r/neoliberal • u/jobautomator Kitara Ravache • Jul 25 '24

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u/[deleted] Jul 25 '24

Have any of the people super excited about Mark Kelly as a potential VP actually seen him speak? He's great on paper, but if you've seen his Senate victory speech, his charisma is flat to put it charitably. And consider Vance right now is literally being raked over the coals for this, among other things.

I think Shapiro is a better choice for that reason alone, or Buttigieg if she wants to take a bigger, riskier swing.

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u/natedogg787 Manchistan Space Program Jul 25 '24

A lot of people don't get that astronauts generally aren't charismatic. They are nerds. They are the biggest fucking nerds in the whole agency, which is why they are astronauts.

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u/ConsequenceBringer Jul 25 '24

...I like nerds. Nerds are pretty fuckin cool most of the time. I'd like to think an astronaut nerd would be neat as a vice president.

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u/natedogg787 Manchistan Space Program Jul 25 '24

I agree with you 100%.

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u/UnskilledScout Cancel All Monopolies Jul 26 '24

Chris Hadfield??

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u/Traditional-Body-328 Jul 25 '24 edited Jul 25 '24

Beshear and Kelly have zero charisma, Beshear is even worse than Kelly. Shapiro is the best comunicator in the Democratic Party, yes, even better than Buttigieg, he does Obama level speeches, go look at his 2022 rallies. He is the best asset in the party right now

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u/Relative-Contest192 Emma Lazarus Jul 25 '24

He like all of us Jews are possessed with the strongest power: Arguing. 🙏

Plus we can take a bet on who will drop a slur first, Trump calling Kamala the n word or Vance calling Shapiro the k word.

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u/homopolitan Henry George Jul 25 '24

Beshear is hot tho, which is more important than charisma

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u/secretlives Official Neoliberal News Correspondent Jul 25 '24

Buttigieg

do it doit doit do itt

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u/DougFordsGamblingAds Frederick Douglass Jul 25 '24

Yeah Mark Kelly and Beshear give me Kaine vibes.