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Vice President Kamala Harris is nearing the end of her search for a running mate. However, a report reveals that Democrats are still divided on who should join her on the party ticket.
On Sunday, Harris interviewed the final three contenders: Gov. Tim Walz (D-Minn.), Sen. Mark Kelly (D-Ariz.), and Gov. Josh Shapiro (D-Pa.), though she reportedly met with other potential candidates as well.
Harris met with her vetting team on Saturday, including former attorney general Eric Holder, whose law firm Covington & Burling LLP scrutinized the finances and background of potential running mates. Holder and his office made in-depth presentations on each of the finalists, according to sources familiar with the process.
She met Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg for 90 minutes on Friday and is also meeting candidates virtually, the sources said. Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear and Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker are the other candidates in contention for the job.
The candidates will be informed on Monday night or Tuesday morning whether they were picked, the sources said.
According to a report from the New York Times, the Harris veepstakes „reached something of an ugly phase in recent days as donors, interest groups and political rivals from the party’s moderate and progressive wings lobbied for their preferred candidates and passed around memos debating the contenders’ political weaknesses with key demographics.“
And Shapiro, widely considered the favorite, is causing the most division.
