FILE - In this Feb. 2019 file photo, former astronaut Mark Kelly speaks during his senate campaign kickoff event in Tucson, Ariz. If Arizona Democrat Mark Kelly wins a seat in the U.S. Senate, he could take office as early as Nov. 30, 2020. A Kelly victory would shrink the GOP's Senate majority at a crucial moment and complicate the path to confirmation for President Donald Trump's Supreme Court nominee.
Because the contest is a special election to finish McCain’s term, the winner could be sworn in as soon as the results are officially certified. Other winners in the November election won’t take office until January.for Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, a liberal icon who died Friday, and Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell vowed that Trump’s nominee “will receive a vote on the floor of the United States Senate.
She has not elaborated on whether the confirmation vote should come before or after the election. But she highlighted the renewed stakes of her race in a fundraising pitch on Saturday. Kelly said late Saturday that “the people elected to the presidency and Senate in November should fill this vacancy.”
LisaWashing Funny how KDKA retweets this. You are the worst leftist bias journalists ever
Keep dreaming AP
Hey AZ, wake the F'up! - Disqualify Mark Kelly!!
He’s a phony. He’s using his Rocketman persona and his wife’s injury to cover for the fact he’s not a nice or honorable person and he has nothing to say other than he’s Rocketman.
Just what we need. Another lifelong government bureaucrat that never worked in the real world who is in lockstep with “The Squad.”
AMadolche 👍🗳🇺🇸🗽👏
JoanMarM AZ and Ducey will fight that tooth and nail. Does the winner have the right to be seated, or does Ducey have a say? If Ducey and the AZ gop can, they will delay and try not to seat him.
How's that gonna happen? The seat will be filled by Nov 1st. Why do you babble on?
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Good!
If this is true then he must be defeated
donate:
It's up to McConnell when he comes in. 😛
AZ, be patriotic and show up on the right side of this horrible moment in history of Trump almost literally robbing America. VoteMarkKelly2020
Don't jinx it AP.
VoteBlue - Arizona ... Great candidate.... MarkKellyForSenate
There is no way the Democrats are going to stop this. It’s already a done deal. I’m tired of everyone who thinks it isn’t
Winelover3384 RESISTERS: PLEASE, we need 2 do what we can 2 help Mark Kelly win a Senate seat. Lets donate what we can. I donated $10.00
Kick butt Mr Kelly
Russian boy McConnell gonna say it’s too soon for Kelly to take office and that it’s wrong to rush something so important.
ResisterDude I have hope
Praying for Mark.
Same with ReverendWarnock, and he would be seated immediately! LiebermanForGa must drop out since he has no path to victory.
IF? He WILL!
Come on Arizona, bring the heat to the table. We need this win.
Good luck to him! I hope he wins!
Vote for Mark Kelly Arizona! And vote blue in the general election
We must do everything we can to help Kelly win !
CaptMarkKelly
Sounds like you're supporting the Democrat's.
A super pac will just gift him 30k for reelection and he will vote accordingly
that would be great.
Vote for Mark
Come on Mark Kelly! Win!
AMadolche 👍🗳🇺🇸🗽
Okay we will do it
That gives the right more incentive to ram it through before the election.
janeosanders DemocratsMustFight Here’s how:
6-3 deal with it
She will be in by then
iansmom24 I'm voting for Mark Kelly
While the vote may happen after Nov 4 it will almost certainly be before Nov 30.
4a_of SenSchumer BlockEveryVote delay, delay, delay
Once again, thank you for this political ad from the AP/DNC public releations wing.
Well. I think we will already be in confirmation hearing by then, but you can keep up with your wishful thinking.
Vote for Mark Kelly, flip Arizona!
4a_of He must win!!!
Does not matter. The Republicans will stick to their plan to confirm a SC justice. It’s their parting ways from the majority until the Democrats screw up their turn.
Arizona vote! CaptMarkKelly
Help US Mark Kelly You’re our only HOPE Stat Wars A New Hope - 'Help Me, Obi-Wan Kenobi. You're My Only Hope' via YouTube
If aunt Mary had balls we would call her uncle Harry
Pastorlmdew Arizonans need to make this happen! Vote Blue while you're still allowed to vote!
JonLemire Think about this, people! A Kelly win is critically important. I don’t live in AZ, so I voted with my checkbook. I donated to the campaign. If you care about our democracy, if you admired RBG, if you think our country is headed in the wrong direction, DONATE and VOTE!
You are just riding on the coattails of your wife. We true Arizonians will not give you a vote.
JonLemire Donate, donate, donate if you live outside Arizona. Donate AND vote if you do!
My favorite astronaut!!!
Go Mark Go!!!
I predict that this man will become our future president some day. Thanks to Doug Ducey, Arizona is now on the political grid! Let us all now use Ducey’s demise to our advantage! Thank you Mr. Kelly for providing Arizona with hope.
Let’s hope he doesn’t get the seatAmerica is going down under these Democrats
Amy will be confirmed by then. But nice try Democrat Super Pac
Donated.
RBG was confirmed in 42 days.
deray McConnell has two choices, install a new Justice now, and risk the ire of the Democratic Voters to turn out in record numbers, or wait until after the election in a Lame Duck session so no matter how the election goes, Republicans have nothing to lose. I agree with NormOrnstein
GOP!!!Nothing but Hypocrisy,and again Hypocritical,only but Hypocrites, for only the way of Hypocrisy in the traditional thought of this Republican Senate to move forward of a nomination for a replacement in the Supreme Court and blocking Obama’s nominee there after..HYPOCRISY!!!
MinnieMazzerati We’ll have a women in before that date anyway.
Nah the confirmation will be finished by then, though he will likely win because McSally is a terrible candidate.
1. If 2. They would still have a majority regardless.
Haha, it doesn’t matter.
Wins/loses, politics is always a losing game. These people can't save you.
If you Vote for any D in this day and age you’re crazy.
Not if theyve already voted in the nominee bsfore then, but I get what you are saying.
Wishful thinking. These assholes would confirm Scott Baio in a week if they thought this would have any impact on getting their pick through.
Good
What’s to stop them from holding the vote before November 30th?
Stay home and take care of GabbyGiffords She needs you.
What if he voted in favor of the Trump nominee? Does he have to vote against just bc he is a democrat? That seems very authoritative by the democrat party. Do they control their senators?
This man has zero experience to be a Senator. Just because he was an astronaut doesn't make him qualified to serve as a Senator. But look at most of the Democrat Senators, they couldn't pass a forth grade test i.e. Waters, Nadler, Jackson Lee, etc.
Can I temporarily register to vote in Az. ?
And if he loses?
milesfromonline jg_major yooo this is huge!
Text “RBG” to Resistbot at 50409 and it will send your senators a message to wait until 2021 to fill the Supreme Court vacancy.
I hope Martha reads this opinion and uses it in her campaign.
No Kelly wouldn't be in office til January. You have a republican governor
Guess too many liberals have moved into AZ and ruined the state. SMH
JonLemire Yes!
And besides, the CCP needs more friends than ever, now.
Just donated.
How can he win without the election? Hmmmm did he have ballot harvesting?
IF IF IF IF game.🤦 IF is the lowest form to start a conversation with.🙄
MinMichigan WONDERFUL! 😊
It will be too late.
Not 1 Ques.on virusduring Feb Debates
Good news, maybe he can put this on his agenda too. Noone is saying anything about Putin. ____ 🚨 BREAKING 🚨 DOD states that Russia and China have weaponized their satellites with directed energy weapons!! dbongino X22Report KarluskaP intheMatrixxx
Let’s get him elected then!!!
JonLemire Mark Kelly is running against Martha McSally which should be as good a reason as any to vote for him. He already has a 6 point lead, however, let's ensure that he gets elected. VoteBlue Vote Mark Kelly
Won't matter. Harry Reid's Nuclear Option means SCOTUS confirmation can happen with a simple majority. DemoKKKrats were just so clever.
Trump and the Senate will confirm Ginsberg's replacement before the election. Count on it.
Keep grasping.
GO MARK!
GO MARK!!!
So, naturally. . . vote for Kelly
babysgramma Really? That SCOTUS vacancy will be filled LONG before that. 🤣
Lol put down the hopium pipe There will be a new justice long before then
New CNN polls has Kelly with a 98% chance to win
Good! The sooner the better for this country
Cocaine Mitch has until Nov 29th, if that is the case. Whatever the outcome of the election, GOP must FillTheSeat
An important message from the old Obama White House:
The new Justice will already be confirmed.
Trump is too stupid to nominate someone that will get him re-elected. He could literally get away with child rape and being a Russian traitor if he just nominated Merrick Garland.
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Which would be horrible for the US & it’s constitution! Democrats are completely fraudulent and corrupt!
He looks like devil
JonLemire Yes, we have to win and we will!
2 problems with that: 1. Confirmation will be done by then. 2. He isn’t going to win.
Trump-cult and G.O.P. Pursuit of MONEY & POWER illegally, and on the backs of the Middle Class is already undeniable, Bill Kristol.
ONLY...he cant take office until...wait for it......MITCH swears him in. and he cant vote til then either.
A WIN for Americans
Win, baby. Win!
Nope
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