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[–] [email protected] 36 points 3 months ago (3 children)

I like Kelly. It's hard to argue "swing state combat veteran astronaut."

[–] [email protected] 16 points 3 months ago (2 children)

That’s only the half of it. He got into politics as a gun control advocate after his wife, a house representative, was fucking shot in the head at a political out reach event! He somehow won his senate seat in gun loving AZ! It’s wild.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 3 months ago

He's got a bit of an uncomfortable stance on Gaza is the only issue. If he could take a harsher stance on Israel he would be the perfect pick, but as is he might be a bit risky depending on how much actual impact that issue will have on the election.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 3 months ago

Yeah I remember when that happened.

[–] [email protected] 11 points 3 months ago (1 children)

It's hard for Republicans to argue against... but I imagine that would make environmentalists and people who want universal healthcare pretty annoyed. I mean most of those people will probably go out and vote Harris either way

[–] [email protected] 1 points 3 months ago

But ultimately, he would not be the one making those decisions. She would.

[–] [email protected] 28 points 3 months ago (3 children)
[–] [email protected] 16 points 3 months ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 7 points 3 months ago

Republican outrage building

[–] [email protected] 12 points 3 months ago

The ultimate VP

[–] [email protected] 23 points 3 months ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 8 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago) (1 children)

I hope she's not looking for the biggest unforced error she thinks she can get away with.

[–] [email protected] 15 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Appointing her union busting brother-in-law as campaign advisor and picking Shapiro for VP, what could go wrong?

[–] [email protected] 6 points 3 months ago (1 children)

I gotta admit, I was incredibly dismayed by the brother-in-law angle after reading into it.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 3 months ago (2 children)
[–] [email protected] 6 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Union-busting

That’s kinda bad, I’m sure you’ll agree

[–] [email protected] 2 points 3 months ago

I didn’t read into him so i was just asking out of curiosity

[–] [email protected] 2 points 3 months ago

Nepotism and union busting are what Republicans do.

[–] [email protected] 23 points 3 months ago

I think they’re just drawing it out to call attention to the fact that one party actually has multiple decent candidates.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 3 months ago (1 children)

She has already done so much but I hope Nancy Pelosi can do us just one more solid and nudge Kamala to pick Walz as the VP. I would love nothing more than his profile being raised to become a pres. contender in the future, not to mention maybe his progressive policies being adopted by Kamala.

[–] [email protected] 11 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Pelosi would never tell a Democrat to pick someone that progressives want.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 3 months ago

Pelosi supports Walz.

Even former Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) appears to be leaning in Walz’s favor. A source familiar with the California Democrat’s thinking told The Hill she “is always especially fond of former House colleagues” when asked about Harris’s running mate, a nod to Walz.

[–] [email protected] -4 points 3 months ago

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