In the United States, the vice president has traditionally played an important role. Harris himself, who is now seeking the presidential candidacy during Biden’s term, has remained distant.
Aspirant for presidential candidacy Horrible Harris one of the first important decisions will be who he will run for the White House with.
The vice president is important not only in the leadership of the United States, but also in the elections themselves. In their selection decision, the voters evaluate the pair’s chances of success. The vice president is also important for the success of the party’s presidential candidate.
Speculations about the vice president are already running hot in the American media, even though the Democrats don’t even have an official presidential candidate yet after Biden withdrew from the race.
The New York Times rated that the vice president is most likely to be a man. Since Harris is a woman, a male vice president would bring balance to the situation.
1. Josh Shapiro
According to the New York Times, one of the suitable candidates could be the governor of Pennsylvania, 51-year-old Josh Shapiro. Before his election as governor, he served as the Attorney General.
In Shapiro’s favor, the fact that the state of Pennsylvania is one of the states that the Democrats must win in the election to succeed. Shapiro defeated the Republican candidate for governor in 2022.
Shapiro is a well-liked governor and was among the first to voice his support for Harris on Sunday.
Shapiro is too of USA Today and on the Forbes lists.
2. Mark Kelly
The 60-year-old senator from Arizona became famous after his wife survived an assassination attempt in 2011. He is a former astronaut and Navy veteran. He got into the Senate in 2020 and has pushed for a stricter gun policy.
Kelly is believed to be able to gather the votes of young Latinos and white women, who were important in Biden’s victory in 2020.
3. JB Pritzker
Pritzker, 59, has served as governor of Illinois since 2019. Illinois is not a Libra state, but Pritzker is a billionaire and could help Democrats fund their campaign.
Pritzker caught the attention of Democrats with a strong attack on Trump.
– All of the aforementioned have been on display, but this is wild guesswork, he says Oscar Winberga researcher from the John Morton Center of the University of Turku.
– Kelly’s wife was shot and that would be a pretty good addition to this conversation as a story, when Donald Trump trying to make a martyr of himself.
4. Andy Beshear
Beshear is in his second term as governor of Kentucky. The election of 46-year-old Beshear as governor was once considered a stroke of luck in a state with strong Republican support. The second season was already thrown away.
Beshear considers the “common good” important and often talks about his faith. He is a Christian, but has cooperated with the Republicans in legislation, for example in the legalization of marijuana as a medicine.
Beshear is believed to appeal especially to suburban voters. However, Beshear is not very well known.
According to USA Today, Beshear has been an active fundraiser for the Democratic campaign. Forbes also considers Beshear a viable option.
5. Gretchen Whitmer
Michigan Governor Whitmer, 52, is on both media’s lists. Whitmer announced that he would not challenge Harris, but instead announced that he would support him. Whitmer is a visible leader of the party. Whitmer could help the Democrats win in the state of Libra, estimates Forbes.
The media remind us that a woman as both president and vice president would be historic. The researcher also thinks that a male candidate is more natural.
– It would be a pretty bold bet to put two women on the same ticket, says Winberg.
In addition, the media has featured e.g. Governor of California Gavin Newsom and the governor of North Carolina Roy Cooper.
– Whitmer and Newsom are both ambitious politicians, but do they want to be vice president? It may very well be that the leading candidates for the presidency do not want to participate in the vice presidential candidate race.