous opportunity to pick up a seat.

Giffords would be the unquestionable favorite to represent the Democrats if she were able to run. As she undergoes therapy to recover from the January shooting, an alternative candidate has yet to

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