Mark Kelly Is Reportedly Not In The Final Two For Kamala Harris Running Mate—Why Not?
On "Forbes Newsroom," DGA Group Senior Adviser Chris Cillizza discussed reports that Sen. Mark Kelly (D-AZ) has not made it into the final two for Vice President Kamala Harris's running mate.
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00:00News is changing by the moment. So as of now, as we sit here, Reuters just reported that the shortlist for Vice President Kamala Harris's vice president is down to Governor Josh Shapiro of Pennsylvania and Minnesota Governor Tim Walz.
00:15Before we get into the pros and the cons of that list, I want to talk about who's not on it. And that's Arizona Senator Mark Kelly. Why do you think why do you think he didn't make the cut here?
00:28Short lists keep getting shorter, right? We went from three to two. Um, I think that Mark Kelly, look, on paper, he seems to me to be one of the stronger nominees. He's a former military. He was a NASA astronaut. He's married to Gabby Giffords, former Arizona congresswoman who became one of the faces of gun control in this country after she was almost killed in a incident during her campaign.
00:53Um, he's from Arizona, which we know is a swing state. The issue for me is that, you know, campaigns are not fought on paper. And Mark Kelly is not super charismatic. I don't think picking Mark Kelly gets anyone to feel any particular way, good or bad.
01:09I guess you could argue that the fact that he doesn't move the needle all that much either way isn't the worst thing. But I just don't think it's someone who it's going to inject more energy into the campaign. That's sort of my guess of why he wound up not making it. The other thing, too, is I think Arizona is going to be a little bit of a stretch for the Harris campaign. They could win, but I think it's going to be a stretch. And they probably getting rid of Kelly is probably acknowledgement of that.