(The Guardian) Harris nears VP pick decision as North Carolina governor Roy Cooper bows out
Kamala Harris’s pool of potential running mates is narrowing after two Democratic lawmakers seen as strong contenders in the race, the North Carolina governor, Roy Cooper, and the Michigan governor, Gretchen Whitmer, ruled themselves out on Monday. “This just wasn’t the right time for North Carolina and for me to potentially be on a national ticket,” Cooper said in a statement last night. - As I’ve said from the beginning, she has an outstanding list of people from which to choose, and we’ll all work to make sure she wins.
Cooper’s withdrawal came hours after Whitmer said she was “not a part of the vetting” process for Harris’s running mate. In an interview with CBS, Whitmer said: I have communicated with everyone, including the people of Michigan, that I’m going to stay as governor until the end of my term at the end of 2026.
Whitmer added that she expected Harris to announce her pick within the week, which would confirm the Democratic ticket at least two weeks before the Democratic national convention begins on 19 August in Chicago. Others rumored to be potential running mates include: the Kentucky governor, Andy Beshear; the Minnesota governor, Tim Walz; the Pennsylvania governor, Josh Shapiro; and the Arizona senator, Mark Kelly.
Kamala Harris’s pool of potential running mates is narrowing after two Democratic lawmakers seen as strong contenders in the race, the North Carolina governor, Roy Cooper, and the Michigan governor, Gretchen Whitmer, ruled themselves out on Monday. “This just wasn’t the right time for North Carolina and for me to potentially be on a national ticket,” Cooper said in a statement last night. - As I’ve said from the beginning, she has an outstanding list of people from which to choose, and we’ll all work to make sure she wins.
Cooper’s withdrawal came hours after Whitmer said she was “not a part of the vetting” process for Harris’s running mate. In an interview with CBS, Whitmer said: I have communicated with everyone, including the people of Michigan, that I’m going to stay as governor until the end of my term at the end of 2026.
Whitmer added that she expected Harris to announce her pick within the week, which would confirm the Democratic ticket at least two weeks before the Democratic national convention begins on 19 August in Chicago. Others rumored to be potential running mates include: the Kentucky governor, Andy Beshear; the Minnesota governor, Tim Walz; the Pennsylvania governor, Josh Shapiro; and the Arizona senator, Mark Kelly.
