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24 Jul 2024, 7:08 pm

https://www.newsbreak.com/share/3536633 ... ala-harris


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25 Jul 2024, 12:36 pm

according to that article
if Kelly became vice president, Democrats would need to fill his seat, potentially risking it flipping to the Republican column and imperiling the party’s chances of Senate control. Arizona’s Democratic Gov. Katie Hobbs would appoint a Democrat to fill Kelly’s seat. But then that person would have to run in a special election in 2026 and again in 2028 for a full term.

So, I am not sure it's worth the risk may be better to find someone who does not hold a democratic senate seat.


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25 Jul 2024, 4:03 pm

 ! Cornflake wrote:
The topic is Sen. Mark Kelly, not Kamala Harris' racial background.
Consequently a series of posts discussing that has been removed.

C'mon now - derailing a thread on the (as was) second post is a wilful disregard for common decency.


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25 Jul 2024, 5:05 pm

Sweetleaf wrote:
according to that article
if Kelly became vice president, Democrats would need to fill his seat, potentially risking it flipping to the Republican column and imperiling the party’s chances of Senate control. Arizona’s Democratic Gov. Katie Hobbs would appoint a Democrat to fill Kelly’s seat. But then that person would have to run in a special election in 2026 and again in 2028 for a full term.

So, I am not sure it's worth the risk may be better to find someone who does not hold a democratic senate seat.


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