It’s been a week and the names are a flying…….
Mark Kelley HAS been on the list from the start…..
New name is Tim Walz the Governor of Minnesota…..
My bet is still open Kelley and Gov Roy Cooper of Pa., but he’s Jewish (So is Shapiro) and with Harris’s husband some might not be too happy…..
We’ll see….
Mark Kelly Could Offset Harris’ Biggest Weakness
“A growing number of House Democrats are telling Kamala Harris that she should pick Sen. Mark Kelly as her vice president, believing he would offset her biggest current weakness: the border,” Politico reports.
“Kelly — a former Navy pivot, astronaut and now a senator from Arizona — has pushed the Biden administration to take a tougher position on border security and aligned more closely with other border-state Democrats, some of whom have either withheld endorsements for Harris’ presidential bid or openly condemned her handling of the border.”
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“When Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz showed up on MSNBC’s “Morning Joe” last week to blast Donald Trump and JD Vance as “weird” — part of a recent media blitz — the line of attack quickly gained traction among Democrats,” Politicoreports.
“Key among them was de facto presidential nominee Kamala Harris, who days later started using the same word in her campaign messaging against the GOP ticket, including at a fundraiser in Massachusetts on Saturday.”
“The simple phrase quickly highlighted why Walz — a popular two-term Midwestern governor, former congressman, military veteran and former public school teacher — had suddenly landed on Harris’ short list of prospective running mates.”
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“Vice President Kamala Harris is zeroing in on a group of potential running mates, as she faces a two-week dash to make the biggest decision of her nascent presidential bid,” Bloomberg reports.
“Harris is considering a wide range of vice presidential candidates from the Democratic Party’s bench, though people familiar with the process say a short list has emerged including three elected officials with nationwide appeal: Arizona Senator Mark Kelly, Pennsylvania Governor Josh Shapiro and Minnesota Governor Tim Walz.”
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Politico “Welcome to the remarkably fast and not-so-subtle race to be Vice President Kamala Harris’ 2024 running mate, where contenders — overwhelmingly white and male, as the internet has pointed out — have been unofficially auditioning to join Harris on the ticket in a decision that is expected by Aug. 7.”
“Many believe that Harris would benefit from picking someone who balances out the ticket on demographic, geographic location and other political variables that could tip the scale in Democrats’ favor.”
No, Roy Cooper is not Jewish, although apparently anybody who is Jewish or married to a Jew, might be an issue for some.
My bad…..Thanks for the correction….
Deep dive…..
hapiro and Illinois’ J.B. Pritzker were both floated as potential presidential candidates when pressure began mounting for Biden to drop out. Now, one of them could join Harris on the ticket if she wins the nomination. Another possibility is Arizona Sen. Mark Kelly, whose wife, former Rep. Gabby Giffords, is Jewish.
A major-party presidential ticket has featured a Jewish candidate only once before, when Joe Lieberman was the Democratic nominee for vice president alongside Al Gore….
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Cooper or Kelley I see as the top contenders….
Forget Sec Buttigieg……
Based on numerous reports, it is down to Shapiro, Walz, and Kelly, in that order of likelihood.
We will see.
I’m thinking Kelly or Cooper again….
Cooper is NC a Harris need…..
But Kelly would be a Western choice with Harris also for the West Coast…..
Hmmmm?
How is NC a “need” when Democrats won without it last time.
Now, Pennsylvania is a “need.”
Pa, NC and Ga would guarantee a Harris Win
Got to put Beshear in there. Him and Walz are the strongest choices IMO.
Why pick Walz?
Minnesota is a safe Democrat state
Harris needs someone on the East Coast for balance
People can cross a two woman Presidential campaign off their list…..
Whitmer Says She’s Not Being Vetted by Harris
Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer (D), rumored to be in the running for Vice President Kamala Harris’ potential ticket mate, said that she has not been a part of the vetting process, USA Today reports.
Kaitlan Collins @ Twitter
Gov. Josh Shapiro, VP contender out on the trail for Harris today, says, “I’ve got a message to Donald Trump: stop shit talking America. This is the greatest county on the face of the Earth. Let’s start acting like it.”