Arizona Democratic Senate candidate Rep. Ruben Gallego said Sen. Mark Kelly, D-Ariz., would provide a “jolt” to Vice President Kamala Harris’ campaign as running mate.
Arizona Democratic Rep. Ruben Gallego praised Sen. Mark Kelly, D-Ariz., as a “great” prospective choice to run with Vice President Kamala Harris on the party’s presidential ticket.
In an interview on CNN Wednesday, Gallego said Kelly would give Harris a “jolt” ahead of the November election, when Democrats will face off again against former President Trump.
“Adding Kelly to the ticket will add that extra jolt to the campaign”, Gallego told CNN’s Manu Raju.
“And I think it’d be great for Democrats across the country… again, as a border state senator, [Kelly] understands border issues; as an astronaut, married to Gabby Giffords… It’s a good combination right there”, he said.
Gallego is a Democratic candidate for Senate, running against Republican Kari Lake for an open seat vacated by retiring Sen. Kyrsten Sinema, I-Ariz. Gallego currently holds a 3.4 percentage point lead over Lake in the RealClearPolitics average of recent polls.
President Biden endorsed Harris to be his successor after his stunning announcement on Sunday that he would no longer seek the Democratic Party’s presidential nomination.
