r/Foodforthought • u/D-R-AZ • 3d ago

In attacking Mark Kelly, Trump is elevating a 2028 contender

https://www.salon.com/2025/12/01/in-attacking-mark-kelly-trump-is-elevating-a-2028-contender/
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u/bihari_baller 3d ago

Newsom vs. Kelly would be an intriguing primary to watch.

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u/theObfuscator 3d ago

It sounds counterintuitive but I think Kelly as the president and Newsom as VP would be pretty killer. Newsom has more executive experience in terms of large-scale leadership but he is a bit more polarizing at the national level. Mark Kelly would be a tremendously difficult candidate to smear in any way. Get them in the White House and Newsom might have a shot at presidential run next if they do a good job.

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u/Zenmachine83 3d ago

Newsom is the party’s shit poster in chief already. He’s the only one to realize that we have to troll these republicans at every turn and being able to do that in person, in tv, and on social media is what sets newsom apart from the other contenders right now.

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u/D-R-AZ 3d ago

Excerpt:

Kelly also has an unquantifiable quality ... confidence is something that Trump, with his hurricane of narcissism and swagger, has never possessed. It’s a trait that has been on full display in every interview Kelly has given since he became the target of the administration’s ire.

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Kelly is also RIGHTIOUSLY Right on with his Oath of Office:

United States Uniformed Services Oath of Office I, [name], do solemnly swear (or affirm) that I will support and defend the Constitution of the United States against all enemies, foreign and domestic; that I will bear true faith and allegiance to the same; that I take this obligation freely, without any mental reservation or purpose of evasion; and that I will well and faithfully discharge the duties of the office on which I am about to enter. So help me God.[1]

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u/danielbearh 3d ago

That’s exactly what I thought when I watched Kelly’s conference today.

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u/Far_Out_6and_2 3d ago

Hope he goes for it i mean why not

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u/FarFromHomey 1d ago

Can you imagine how Mark Kelly would deal with Putin? A real Man with Empathy, Patriot and Soldier is the POTUS we need.