Josh Shapiro and Mark Kelly said to be leading VP candidates for Harris
Josh Shapiro and Mark Kelly said to be leading VP candidates for Harris
Kelly over Shapiro for me, but I'd prefer AOC for the lulz and the win.
I'd pick Kelly over Shapiro, though admittedly I'm way more familiar with Kelly than Shapiro. Having two former AGs on the ticket seems redundant. America loves astronauts and Kelly has personal experience with the issue of gun violence. Any sympathy Trump tries to get with his assassination attempt can be immediately countered. "Oh, your ear was grazed? My wife was literally shot in the head and had to relearn basic tasks. But do go on..."
I forgot about the Gabby Gifford angle, yea Mark Kelly would be a great choice.
Honestly, it does make me a bit uncontrollable to use her attempted assassination as a political tool, but in this context, I think she herself may well be okay with it.
I had no idea they were married.
I think you make a valid point about 2 AGs on one ticket. But it would pretty ludicrous for the Republicans to spin the "party of law and order" while running a convicted felon against two former attorneys general.
In general terms, I would prefer to have a Governor as the VP pick, rather than a Senator. We have such a thin "majority" in the Senate, jeopardizing it right now seems reckless.
I'm from PA, and I've followed Shapiro's career for a bit. He's OK. A bit bland, maybe? Like I don't think he has the energy rally a following for a national campaign on his own. Almost like Klobuchar in that respect. Then again, PA is a fairly good cross section of the US population in terms of demographic disparity, so he's doing something right. He's also a bit more moderate than I would like, but he's not Trump or Vance, so I would absolutely vote for him.
Kelly I don't know anything about him other than his resume. I've never seen him speak, and I don't know where he stands on issues, but I would vote for him because he's not Trump or Vance.
I don't know much about Mark Kelly but if he's anything like his twin brother Scott he's likely highly empathetic and environmentally conscious at the very least. I've read Scott's book and from what I understand no one comes back from the ISS without an insane sense of the fragility of our planet and unity of humanity.
And I'd love for Mark Kelly to be, you know, the actual president if something happens.
He opposes Medicare for all, does not support the green new deal, and he supported expanding oil drilling.
He's too moderate right for me. If this is what you people support, or you think this is the best tactic to beat trump, then fine. But there's a lot of support for this guy and I never see any actual substance as to why.
The Harris campaign has requested vetting materials from the following potential vice presidential nominee picks:
NC Gov. Roy Cooper
PA Gov. Josh Shapiro
AZ Sen. Mark Kelly
MI Gov. Gretchen Whitmer
MN Gov. Tim Walz
Out of this list Shapiro might be the strategic pick, but Walz is who I think I'd most like to see as VP.
I'd be sad to lose him here, but happy that the rest of the country gets to have him as well.
Hadn't seen Walz floated yet, he would be a superb VP. He was a teacher before he went into politics and is a very effective communicator.
AOC would be nice.
Agreed, but it’s not gonna happen. Too far left, two demonized by the right and I don’t think they want two women on the ticket. It’s 2024 and sad to say it will still be hard enough to overcome sexism for many voters just for Harris.
*sexism & racism... sadly
Ok between those two, I “like” Kelly the most but Shapiro is the better choice. Don’t give up the senate seat.
I thought the same, but AZ law says that if a Senate seat is vacated, the Governor, currently Dem, will appoint a replacement to fullfil the rest of the term. So, good news, the seat will not be up for grabs.
Not so good news, the appointed will have incumbency advantage and more than likely never be seriously primaried.
Oh, well thank you for that info. I wasn’t aware of that AZ law, but ya… incumbency counts.
So, if Harris and Kelly were to be on the Democratic ticket and win, Gov. Katie Hobbs (D-AZ) would need to appoint someone to take Kelly’s seat. Like what happened in 2020, that scenario would trigger a special for the next cycle — 2026. Then, in 2028, the seat Kelly won in 2022 will be up for a full, six-year term.
Plus, Pennsylvania is a nice big purple state to get a little home-state bias from.
Don’t give up the senate seat.
I assume Kelly’s replacement would be appointed by the governor of Arizona, who happens to be a Democrat.
At first I thought it said Ben Shapiro and I was like WTF!
Bruh, for real... Everytime I see it I have a moment of 'fucking what' and then an immediate '...that's right...'
Biden has good experience of being a VP!
he was much more... "there", back then.
Pete Buttigieg would be great for many reasons, including the #HarriButt2024 T-shirts
Love this.
Why does everyone seemingly like Kelly? His voting record is on the right of most other dems, is it just astronaut and good husband optics doing the heavy lifting ?
He won a state for the dems that we wouldn't have won without him.
He took McCain's spot in the senate, so he took a hard R slot away from the repubs.
Beyond that, I agree with you.
Ah I didnt think about that, I guess its a reason to appoint to a committee but national position seems disproportionate imo
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She should consider Hunter
I thought she already picked Kelly?