The former Navy captain and astronaut says "we're in some seriously challenging times".

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”.

  • dhork@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    9 hours ago

    Both she (and Harris) lost because their votes were not in the right zip codes. Biden got those votes. Biden was not a magically better candidate than either woman. There’s only one explanation that makes any sense at all.

    Some voters may not even be aware of it. They might not even realize they are giving male candidates the benefit of the doubt, while assuming the worst about female candidates.

    Did anyone ever say they couldn’t vote for Bill Clinton or GWB because they didn’t like the way they laughed?

    • inclementimmigrant@lemmy.world
      1·
      8 hours ago

      Okay, so let’s get some data behind your Ludacris’ Area Codes Theory of Misogynistic Voting caused the loss of the 2016 and 2024 elections then.

      You’re anecdotal evidence of some guy who said they would never vote for Hilary or that one guy who went and said they didn’t like her laugh, the only thing that proves is that America has people that are misogynistic, which of course is true, but isn’t proof of your premise that women can’t win elections. I can point out people that said they wouldn’t vote for her because Harris was black but that doesn’t provide enough of a basis that she lost due to racism. Anecdotal stories does not equal causation.

      Here’s some more supporting evidence that Americans are becoming more open to women in office.

      https://www.genderontheballot.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/2025-GOTB-Deck-c4_release.pdf

      Some highlights because I’m sure you won’t read:

      • four in 10 Americans personally know someone who would not elect a woman to the White House
      • 83 percent of people polled think it’s important to elect more women into office.
      • 82 percent are open to a qualified woman candidate for president.

      So again data allows that women still have a hurdles but supports that a woman can win the presidency and I’ll continue to vote for a qualified progressive women in the primaries to counter your misogynistic vote.