his moderate views could help pull in independent voters (Harris has been as being very far left, even though she’s not)
former military (United States Navy Captain)
This one is more dark, but his wife was Gabrielle Giffords survived an attempted assassination attack (survived a bullet to the head). She could help serve as a counterweight to Trump’s failed assassination attempt.
he’s also a goddamn astronaut! (how fucking cool is that?) lol
The downside is he is a Senator, and should a Harris-Kelly win (hooray) his seat would be temporarily replaced by Arizona’s current democratic governor and be up for reelection in 2026 during the midterms; this would be bad because midterm elections are historically bad for the sitting President’s party. Considering the senate already geographically favors republicans, this is Kelly’s replacement would be fighting to hold the seat in a in a very purple state and in a year that will likely not favor democrats.
All that said, if Harris does not pick Kelly I will 100% be rallying behind whoever she picks - whether it be Shapiro, Beshear, or Waltz, or someone else, I’ll be voting for the ticket.
I mean, I always preferred Mark Kelly.
The downside is he is a Senator, and should a Harris-Kelly win (hooray) his seat would be temporarily replaced by Arizona’s current democratic governor and be up for reelection in 2026 during the midterms; this would be bad because midterm elections are historically bad for the sitting President’s party. Considering the senate already geographically favors republicans, this is Kelly’s replacement would be fighting to hold the seat in a in a very purple state and in a year that will likely not favor democrats.
All that said, if Harris does not pick Kelly I will 100% be rallying behind whoever she picks - whether it be Shapiro, Beshear, or Waltz, or someone else, I’ll be voting for the ticket.