• brucethemoose@lemmy.world
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    4 个月前

    I’m sure the strategy is to secure Pennsylvania (and also not scare anyone away, and not steal a seat away from the Senate like they would with Mark Kelly).

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      4 个月前

      If Mark Kelly was to become VP the governor of Arizona (a Democrat) would be able to replace him with someone else for the rest of his senate term

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        Oh, I didn’t realize that.

        Well he seems like the obvious choice TBH. I’m surprised Harris would go with a Phili governor unless she really, specifically needs an edge in Phili.

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          In all fairness, she does really, specifically, need an edge in Pennsylvania if she wants to win.

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          4 个月前

          AZ senator, former astronaut and navy aviator, husband of Gabby Giffords (a congresswoman who survived an assassination attempt). He is coming up a lot in speculation about Harris’ running mate and was one of the people contacted by her campaign.

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      4 个月前

      not scare anyone away

      Picking one of the biggest hyper-zionists this side of John Fetterman would be a very poor way to do this.

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        What exactly is the bar a vice president needs to meet to be considered not a “nobody” for you? I feel like being a governor of an entire state or a senator is a pretty notable thing, especially if you’re a popular one there

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          i know who rod blagojevich is and he’s not even governor any longer, same with newsom and others. you probably didn’t know who this guy was either