Democrats urge Harris to look to battleground states for VP pick
by Al Weaver - 07/22/24 5:17 PM ET
Democrats are urging Vice President Harris to look to the battleground states and the party’s governors for her potential running mate as she consolidates Democratic support behind her nascent bid for the presidency.
Harris has swiftly brought the party to her side since President Biden stepped aside as the Democratic nominee Sunday and endorsed her as his successor.
That rapid coalescing is prompting Democrats to turn their attention to who should succeed her as the vice presidential nominee, with many looking at how to use what they describe as a loaded bench to best balance out the ticket.
“That is the first presidential decision that Vice President Harris has, so she’s got a lot of good choices ahead of her,” Sen. Brian Schatz (D-Hawaii) told reporters at the Capitol, rattling off a number of Democratic governors — Josh Shapiro of Pennsylvania, Gretchen Whitmer of Michigan and Roy Cooper of North Carolina among them — along with Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg and Sen. Mark Kelly (D-Ariz.) as possible choices.
“And the list goes on,” Schatz said. “I’m sure I’m missing somebody and offending somebody, but we’ve got an abundance of riches now.”
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