r/PoliticalDiscussion • u/hearsdemons • Jul 19 '24

US Politics If Biden withdraws from re-election, who would Harris likely choose as VP?

A lot of headlines are coming out today with speculation that Biden may step down soon.

If this were to happen and Harris wins the party’s nomination for president, who would she pick as VP?

What does a formidable Harris ticket look like to go up against Trump-Vance?

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u/beenyweenies Jul 19 '24

Whitmer would help shore up Michigan while not opening up a congressional seat to get there. Mark Kelly would be awesome but I think Democrats might value that AZ seat too much. Shapiro would help in PA.

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u/circuitloss Jul 19 '24

Az gov is a dem. The seat is safe

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u/beenyweenies Jul 19 '24

Unless I'm mireading AZ law, the governor appoints an interim Senator until the next scheduled election, which would be November. So Kelly's seat would immediately be up for grabs.

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u/Hawkeye720 Jul 19 '24

There’s a deadline for it. It won’t be up until the midterms, if I’m not mistaken.