

Rothenberg’s Personal Take on a Giffords’ Senate Run

Roll Call columnist Stu Rothenberg and Editor of Rothenberg Political Report, adds a personal twist to his column this morning on Rep. Gabrielle Giffords’ (D-Ariz.) possible run for Senate.

In it, he tells readers about his son’s brain injuries. His point? Gifford’s run may be a completely unrealistic candidate considering what he says a brain injury can really entail.


He questions how recovered Giffords actually is. He said his son, too, had “amazing” progress and incredible setbacks, such as not being able to roll over or feed himself normally. But in the end, he reports, his son, who was 27 at the time of the accident, leads a normal life and made a full recovery. He wishes the same for the congresswoman.

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