Rapidcreek@lemmy.world to politics @lemmy.world · 4 months agoSen. Mark Kelly Emerges As Unexpected VP Candidate For Kamala Harriswww.huffpost.comexternal-linkmessage-square175fedilinkarrow-up1427arrow-down117
arrow-up1410arrow-down1external-linkSen. Mark Kelly Emerges As Unexpected VP Candidate For Kamala Harriswww.huffpost.comRapidcreek@lemmy.world to politics @lemmy.world · 4 months agomessage-square175fedilink
minus-squareRedAggroBest@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up74arrow-down1·4 months agoAlso astronaut, veteran, and fairly progressive.
minus-squareBotzo@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up24·4 months agoAnd married to a victim of an assassination attempt.
minus-squareAkasazh@feddit.nllinkfedilinkarrow-up2arrow-down1·4 months agoI fall to see the relevance… can someone enlighten me?
minus-squareFinishingDutch@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up18·4 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-up8·4 months agoCould you shortly define “fairly progressive” in this context for a non-American? (Nordic, specifically.)
minus-squareEnderMB@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up5arrow-down2·4 months agoLikely more to the right than center, as many Democrats would be outside of America.
minus-squareCryophilia@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up2arrow-down2·4 months agoDon’t ask lemmings to define people’s progressive cred rofl Literally nobody is left wing. It’s a pure, unattainable ideal, untainted by mortals and their worldly failings.
minus-squareDasus@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·4 months agoI was more interested in how he replies than the actual answer. Sort of making them confront their own statements.
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.)
Likely more to the right than center, as many Democrats would be outside of America.
Don’t ask lemmings to define people’s progressive cred rofl
Literally nobody is left wing. It’s a pure, unattainable ideal, untainted by mortals and their worldly failings.
I was more interested in how he replies than the actual answer.
Sort of making them confront their own statements.