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[–] tlou3please 11 points 2 months ago (4 children)

I'm not American but want to be in the loop. Media here is saying Kamala Harris is the likely successor. What do people think of her? Is she liked? I assume her actual politics are more or less the same since she was VP.

[–] ralphio 11 points 2 months ago (1 children)

People don't know her tbh. She used to be kind of a poor public speaker, but seems to have solved that based on recent appearances. Not gonna lie she's a bit strange if you've ever heard her speak, but I don't think it'll hurt her against Trump who is an all time weirdo in American politics. Importantly she's young and fairly sharp and hasn't been around long enough to have too many skeletons in her closet.

[–] Schmuppes 1 points 2 months ago

Well, she's not old enough to be in a nursing home in Florida like Trump and Biden, but at close to 60 years of age, Kamala Harris is definitely not young. AOC would be the Democrats' young candidate.

[–] nexusband 8 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Not American either, i just hope she chooses Kelly as her VP...a progressive Astronaut in politics is more important than ever.

[–] [email protected] 10 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Kelly should hold on to his Senate seat for as long as possible. There is zero guarantee that Arizona would send another Democrat to replace him.

[–] nexusband 3 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

Well, that's probably a pretty good argument. I wish it would be different...

Personally, I think we need space to solve climate change faster (or rather, the effects it has on us - climate change is a pretty intricate factor of the climate itself, but we need to be better prepared for those changes and mitigate some of them), U.S. politics are very influential around the world and that pick would hopefully influence ESA and their funding more...

[–] morphballganon 6 points 2 months ago (1 children)

She's a former cop and former prosecutor. I haven't seen much from her.

[–] seth 3 points 2 months ago

Both of those are strikes against her imo, but she'll still get my vote.

[–] [email protected] -3 points 2 months ago

No idea who that is....