Rapidcreek@lemmy.world to politics @lemmy.world · 4 months agoSen. Mark Kelly Emerges As Unexpected VP Candidate For Kamala Harriswww.huffpost.comexternal-linkmessage-square94fedilinkarrow-up1288arrow-down112
arrow-up1276arrow-down1external-linkSen. Mark Kelly Emerges As Unexpected VP Candidate For Kamala Harriswww.huffpost.comRapidcreek@lemmy.world to politics @lemmy.world · 4 months agomessage-square94fedilink
minus-squareEmpricorn@feddit.nllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up53arrow-down3·4 months agoSure. He’s white, straight, and male, to balance out the ticket for racists/sexists/homophobes. Package him, ship him out, and let’s defeat Trump and Project 2025!
minus-squareRedAggroBest@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up49arrow-down1·4 months agoAlso astronaut, veteran, and fairly progressive.
minus-squareBotzo@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up15·4 months agoAnd married to a victim of an assassination attempt.
minus-squareAkasazh@feddit.nllinkfedilinkarrow-up2·3 months agoI fall to see the relevance… can someone enlighten me?
minus-squareFinishingDutch@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up6·3 months agoHe stood by his wife, then-US Representative Gabby Giffords, after she was shot in the head during a 2011 assassination attempt. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/2011_Tucson_shooting Basically, he also gets points for just being a good husband.
minus-squareDasus@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·3 months agoCould you shortly define “fairly progressive” in this context for a non-American? (Nordic, specifically.)
Sure. He’s white, straight, and male, to balance out the ticket for racists/sexists/homophobes. Package him, ship him out, and let’s defeat Trump and Project 2025!
Also astronaut, veteran, and fairly progressive.
And from a swing state
And married to a victim of an assassination attempt.
I fall to see the relevance… can someone enlighten me?
He stood by his wife, then-US Representative Gabby Giffords, after she was shot in the head during a 2011 assassination attempt.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/2011_Tucson_shooting
Basically, he also gets points for just being a good husband.
I see, thnx!
Could you shortly define “fairly progressive” in this context for a non-American? (Nordic, specifically.)