{"id":1036194,"date":"2024-06-23T15:15:00","date_gmt":"2024-06-23T15:15:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/democrats.org\/?p=1036194"},"modified":"2024-06-23T19:38:05","modified_gmt":"2024-06-23T19:38:05","slug":"heres-what-people-are-saying-about-nicole-shanahans-sarah-palin-moment","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/democrats.org\/news\/heres-what-people-are-saying-about-nicole-shanahans-sarah-palin-moment\/","title":{"rendered":"Here\u2019s What People Are Saying About Nicole Shanahan\u2019s Sarah Palin Moment"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

\u201cHead Scratcher Of A Response\u201d… \u201cOff The Rails\u201d…\u201cIncomprehensible Word Salad\u201d… \u201cIn Over Her Head\u201d \u2026 \u201cMade Its Way Around The Internet For All The Wrong Reasons\u201d… \u201cHer Answer Was\u2026 A Cornucopia\u201d…\u201cRattled Off A Series Of Baffling Reasons\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

In the nearly three months since she was named as RFK Jr.’s running mate, Nicole Shanahan had yet to do a sitdown TV interview. This week, we learned why. <\/em>And people are talking. <\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

In an interview with Los Angeles\u2019 <\/em>Fox 11 News<\/em><\/a> anchor Elex Michaelson, Shanahan noted the \u201cpositive\u201d aspects of the Dobbs decision, just days before the anniversary of Roe v. Wade being overturned. She went on to express opposition to mandating measles and polio vaccines, doubling down on deadly policies that put children\u2019s lives at risk. And when asked about her top qualifications to be commander-in-chief, she cited her knowledge of \u201cworld religions\u201d and \u201csemiconductors.\u201d <\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Her unserious answers show that she is in no way qualified to serve as vice president. It raises serious questions about RFK Jr.\u2019s judgment that he chose her to serve as his VP nominee and underscores how desperate his campaign is for cash. <\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Headlines <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Daily Beast<\/strong><\/a>: Nicole Shanahan Lists Reasons She\u2019d Be a Good Prez\u2014And They Make No Sense<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Mediaite<\/strong><\/a>: RFK Jr.\u2019s Running Mate Defends Readiness to Lead With Her Knowledge of \u2018Batteries\u2019 and \u2018Semiconductors\u2019<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

New York Post<\/strong><\/a>: RFK Jr.\u2019s running mate Nicole Shanahan\u2019s baffling reasons why she\u2019d be a great president<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Key Excerpts<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Daily Beast<\/strong><\/a>: Nicole Shanahan Lists Reasons She\u2019d Be a Good Prez\u2014And They Make No Sense<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Key Excerpt: <\/em><\/strong>\u201c<\/em>Nicole Shanahan stumbled at times Thursday in her first major TV interview since joining Robert F. Kennedy Jr.\u2019s presidential ticket\u2026 the interview is sure to be most remembered for a dizzying 60 seconds where she laid out an oddly-specific list of things that she believes would make her a great commander in chief\u2026The head-scratcher of a response went further off the rails shortly after\u2026Others who knew her, however, shared their horror at the idea that she is a step away from the presidency.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Mediaite<\/strong><\/a>: RFK Jr.\u2019s Running Mate Defends Readiness to Lead With Her Knowledge of \u2018Batteries\u2019 and \u2018Semiconductors\u2019<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Key Excerpt: <\/em><\/strong>\u201c<\/em>Nicole Shanahan, the running mate of independent presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr., did a rare sit-down with Fox 11 in Los Angeles to discuss where she stood on a variety of issues \u2014 but one clip from the interview made its way around the internet for all the wrong reasons. In the interview for The Issue Is with host Elex Michaelson that was posted on Thursday, Shanahan was asked about one of the responsibilities of any vice president \u2014 becoming the president if the person atop the ticket was unable to lead. Would she be prepared for such a situation, and what qualified her? Her answer was\u2026 a cornucopia […] Democratic strategist Lis Smith posted this part of the interview on Twitter\/X, calling it Shanahan\u2019s \u2018Sarah Palin moment,\u2019 referring to Palin\u2019s various displays of ignorance on a number of issues while she was Sen. John McCain\u2019s running mate in 2008, famously her interviews with Katie Couric.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

New York Post<\/strong><\/a>: RFK Jr.\u2019s running mate Nicole Shanahan\u2019s baffling reasons why she\u2019d be a great president<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Key Excerpt: <\/em><\/strong>\u201c<\/em>Robert F. Kennedy Jr.\u2019s running mate Nicole Shanahan rattled off a series of baffling reasons in an interview Thursday about why she would make a great president if she had to step into the role \u2014 including her knowledge of \u2018batteries\u2019 and \u2018world religions.\u2019\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Tweets<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Carla \u2018Bluechecked\u2019 Marinucci @cmarinucci<\/strong><\/a>:<\/strong> \ud83d\udc40\ud83d\udc47\ud83d\udc47Polio? Smallpox? Measles? Read some history, @NicoleShanahan.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Meghan McCain @MeghanMcCain<\/strong><\/a>:<\/strong> I\u2019ve been around a really long time but this is the first time I\u2019ve ever heard a person say they should be president because they \u201cunderstand semiconductors\u201d\u2026..<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Brian Tyler Cohen @briantylercohen<\/strong><\/a>:<\/strong> This is incomprehensible word salad. The notion that Nicole Shanahan is qualified to be POTUS because she \u201cunderstands how we build batteries around the world\u201d distills perfectly how in over her head she is.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

\u201cHead Scratcher Of A Response\u201d… \u201cOff The Rails\u201d…\u201cIncomprehensible Word Salad\u201d… \u201cIn Over Her Head\u201d \u2026 \u201cMade Its Way Around The Internet For All The Wrong Reasons\u201d… \u201cHer Answer Was\u2026 A Cornucopia\u201d…\u201cRattled Off A Series Of Baffling Reasons\u201d In the nearly three months since she was named as RFK Jr.’s running mate, Nicole Shanahan had yet […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":263,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1036194","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-press-release"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\nHere\u2019s What People Are Saying About Nicole Shanahan\u2019s Sarah Palin Moment - Democrats<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/democrats.org\/news\/heres-what-people-are-saying-about-nicole-shanahans-sarah-palin-moment\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Democrats\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2024-06-23T15:15:00+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2024-06-23T19:38:05+00:00\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Claire DePree\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"Claire DePree\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"3 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/democrats.org\/news\/heres-what-people-are-saying-about-nicole-shanahans-sarah-palin-moment\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/democrats.org\/news\/heres-what-people-are-saying-about-nicole-shanahans-sarah-palin-moment\/\",\"name\":\"Here\u2019s What People Are Saying About Nicole Shanahan\u2019s Sarah Palin Moment - 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