Mark Kelly is super moderate - that’s the only negative thing about him as far as I know. It’s possible his moderation was more about being elected in AZ and he might be free to be more left-leaning if he were on a national stage, but that’s like… not usually how it goes.
For Pete, it’s more of an “electibility” question - whether him being a gay man would turn off some voters? I would love to think we’re passed that on the left, but it’s an untested assumption.
And just to be clear, Pete and Mark are actually my top picks for VP, on a personal level. I’m just playing Trump’s advocate for the sake of discussion.
It’s low hanging fruit to find one thing bad said about anybody, but these are the impressions I have gotten. Hell, a lot of people were against Harris before Biden stepped down. Seems the latter leaving made her more palatable.
People really do seem to love Walz because he’s a progressive. People really seem to hate Shapiro because of Gaza.
You’re ready bad things about Pete Buttigieg and Mark Kelly? Hell, seems everyone LOVES Tim Walz as well.
Please, spill on these horrible things you’ve heard about these people, because I’ve heard none.
Mark Kelly is super moderate - that’s the only negative thing about him as far as I know. It’s possible his moderation was more about being elected in AZ and he might be free to be more left-leaning if he were on a national stage, but that’s like… not usually how it goes.
For Pete, it’s more of an “electibility” question - whether him being a gay man would turn off some voters? I would love to think we’re passed that on the left, but it’s an untested assumption.
And just to be clear, Pete and Mark are actually my top picks for VP, on a personal level. I’m just playing Trump’s advocate for the sake of discussion.
It’s low hanging fruit to find one thing bad said about anybody, but these are the impressions I have gotten. Hell, a lot of people were against Harris before Biden stepped down. Seems the latter leaving made her more palatable.
People really do seem to love Walz because he’s a progressive. People really seem to hate Shapiro because of Gaza.
Kelly: https://lemm.ee/comment/13665163 Buttigieg: https://lemmy.world/comment/11519184
Edit to add this timely story which includes UAW criticizing Kelly: https://apnews.com/article/harris-vp-shapiro-kelly-walz-beshear-pritzker-be228f0efdb87954769232a4fb0f4362