• Ledivin@lemmy.world
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    3 months ago

    Kelly just seems like a no-brainer. Astronaut, Navy pilot and Captain, Arizona Senator that took McCain’s seat, looks like a generically bland old white guy at a glance. Even the Republicans can’t complain about him too much 🤷‍♂️

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      3 months ago

      All of that doesn’t matter with Republicans. They went in full force with Pete Buttigieg, questioned his military record and even created fake sexual assault allegations.

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      3 months ago

      He’s fairly moderate too, so he’d help a little there, given his record. That aside, I’d have to take a look, but he has voted more progressively of late. I really hope he’s picked as VP.

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      3 months ago

      And his wife survived and recovered from an assassination attempt in which she was actually shot in the head and had to re-learn a bunch of everyday tasks as a result.