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[–] [email protected] 21 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (18 children)

We should be getting someone in their 40s to groom them for their own presidential run.

But short term Kelly is the smart choice. An astronaut from Arizona is a no brainer.

I know nothing about his politics, but just from the optics of being an astronaut and his home state, he's the smart pick.

[–] [email protected] 16 points 2 months ago (4 children)

He also has a twin brother who is also an astronaut, that means double the campaigning and no one will know! /s

For real though, Kelly would probably be a great choice, if nothing more than because his politics are at least okay, and his career hopefully makes it really really hard for Republicans to criticize him.

[–] [email protected] 10 points 2 months ago (3 children)

How cool would it be to have twin astronauts as Prez and VP?

Just think of the twinanigans!

[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Body double without the extra work. Putin is so jealous.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 months ago

It would just break Republicans minds. And I think at least some of them would say it's a government cloning program and there's 100s of Mark Kelly's.

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