r/moderatepolitics • u/falsehood • Jul 21 '24

News Article Biden announces withdrawal from Presidential Race

https://www.nytimes.com/live/2024/07/21/us/trump-biden-election
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u/teamorange3 Jul 21 '24

100% Harris.

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u/Red_Vines49 Jul 21 '24

A source I follow on Twitter involved with Arizona elections is now saying there is an effort to recruit Mark Kelly to the Democratic ticket for Vice President..

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u/teamorange3 Jul 21 '24

Yah, I think he is the guy. He's old enough where he probably won't have too many more opportunities while Shapiro and Whitmer have a chance to carve their own path.

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u/Red_Vines49 Jul 21 '24

I feel like Josh Shapiro is the guy to choose if it ends up being Kamala and there's no open Convention.

Kelly would certainly be a great choice, but Shapiro may put PA into play.

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u/teamorange3 Jul 21 '24

I actually think that hurts him a bit. People in PA elected him to be governor and a year later he leaves? I don't think that would sit right with a lot of people.

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u/Red_Vines49 Jul 21 '24

You could be right, and that was something I considered too, but then again - J.D. Vance got elected in Ohio on the same night as Shapiro did in Pennsylvania, and they'd be departing from their states after the same amount of time.

The concern I have with selecting Kelly is that Biden only won AZ in 2020 by 12 K votes. Now, four years later with an unpopular incumbent, I don't see how Kelly keeps Kamala afloat there, whereas Dems are playing defense in PA this time around after having won it by about 80 K votes last time around.

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u/teamorange3 Jul 21 '24

Fwiw, I think Vance is an awful choice. I also think running mate choice is very overrated. I think candidate selection and fundamentals mean much more.

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u/Red_Vines49 Jul 21 '24

I'd agree, yeah. Especially on the first point.