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Senator Mark Kelly says he will 'seriously consider' running for president (www.bbc.com)
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US Democratic Senator Mark Kelly has said he will "seriously consider" running for president in 2028 as he battles the Trump administration over a video in which he urged military personnel to refuse illegal orders.

The Arizona senator, who was accused of "seditious behaviour" by Donald Trump over the November clip, said he and his wife, Gabrielle Giffords, received "many" death threats after the president's comments.

"We get them on a weekly basis now," he told BBC Newsnight. "We had to get security to protect us 24 hours a day."

Asked if he was considering a White House run, the retired Navy captain said he was considering it "because we're in some seriously challenging times".

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[–] 1 point 6 months ago (1 child)

Sigh... Beating my head on a brick wall. Hypothetical then: after all the politicing, the progressives fall flat again, how do you react if the general ballot is Vance vs Newsome?

(Ive almost given up on you, but im still going to drive this point home)

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  • [–] 0 points 6 months ago* (1 child)

    Whoever is left of newsom. Like I said my vote does not matter in my state unless I lived in Omahas district, which I don't, But I get the rare privilege of voting my mind and telling the Dems to f off. Your not getting the picture, I'm the one beating my head against the wall. People want candidates who will actually fight back now, not do finger wagging like the Dems do. Newsom is a finger wager.

    I also can't wait to be called a trump supporting Nazi by Dems like you.

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  • [–] 1 point 6 months ago* (1 child)

    Then my only hope is that if that comes to pass, and a progressive is not the democrat ticket, you show up and spoil your ballot. Those who do not participate give up the right to complan about it. Write in Batman, that is your right, but understand that being unwilling to compromise with the people who want mostly the same things as you do is exactly how we got here to begin with.

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  • [–] -1 points 6 months ago*

    The Dems don't want the same things. They are complicit with the billionaires and will never hold Republicans responsible who have broken the laws and destroyed this country. I want a leftist version of Trump. No compromise just do . Republicans must suffer

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