Kamala Harris' running mate choice narrows to Tim Walz, Josh Shapiro, sources say

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Kamala Harris' running mate choice narrows to Tim Walz, Josh Shapiro, sources say

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.

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I wanted Kelly, but I'd be pretty happy with Walz. Shapiro would just take the wind out of the sails.

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

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.

And Walz it is:

https://www.reuters.com/world/us/kamala-harris-picks-minnesotas-tim-walz-vice-president-sources-tell-reuters-2024-08-06/

And the more I read the more fired up I get. I have liked Walz for a while but just been spending more time reading deeper into his background, experience, and policy positions. Feels like he'll really help drive the campaign and align to a lot of the wider progressive objectives.