Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris has narrowed her search for a vice presidential running mate to two finalists, Pennsylvania Governor Josh Shapiro and Minnesota Governor Tim Walz.

Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris has narrowed her search for a vice presidential running mate to two finalists, Pennsylvania Governor Josh Shapiro and Minnesota Governor Tim Walz, three sources with knowledge of the matter said on Monday.

Harris, the U.S. vice president, is expected to announce her selection by Tuesday, ahead of her first scheduled public appearance with her running mate in the evening at Temple University in Philadelphia.

  • tigeruppercut@lemmy.zip
    5·
    5 months ago

    Harris closed out her search by interviewing three top candidates - Walz, Shapiro and U.S. Senator Mark Kelly of Arizona - at her Naval Observatory residence on Sunday, the sources said.

    Kelly caused a stir on Sunday night when he posted on X “Now, my mission is serving Arizonans,” which was interpreted as a sign he was no longer in the running. He deleted the post and replaced it with “I’ve learned that when your country asks you to serve, you always answer the call.”

    Sounds like nothing’s official yet about eliminating Kelly. I think he’d be the best choice as well

    • GiddyGap@lemm.ee
      2·
      5 months ago

      I really like Kelly, too. I think there was just a lot of risk involved with pulling an incumbent Democratic Senator in a swing state that could potentially give an extra seat to the Republicans in an election year that’s already difficult for the Democrats on the Senate side.