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silence7 ( silence7@slrpnk.net ) M to Climate@slrpnk.netEnglish · 2 years ago

Where Harris’s Potential Running Mates Stand on Climate: Possible contenders to join the Harris ticket include three governors who welcome clean energy and a senator concerned by extreme heat

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Where Harris’s Potential Running Mates Stand on Climate: Possible contenders to join the Harris ticket include three governors who welcome clean energy and a senator concerned by extreme heat

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Possible contenders to join the Harris ticket include three governors who welcome clean energy and a senator concerned by extreme heat and drought.
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  • Zortrox ( Zortrox@lemmy.sdf.org ) 
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    I would love Andy Beshear to be the VP. He handled the Covid pandemic awesomely in KY and has been doing a lot of things for greener energy / extreme weather responses. Also, he values education and universal preschool. The only thing I fear is that if he does become VP, KY is going to choose a conservative governor that undoes all he has done.

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      I suspect that the primary concern is whether a VP can bring a few more voters along in a swing state.

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      I would rather Beshear too, but mostly because I’m less worried about getting Kentucky having a Republican Govenor than I am about Arizona Senator Kelly getting replaced with a Republican Senator if Kelly becomes the VP pick.

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    Who the fuck is not concerned about extreme heat at this point who is ANYWHERE near decision making

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    They need a VP with nationwide name recognition. Not this blah only their own state knows who they are crap.

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      I understand your point, and I know that you’re not just limiting yourself to governors, but a lot of politicians with name recognition are assholes (I’m looking at you, Texas and Florida).

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      Can you name some examples of recognizable people for you?

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