President Joe Biden dropped out of the 2024 race Sunday and endorsed Vice President Kamala Harris.
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Vice President Kamala Harris appears to be closing in on the Democratic nomination after President Joe Biden dropped out of the 2024 race Sunday, triggering a rushed competition among the Democratic Party’s rising stars to become her running mate—with about a dozen major names circulating.Key Facts
Harris’ campaign has sent vetting materials to North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper, Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro, Arizona Sen. Mark Kelly, Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer and Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz, all of whom have endorsed Harris to replace Biden, NBC News reported.
CBS says Harris’ team is vetting about a dozen people, including Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear, Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker, Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg and Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo in addition to the figures named by NBC.
Cooper and Harris have stumped for Biden in Cooper’s home state, which hasn’t picked a Democratic president since 2008 but is typically close, and he spoke to Harris over the phone Sunday, he told MSNBC on Monday.
Shapiro, who like Harris, previously served as his home state’s attorney general and fought lawsuits from former President Donald Trump and his allies challenging Biden’s 2020 win in the state, could help shore up support in a must-win Rust Belt state for Democrats.
Kelly also represents a swing state Biden narrowly won in 2020, and he defeated Trump-backed Republican Blake Masters in the 2022 midterm to help Democrats maintain control of the Senate—the former astronaut and husband of former Rep.
