Sen. Mark Kelly has what it takes to be vice president and no I’m not saying it just because he’s from Arizona.

That lane opened for Kelly and others when President Biden on Sunday stunned the country announcing he’s dropping his reelection bid and quickly endorsed vice president Kamala Harris.

Kelly joined a chorus of Democrats expressing their gratitude toward Biden calling him “one of the most consequential presidents in history."

“He led us out of the pandemic, took historic steps to bring back microchip and clean energy manufacturing and rebuild our infrastructure, and he has strengthened our alliances and made our country safer,’’ Kelly wrote on X.

Then Kelly turned to Harris, throwing his support behind her as “the right person to defeat Donald Trump and lead our country into the future.”

“Gabby and I will do everything we can to elect her President of the........

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