This is a very gutsy call, considering how close #Georgia and #Pennsylvania are (if #DonaldTrump flips those two swing states, then he becomes @potus@threads.net).
But #KamalaHarris is more comfortable with #TimWalz than #JoshShapiro.
#Harris picks #Walz for VP https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/4789021-kamala-harris-vp-tim-walz-minnesota/
I believe #KamalaHarris will pick #JoshShapiro for one specific reason: Pennsylvania. Despite all of the controversy, #DonaldTrump is still tied with #Kamala in that swing state.
#Trump could lose most of the battleground states & still win the @whitehouse if he wins Pennsylvania (which is a real possibility). That state will be won by the slimmest of margins.
Harris narrows VP search to six finalists, plans to interview them this weekend https://www.washingtonpost.com/elections/2024/08/02/harris-running-mate-vice-president/
I saw this on #Threads (which came the way of #Twitter / #X) via @marcbroklawski & it appears that #KamalaHarris has picked #JoshShapiro as her Vice Presidential candidate.
Local Unions in Pennsylvania were allegedly pulling for Shapiro & may have convinced #Kamala to pick him.
Gamblers are betting that #KamalaHarris will pick #JoshShapiro as her running mate.
Who will win the 2024 Democratic vice presidential nomination? https://www.predictit.org/markets/detail/8089/Who-will-win-the-2024-Democratic-vice-presidential-nomination
On #Threads, others claim #Kamala has picked #Shapiro, but they do not cite their methodology or sources, and I do not think they are journalists or high-profile bloggers/vloggers.
Cenk (a vlogger from Young Turks) has indicated, based on a congressional source, that Shapiro is probably the vice presidential candidate.
@paninid @Nazani Stacey Abrams was not even vetted by the Harris campaign, so I would not consider her a real contender.
I am hearing more & more media chatter that #JoshShapiro will be the VP pick now (at least on #Threads & #YouTube).
Strategically it makes sense, as Pennsylvania is still a toss up between #KamalaHarris & #DonaldTrump (however, Shapiro is very popular in the state).
@serge It’s a non-factor as #KamalaHarris husband is Jewish, any anti-Semites will probably not vote for #Kamala based on that alone.
That said, the #Democrats NEED Pennsylvania to win, & #JoshShapiro can deliver that for Kamala.
