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    Senator Mark Kelly sagt, er werde „ernsthaft darüber nachdenken“, für das Präsidentenamt zu kandidieren

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    2. Lonely_Noyaaa on

      I like Kelly but we need to see him take bold stances on things like healthcare, climate, and economic justice before coronating him as the 2028 nominee. Being a moderate from Arizona doesn’t automatically make you the right candidate, show us the vision first.

    4. twirlingmypubes on

      We need veterans in office again, people who understand what the values of this country are, not businessmen who focus only on their checkbook

    7. 6beerkdawg on

      I’d prefer someone younger but I’d vote for him in the general election hands down.

    8. Sensitive-Flamingo84 on

      Yes, a veteran who is level-headed and intelligent. Would have my vote.

    9. Cavalier1706 on

      I could see him on the ticket as VP, top of the ticket not sure. But a solid candidate who has a backbone and morals.

    11. WentBrokeBuyingCoins on

      This really depends if he has the same message as Ocasio-Cortez. For me anyway

    14. alabasterskim on

      He’s towards the bottom of the list for me. He’s a proud moderate, and a moderate can win in 2028, but will almost certainly not resolve our problems (or worse, stand in the way of solutions) and end up guaranteeing an R win in 2032. We need transformative change, not a guy ExxonMobil called „crucial“ to the company; not an opponent of M4A or Green New Deal; not a guy who was one of 3 Senate Ds to confirm Lee Zeldin to the EPA; and not a guy who called Biden weak on the border. I’m also still very uncertain about his stance on the PRO Act.

      I know he’d be strong on gun control what with his wife, I like he at least supports the public option for healthcare (which is a much more expensive than M4A), I like that he’s pro-choice (the bar is low), and I like that he’d end the filibuster if he was in the Senate to pass the John Lewis VRA. But that’s not enough for the presidency.

    16. ElysiumSprouts on

      Mark Kelly is not my first choice for President, but if he wins the primary, I would happily vote for him over any Republican.

    18. SweetAlyssumm on

      I think he’s more realistic than AOC. White, male, astronaut, good age group.

    19. itzTHATgai on

      Jack Smith as DA

      Healthcare Plan/Medicare for All

      Have the balls to say it’s a genocide.

      Do that and I’ll seriously consider you for President.

    20. diastolicduke on

      Will he bring prosecutions to make sure this never happens again? There needs to be trials and prison sentences

    21. Tall-Ad-8571 on

      I’ll vote for whoever runs on prosecuting and locking up the current administration… (due process and all)

    22. DaraParsavand on

      He would likely not be my primary choice due to his position on Israel and Medicare for All. If it’s going to be a senator, I much prefer Van Hollen (though I have no idea if he would run). At least Van Hollen has signed on to the Medicare for All bill and not actively spoken against it as Kelly has. And given this [link ](https://marylandmatters.org/2025/12/04/war-of-words-over-israel-heats-up-between-van-hollen-and-halber/)and in other things I’ve heard, Van Hollen is much closer to the right attitude about Israel.

      Being in California, it is completely irrelevant how I vote in the general. If I don’t really like the Democrat (which is almost always, but I made an exception for Obama the first time), I usually vote Green there. But I encourage anyone in any of the 7 swing states and maybe a few more to suck it up and vote for whoever the nominee is. But I sure hope we pick somebody with a decent chance this time.

    24. TemporalColdWarrior on

      We need to stop catering to the center and right. We need a fresh maybe even revolutionary candidate. Mark Kelly has given no indication that is that guy (ditto a ton of the moderate governors and southern democrats).

    25. KindheartednessLast9 on

      Fuck. No. No more oil puppet neoliberal goons. Run a real progressive, stop letting the Overton window slide right.

    27. nowhereman136 on

      Early favorite for me, ahead of Newsom. Will have to see who else runs before he definitely gets my primary vote, but I’ll be happy to see him in the general

    28. YouAintNoWooos on

      It’s crystal clear that another AIPAC funded moderate is literally the last thing this country needs haha

    29. ZonghZonghZongh on

      I have 3 requirements for a Democratic nominee in the presidential primaries:

      1. No „let’s put the past behind us and come together“ bullshit. We need a president who will nominate a tough AG, who will on Day 1 investigate and prosecute members of the criminal Trump Administration.
      2. Restore America – de-Project 2025 the government COMPLETELY, restore all funding to universities and scientific research, restore and increase all scientific grants, overhaul and de-MAGA the State Dept and DOJ (every agency, really), abolish ICE and neuter DHS, and pass legislation that would prevent another Proj 2025 from occurring again, including strong civil service protections and enshrining agency independence into law.
      3. **Be ruthless** and make sure that Republicans will never hold power for a long, long time. Kill the filibuster, expand and term-limit SCOTUS, Uncap the House, DC and Puerto Rican statehood, and passing the For the People Act 2.0 (ban gerrymandering, ban frivolous voter roll reductions, and mandate minimum early voting days and no excuse absentee voting in all 50 states).

      I don’t know if Mark Kelly is up for any of that.

    30. itsfree_realestate on

      I like Mark Kelly, but do not like how much AIPAC has given to him.

    31. AntiqueTwitterMilk on

      I hate seeing all the „Liberals“ in this topic lining up to vote for a fucking centrist. Yeah, let’s go back to the status quo. The one that wasn’t fucking working and gave us Donald Trump twice. We are doomed.

    32. CrimsonFox99 on

      Applaud the man, but he had all the personality of a wet paper bag when given the opportunity to showcase himself previously. Mark him for a cabinet post, but not the Oval.

    35. EverettSucks on

      I’d vote for him in a heartbeat!
      Anything’s better than the usual Democrat candidate we’ve been getting stuck with.

    38. OU7C4ST on

      I would seriously vote for him if does. Great man with great morals. Hard to find nowadays in politics..

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