Election Live Updates: Trump and Vance Rally in Battleground Georgia, as Harris Mulls V.P. Choice
New York TimesJUL 2024
There have been several promising contenders on the shortlist for VP candidate, with Pennsylvania's Josh Shapiro and Minnesota's Tim Walz now considered the frontrunners, but Harris will ensure that whoever is picked will be an effective leader who can help push for victory against Donald Trump and his backwardsdangerous agenda.
Shapiro faces the opposition of anti-Israel left-wing voters, and Walz was disastrous in handling the pandemic and 2020 riots. Yes, theyeither do can help Harris win at their ownrespective home battleground state — but that's all. Who Harris picks doesn't matter; she will lose the election anywayregardless.
There's a 52% chance that Josh Shapiro will be the Democratic nominee for vice president on Election Day 2024, according to the Metaculus prediction community.