Kamala Harris Interviews Top Running Mate Contenders

Above: US Vice Pres. Kamala Harris during her campaign rally at the Georgia State Convocation Center on July 30, 2024 in Atlanta. Image copyright: Julia Beverly/Contributor/Getty Images Entertainment via Getty Images

The Facts

  • Vice Pres. Kamala Harris, the presumptive Democratic presidential nominee, interviewed at least three top contenders to be her running mate — Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz, Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro, and Arizona Sen. Mark Kelly — at her residence in Washington, D.C. on Sunday.

  • According to the Associated Press, sources familiar with the Harris campaign said that Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear, Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker, and Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg were also interviewed over the weekend.


The Spin

Democratic narrative

There have been several promising contenders on the shortlist for VP candidate, with Pennsylvania's Josh Shapiro and Minnesota's Tim Walz now considered the frontrunners, but Harris will ensure that whoever is picked will be an effective leader who can help push for victory against Donald Trump and his dangerous agenda.

Republican narrative

Shapiro faces the opposition of anti-Israel left-wing voters, and Walz was disastrous in handling the pandemic and 2020 riots. Yes, either can help Harris win their respective home battleground state — but that's all. But whomever Harris picks doesn't matter; she will lose the election regardless.


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