In an opinion editorial published by The Blaze, Christian W. Peck expressed relief over Kamala Harris's choice of running mate, describing the decision as a missed opportunity for the Democrats to present a more formidable challenge to the Trump campaign.
Peck opined that Harris's selection of a "pudgy, pale party apparatchik from the northern wilds" was a poor choice compared to the potential of Josh Shapiro, the moderate governor of Pennsylvania. Shapiro, being Jewish, could have stirred a sense of pride and offered a unique perspective, Peck argued.
"Most of us eschew Shapiros politics, but the thought of a Jew being a heartbeat away from the most powerful office in all the world must have stirred some understandable degree of pride," he wrote.
Peck further suggested that Mark Kelly, the U.S. senator from Arizona and a former astronaut, could have been a more significant threat to the Trump campaign. Kelly's heroic status, his personal experience with gun violence, and his popularity in a border state could have been leveraged to challenge Trump's positions on various issues, according to Peck.
He imagined a scenario where Kelly could have criticized both Biden and Harris on the border issue, stating, "Donald Trump had four years to fix the border. He didnt. But lets be honest: neither did Joe Biden. Neither did Kamala Harris, and yes, she volunteered to take on that mission."
Peck also envisioned Kelly advocating for bipartisan dialogue and common-sense reform to gun laws, saying, "Common-sense reform to gun laws is necessary. But no, were not coming for your guns. Not if youre a law-abiding citizen."
In conclusion, Peck expressed his belief that the Democrats missed an opportunity to present a more compelling candidate and instead chose a less threatening option. He wrote, "We got lucky Tuesday, because Kamala Harris doesnt want to be upstaged by a competent Jewish governor or a rocket man burning out his fuse up on the national stage."
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