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Biden drops out of the 2024 presidential race, leaving the Democratic nomination open
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Which former high ranking military officer and astronaut have the Democrats put on a ballot to test that hypothesis?
Kelly doesn't have to win the white, blue-collar vote away from Trump. He only has to poach a handful of Trump votes in a few key states.
He wasn't an astronaut but we already tried the military officer bullshit with John Kerry.
John Kerry was a Lieutenant in the Navy, an O3. He commanded a swift boat, which were typically crewed by about 5 people. He was a low-level officer. The civilian equivalent of John Kerry's military command was the produce manager at a grocery store.
Mark Kelly was a Captain in the Navy, an O7. Captains command hundreds to thousands of sailors, depending on their specific posting. The civilian equivalent of his position was CEO of a fortune 500 company, (albeit, a smaller one)
John Kerry ran against GW Bush, who was a First Lieutenant (O2) in the Air National Guard and a fighter pilot. As they had comparable military careers, Kerry's background was a wash.
Mark Kelly will be running against Cadet Bone Spurs.
Based on their military careers, John Kerry and George Bush were dirt bikes, Mark Kelly was a Formula One car, and Donald Trump wet his pants when the engines started, and cried until his mommy took him home.
The simple fact is that if Kelly is the nominee, you'll vote for him. You'll vote for whoever is on the ticket. "Blue, no matter who" voters give the party room to focus on pickier constituents.
The voters we need to focus on are those in swing states and red states who would otherwise stay home, or cast a vote for Trump.
Kelly has proven he can win in red states. It's time to tag him in.
He was the civilian equivalent of a huge piece of shit? Ok.
Ok, now think like a voter who has cast two ballots for Trump, instead of a voter who is going to vote blue no matter who. Because that former Trump voter is the one you need to convince if you want to win.
I'm a communist. I don't win if there's a Democrat or a Republican in office. Someone who has cast two ballots for Trump has a dead rat for a brain and should be promptly sent to reeducation, not given some military bozo to vote for.
That's nice, honey, but the adults are talking now. Why don't you go play in your room?
Seriously, if there is no winning scenario for you, what do you care?
Where are these adults? Do you proclaim yourself the mature voice in the room with this incredibly smug reply? All while you jack off to the military credentials of an uninspiring moderate? His positions are straight down the line identical to Biden's. The only issue where he stands out is gun control- and that's where he would automatically lose in every red state.