Like Kennedy, Shanahan is a former liberal Democrat. In addition to backing Marianne Williamson, she contributed to Pete Buttigieg’s 2020 campaign and hosted a fundraiser for him. Later in that cycle, she contributed to Joe Biden.
She also gave the maximum $5,400 contribution to Hillary Clinton’s presidential campaign in 2016, and has given to many Democratic congressional candidates. And she’s a contributor to Act Blue, a political action committee and fundraising platform that “serves left-leaning and Democratic nonprofits and politicians.”
Naturally, then, she’s also a leftist when it comes to key issues. She has donated heavily to “criminal justice reform” ballot measures. Her other favorite causes are “reproductive longevity and justice” and a “healthy and livable” planet.
I don’t know how much appeal the Kennedy-Shanahan ticket will have, in the end. But it’s not likely to have any to Trump supporters.
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