Harris veepstakes enters homestretch as contenders cancel plans
By
Mabinty Quarshie
August 2, 2024 4:07 pm
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The Democrats vying to become Vice President Kamala Harris’s running mate are preparing for a final decision as soon as this weekend before a public kickoff of the new ticket early next week.
Gov. Josh Shapiro (D-PA), one of the top running mate contenders, scrapped plans to hold a fundraising tour in the Hamptons over the weekend, while Gov. Andy Beshear (D-KY) canceled a stop at Jackson Purchase Distillery in Western Kentucky on Friday. Lt. Gov. Jacqueline Coleman will attend the event in Beshear’s absence.
Other vice presidential candidates, such as Gov. Tim Walz (D-MN), will campaign with Harris on Sunday evening in Portsmouth, New Hampshire, according to CBS News. Walz has become a social media darling after repeatedly branding former President Donald Trump and his running mate, Sen. J.D. Vance (R-OH), as “weird.”
All three governors, along with Sen. Mark Kelly (D-AZ), Gov. J.B. Pritzker (D-IL), and Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg, have reportedly met with Harris’s vetting team in the final days before a decision is made.
Pritzker declined to discuss his conversations with Harris’s team in an interview with MSNBC’s Ari Melber, but he joked about canceling plans as well.
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