With the presidential contest already being the prosecutor vs the felon, I think there’d be a nice symmetry to then have the VP contest as the guy who went to space vs the guy who’s from another fucking planet.
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.
Buttigieg is awesome, but I fear that putting a gay man and a mixed-race black & asian woman might be too “woke” for many independents in the US and could stir up too much enthusiasm for republicans.
Not that they wouldn’t make an effective team, but the Electoral College favors states whose population favors monoculturalism and frowns upon non-heteronormative behavior.
So who does this community want as Kamala’s VP?
With the presidential contest already being the prosecutor vs the felon, I think there’d be a nice symmetry to then have the VP contest as the guy who went to space vs the guy who’s from another fucking planet.
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.
Buttigieg for sure. The #1 job of the VP candidate is to win the debate. He guarantees that.
Buttigieg is awesome, but I fear that putting a gay man and a mixed-race black & asian woman might be too “woke” for many independents in the US and could stir up too much enthusiasm for republicans.
Not that they wouldn’t make an effective team, but the Electoral College favors states whose population favors monoculturalism and frowns upon non-heteronormative behavior.