Aaron Rodgers’ run as a possible vp candidate lasted about three days, however what a 3 days it was.
On Tuesday, the New York Jets quarterback was reported to be on the quick checklist to be the working mate of conspiracy theory-driven fringe candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr., with affirmation from the candidate himself.
On Wednesday, Rodgers was reported to have informed two folks, together with a CNN reporter, that he believed the Sandy Hook taking pictures to be a “authorities inside job.” On Thursday, he posted a curiously worded tweet saying the bloodbath was “an absolute tragedy.”
And on Friday, a video was posted of Kennedy himself saying he had made his VP decide and “It’s not any of the folks they’ve been speaking about,” which seemingly eradicated Rodgers, whom lots of people had been speaking about.
Mediaite lastly reported Saturday that Kennedy plans to announce Nicole Shanahan, a California-based lawyer and entrepreneur, as his working mate with an announcement deliberate for March 26 in Oakland. The outlet confirmed Rodgers to be out of the working, with a declare that the prospect of his choice “prompted issues amongst donors to the marketing campaign.”
Clearly, these reported issues — in addition to the entire week usually — could possibly be interpreted in a lot of methods. We do not know the way a lot the CNN report on Rodgers’ alleged Sandy Hook beliefs and his subsequent response had a bearing on his candidacy, nor do we all know how critical the entire thing was within the first place.
On the very least, the stories definitely drew consideration for the Kennedy marketing campaign, which is one thing Rodgers — a well-established Kennedy supporter — can be pleased with irrespective of how doubtless he was to truly turn into the working mate.
The entire episode appears over, although, and Rodgers can now declare the story to have been as critical as he needs it to be. Within the meantime, he can proceed to organize for a pivotal season with the New York Jets after lacking all however 4 snaps of final season with a torn Achilles tendon.
A political marketing campaign would have clearly acquired in the best way of Rodgers’ soccer profession. Even when this complete factor was only a publicity stunt that inadvertently led to Rodgers being painted as a Sandy Hook conspiracy theorist, it did not do a lot to quell hypothesis the 40-year-old is making ready for his retirement, particularly when the Jets not too long ago signed veteran Tyrod Taylor for the not insignificant value of $18 million throughout two years.