RFK Jr. to Pick Nicole Shanahan as His Running Mate
Source: Political Wire
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is planning to tap Nicole Shanahan, a California-based attorney and entrepreneur once married to Google co-founder Sergey Brinn, as his running mate for his independent bid for the presidency, Mediaite reports.
Read more: https://politicalwire.com/2024/03/16/rfk-jr-to-pick-nicole-shanahan-as-his-running-mate/
Who?
Ocelot II
(115,806 posts)peppertree
(21,650 posts)One of the less-mentioned ulterior motives Jr. has for wanting Trump elected, is that he's a gold bug - i.e. he believes we should revert to the gold standard.
It would, as anyone with at least an Econ 101 knows (and as Julius Caesar found out too late), lead to a deep, immediate and prolonged depression.
But elites have warmed to the idea in recent years, because they understand that it would give them a monopoly on, well, everything.
Shanahan's probably on the same page (Trump, of course, is).
OnDoutside
(19,965 posts)played hurling for Waterford.
dweller
(23,649 posts)Who ?
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S/V Loner
(9,000 posts)I guess that is the going rate for the VP slot.
SunSeeker
(51,638 posts)She basically set her $4 million on fire.
Fiendish Thingy
(15,650 posts)AZ, GA, UT, HI, and a couple of others.
TexasBushwhacker
(20,209 posts)I suppose he could do damage in AZ and GA. He's on the NH ballot too.
Fiendish Thingy
(15,650 posts)All he (along with Stein and No Labels) has to do is peel off 2-3,000 Biden votes each , out of 5-7 million votes, and Trump wins.
Bucky
(54,041 posts)People hearing him and learning what he stands for is our best hope against him drawing Democratic votes
Theres no evidence that Kennedy will take more votes from Biden than he will from Trump, in fact, the opposite is probably the case given his anti-vax stance.
Sky Jewels
(7,131 posts)Thus, he'll be an attractive Trump alternative.
womanofthehills
(8,751 posts)And latest polls basically have Biden & Trump tied in Hawaii and Trump with a sizable lead in Utah. Its still early though.
TexasBushwhacker
(20,209 posts)But I know UT is red no matter what.
mahina
(17,691 posts)Im looking forward to reading the details, but this is not correct based on real life in these islands. No way.
TexasBushwhacker
(20,209 posts)Can you imagine what Trump's response to the Maui wildfires would have been?
Dont know where youre getting info on Hawaii, but Biden is far ahead of Trump there.
mahina
(17,691 posts)I would like to read that poll. Do you have a link please?
These islands are deep blue.
yardwork
(61,690 posts)WarGamer
(12,463 posts)Enough signatures obtained to get ballot access in GA, AZ, MI, SC... still working on others.
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Enquiring_Mind
(83 posts)Hopefully he splits the crazy vote.
hueymahl
(2,507 posts)And he is going to cause major problems. He should not be underestimated.
former9thward
(32,064 posts)Election law exempts presidential and VP candidates from the limits of contributions. So, she can self-fund the campaign.
bluestarone
(17,012 posts)former9thward
(32,064 posts)Maybe she wants the adventure of a political run and she has a ton of money.
bluestarone
(17,012 posts)I'll stick with ONE dumb one!
JohnSJ
(92,325 posts)succeed in the electoral college in some very critical states.
In 2016 in every critical swing state, Hillary lost by less than 1%, while Jill Stein received 1% of the vote in those critical swing states.
It didn't take much.
I guess for some third-party candidates, they don't care being spoilers in one of the most dangerous times in American where we can lose our Democracy.
The only thing a third party candidate will do is act as a spoiler, because the way our elections are run through the electoral college, there is no way they will win.
dutch777
(3,031 posts)MLAA
(17,318 posts)Red Mountain
(1,737 posts)don't come cheap.
MLAA
(17,318 posts)Per google search:
Vanity is excessive pride in or admiration of one's own abilities, appearance, or achievements. There is a fine line between vanity and ego. Ego is a person's sense of self-esteem or self-importance.
oasis
(49,398 posts)his way to permanent obscurity.
After year 2025, all meaningful media interviews will start to dwindle .
Welcome to pariah status, pal.
angrychair
(8,732 posts)Of anything more irrelevant than RFK jr except whoever his VP pick is supposed to be.
I mean the guy isn't even in the ballot in all 50 states. Mathematically it is impossible for him to win or really to even play spoiler. This run for office is ridiculous.
radical noodle
(8,010 posts)Biden only won Georgia by less than 12,000 votes in 2020. RFK, Jr could easily get enough votes in Georgia to give trump the win there. Any of the close swing states could be thrown.
Remember what Nader did to Gore.
angrychair
(8,732 posts)But honestly that was unexpected for Biden to win those in 2020. As long as he holds his other states he still wins.
I think the "uncommitted" vote gave all they got in the primary and at least half of them will vote for Biden in the GE no matter what.
Plus I think comments like "bloodbath" are going to have a significant impact with independents and those Republicans on the fence.
One thing all Americans have in common, we don't like to be threatened. Comments like that will absolutely push fence sitting Republicans more towards Biden or at the least, not vote at all.
radical noodle
(8,010 posts)Still, I'd like to see a sweeping victory for Biden this time because I don't think I can live through another days-long count/recount like last time.
JohnSJ
(92,325 posts)could be devastating. to our democracy and country.
radical noodle
(8,010 posts)even though he's running as an independent candidate. Those with little political knowledge, equate him with JFK and are drawn to him because they worry Biden is too old.
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angrychair
(8,732 posts)It literally won't matter a single vote. Especially considering he is on the ballot in AZ, GA, NH and HI. That's it. It will have zero impact in HI and NH. They are solid "D" votes.
You cannot count on winning GA or AZ again as it's incredibly unlikely. Plus, as long as Biden holds all the other states he won in 2020, he still wins without them.
To be honest, I'm more confident than ever that Biden will win.
The "Bloodbath" comment was a HUGE miscalculation on his part. Americans don't like being threatened. This will push Independents and fence sitting Republicans far away from TFG. Like far away. He is sealing his own fate with his incoherent and inflammatory rhetoric.
William769
(55,147 posts)BTW, it's not even Short lived.
womanofthehills
(8,751 posts)Especially the swing states. Pulling 10% in some like NC, Arizona & Nevada. Some of this will be from Trump but 1% or possibly 2% could be from Biden.
angrychair
(8,732 posts)But to be honest he doesn't need any of those states to win.
There is no state in which he is on the ballot that is of any consequence.
LiberalFighter
(51,020 posts)womanofthehills
(8,751 posts)He he wont say till the 26th.
Botany
(70,552 posts)Hey, RFK Jr. are you being paid in dollars or rubles to rat fuck the election?
Permanut
(5,621 posts)Botany
(70,552 posts)Do you need my Gulfstream Jet or will you be using the palaces plan?
Permanut
(5,621 posts)dlk
(11,574 posts)At the end of the day, it's all about the money.
Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin
(108,136 posts)LudwigPastorius
(9,164 posts)"just asking questions" about their safety and efficacy.
Also claims to be a progressive, but thinks the perfect time to mount an independent campaign is when the choices are Joe Biden & Democracy vs. Trump & Fascism...and it's a statistically tied race.
So fucking clueless...
calimary
(81,419 posts)That's all I've got.
Who?
Never heard of her.
radical noodle
(8,010 posts)to one of the co-founders of Google. She's an attorney and she's the one who paid for RFK's Super Bowl ad.
calimary
(81,419 posts)But I was also being a wee bit sarcastic.
radical noodle
(8,010 posts)I know someone who "loves" RFK, Jr. and I was hoping for more ammunition to turn her against him. Fortunately, she lives in a bright red state that couldn't possibly go for Biden, so it won't hurt him in the election. But it worries me how many others are considering him.
ShazzieB
(16,475 posts)Not until now.
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Bucky
(54,041 posts)I haven't found what she's done or what she does yet, but she sure does marry well.
{on edit} Okay, that was unfair. She's a very Left Coast lawyer who supports a few Eco causes. She's a tech entrepreneur who founded a company that manages patents using AI so that inventors can maximize their profits. That's cool. It doesn't sound nine to five. But there's nothing wrong with making a lot of money in life.
She divorced Sergey Brin from Google, then says she did not have an affair with Elon Musk, just sought advice from him on how to raise her autistic child (!) (there's your RFKJ connection), and now is married to a "reformed Wall Street guy", which I guess means rich, handsome, and retired.
I'm sure they dabble in investments here and there, but I don't see that she has a career or cause, except perhaps a deranged belief about how her child caught autism, which is sooo unfair to her.
rickford66
(5,528 posts)How would one fact check if it's the "real" "Q" ?
IronLionZion
(45,494 posts)Dude picks someone who nobody knows but has deep pockets and makes clever ads exploiting his family name. She's a tool.
LetMyPeopleVote
(145,481 posts)Mark.b2
(261 posts)He picks a 'who's that?!' It tells me that he's fortunately not running a serious campaign.
I expect Harris and whoever Doofus picks will be quite prominent this go-round. Either will have a better-than-usual chance of promoting to the top job of their guy wins.
Lunabell
(6,105 posts)Star power and anti vaxxer. I guess she wasn't on his short list.
kimbutgar
(21,174 posts)I laughed in his face and said you have got to be kidding and walked away!
AllyCat
(16,211 posts)Where has this gone wrong before?
DemocraticPatriot
(4,383 posts)I hear she has money.....
Sorry he has not chosen a "well-known" conspriracy theorist to be his running mate....
womanofthehills
(8,751 posts)And daughter in law.
Oh boy, this media! They were sure about Aaron, now theyre sure about Nicole. Tomorrow theyll be sure about somebody else. The truth is, theyre just going to have to wait until we all get to celebrate Bobbys brilliant running-mate together in ten days.
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