No one knows the importance of selecting the right running mate better than Vice President Kamala Harris.
With Harris now the leading candidate to succeed U.S. president Joe Biden as the presumptive Democratic presidential nominee, a look at the top contenders to be on the ticket.The Kentucky governor secured his reputation as a rising party star by beating Donald Trump-endorsed candidates in a Republican stronghold.
Beshear has presided over record economic growth in Kentucky, and he typically begins his briefings by promoting the state’s latest economic wins. He frequently mentions his Christian faith and how it guides his policymaking. A native of small-town Nash County, about 50 miles east of Raleigh, Cooper was a high school quarterback and head of the Young Democrats at the University of North Carolina, where he obtained both his undergraduate and law degrees. “Coop,” as he was known to friends, came home and worked at his father’s law firm.
His time as governor also was marked by restricting business and school activity during the COVID-19 pandemic. He won reelection in 2020 by 4.5 percentage points even as Trump won the state’s electoral votes.The Arizona senator leveraged his career as an astronaut to build a brand as a moderate in a state that long supported Republicans.
In the Senate, Kelly has focused on national security and the military as well as the drought plaguing the U.S. West. He was instrumental in crafting the CHIPS and Science Act, a bill signed by Biden to boost U.S. semiconductor manufacturing.
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