VP Candidate Speculation

[redheadbaker]

Harris will appear at campaign event in Philly on Tuesday with her running mate. Could that supposed be a clue?

[wise_rita]

Though I am dying to hear, I hope they don't announce the VP until Monday or Tuesday when the promised appearance is.

Keep that news cycle speculating and AWAY from Trump!

And carefully prepare side-by-side comparisons with Vance in the meantime, to be hand delivered to the media when they announce.

[erbear]

Jul 30, 2024 21:36:46 GMT -5 redheadbaker said:

Harris will appear at campaign event in Philly on Tuesday with her running mate. Could that supposed be a clue?

Do you know any info about this? I'd like to go!

[lilac05]

Jul 30, 2024 21:36:46 GMT -5 redheadbaker said:

Harris will appear at campaign event in Philly on Tuesday with her running mate. Could that supposed be a clue?

The campaign said not to read too much into the location.

[SusanBAnthony]

Jul 31, 2024 3:51:03 GMT -5 wise_rita said:

Though I am dying to hear, I hope they don't announce the VP until Monday or Tuesday when the promised appearance is.

Keep that news cycle speculating and AWAY from Trump!

And carefully prepare side-by-side comparisons with Vance in the meantime, to be hand delivered to the media when they announce.

I agree strongly. I don't want a Friday afternoon announcement!!

[neverfstop]

Axios mentioned this morning the campaign was pushing donors to contribute ASAP because of some rule related to donations toward Governors. If she selects a governor, they can't donate more??? Don't know if it's a clue or a red herring.

[emilyj]

Jul 31, 2024 8:24:20 GMT -5 erbear said:

Jul 30, 2024 21:36:46 GMT -5 redheadbaker said:

Harris will appear at campaign event in Philly on Tuesday with her running mate. Could that supposed be a clue?

Do you know any info about this? I'd like to go!

So far they haven't released where/what time. But I just signed up here to help the campaign - and since I checked I want to go to events, I'm hoping that's where that info will come out. 

[redheadbaker]

Jul 31, 2024 8:24:20 GMT -5 erbear said:

Jul 30, 2024 21:36:46 GMT -5 redheadbaker said:

Harris will appear at campaign event in Philly on Tuesday with her running mate. Could that supposed be a clue?

Do you know any info about this? I'd like to go!

No additional information has been released. 

[mcsangel2]

Jul 31, 2024 10:41:17 GMT -5 redheadbaker said:

Jul 31, 2024 8:24:20 GMT -5 erbear said:

Do you know any info about this? I'd like to go!

No additional information has been released. 

She is also appearing in Phoenix next week with her running mate. People on the Phx subreddit are saying the same thing!

[pugz]

I want Mark Kelly so badly

[pixy0stix]

Today was the soft deadline for her to announce, as they're doing a virtual roll call for the delegates starting tomorrow. The hard deadline is the 7th.

[fernweh]

I just got an email from the Harris Campaign with the subject My VP Pick.
The body of the email included “I have not yet made my decision” then went on to explain why I should donate more money.

Not cool, Kamala, not cool. You got my hopes up…

[msmerymac]

Jul 31, 2024 8:37:32 GMT -5 lilac05 said:

Jul 30, 2024 21:36:46 GMT -5 redheadbaker said:

Harris will appear at campaign event in Philly on Tuesday with her running mate. Could that supposed be a clue?

The campaign said not to read too much into the location.

It’s close to campaign headquarters, so not surprising.

[sparkythelawyer]

I think its Beshear.

But while I might have some favorites, her short list was all perfecty reasonable. No real headscratchers. She could pick anyone on that list and will not have stepped in it.

[lilac05]

Jul 31, 2024 14:03:42 GMT -5 sparkythelawyer said:

I think its Beshear.

But while I might have some favorites, her short list was all perfecty reasonable. No real headscratchers. She could pick anyone on that list and will not have stepped in it.

I agree that she had a great list of options. I would vote for her regardless, but I think Shapiro’s previous support of school vouchers would hurt in states like Arizona, Wisconsin, and Iowa. (Don’t count Iowa out…we voted for Obama once, and lots of people are fired up against how the current legislature is killing our state.)

[Deleted]

How exciting is it that we have SO MANY great VP options! For the first time in years I’ve felt optimistic about the future of our party. We just needed the olds to step aside and look at all of our great options!

And look at Trump’s options. Nobody. JD Vance (!). Can’t hold a candle to the D options.

[sparkythelawyer]

Jul 31, 2024 15:20:18 GMT -5 @villainv said:

How exciting is it that we have SO MANY great VP options! For the first time in years I’ve felt optimistic about the future of our party. We just needed the olds to step aside and look at all of our great options!

And look at Trump’s options. Nobody. JD Vance (!). Can’t hold a candle to the D options.

Hell, the republicans don't even like JD Vance :-)

They all have something for and against them.  School vouchers might not hurt Shapiro in parts of WI, where Scott Walker (ew) gutted teacher pay rules so badly that rural schools are suffering even more than they already did.

-Eileen 

[emilyj]

erbear redheadbaker I got a link to sign up for the event a little while ago. I’m happy to pass it along if you’d like it!

I got in. :-)

[erbear]

Jul 31, 2024 20:31:55 GMT -5 emilyj said:

erbear redheadbaker I got a link to sign up for the event a little while ago. I’m happy to pass it along if you’d like it!

I got in. :-)

Yes please! I’ll pm you my email

[smock]

I hope she surprises everyone and picks Gretchen Whitmer!

[pixy0stix]

Roll call to start today - www.nytimes.com/live/2024/08/01/us/trump-harris-election-news

The NYTimes also says the VP will be picked by Monday.

[fernweh]

Aug 1, 2024 10:45:28 GMT -5 pixy0stix said:

Roll call to start today - www.nytimes.com/live/2024/08/01/us/trump-harris-election-news

The NYTimes also says the VP will be picked by Monday.

I’m curious if she will announce on Monday or wait and announce at the rally on Tuesday.

[picksthemusic]

My top two are Kelly and Walz.

I'm hearing rumblings that if it's Shapiro, a lot of folks are either going to hold their nose/not vocally support and vote only, or not vote at all due to his comments regarding pro-Palestine protesters.

[stuffandthings]

Aug 1, 2024 10:49:29 GMT -5 picksthemusic said:

My top two are Kelly and Walz.

I'm hearing rumblings that if it's Shapiro, a lot of folks are either going to hold their nose/not vocally support and vote only, or not vote at all due to his comments regarding pro-Palestine protesters.

This is exactly what I was worried about, and why I hope she doesn’t pick Shapiro.

[pixy0stix]

Aug 1, 2024 10:48:05 GMT -5 fernweh said:

Aug 1, 2024 10:45:28 GMT -5 pixy0stix said:

Roll call to start today - www.nytimes.com/live/2024/08/01/us/trump-harris-election-news

The NYTimes also says the VP will be picked by Monday.

I’m curious if she will announce on Monday or wait and announce at the rally on Tuesday.

I think if the party knows it'll be leaked, so they'll probably announce before Tuesday.

[stuffandthings]

I swear to all that is holy, if I get another fundraising text/email from the Harris campaign TEASING the VP pick and then not telling me who it is, I will personally hack the DNC’s email server to find out who the pick is gonna be. 🤣

[mcsangel2]

After reading a Yahoo article this morning, I'm realizing that of course she's picking Shapiro. Not just because it's PA (which she NEEDS), but specifically *because* of his strong pro-Israel stance.

She doesn't need to convince us to vote for her, we're already locked in. She needs to convince the Independents and moderates to vote for her.

Neither Shapiro or Kelly are 100% flawless choices, in the last couple of days I have been more concerned about that AZ Senate seat opening up in 2026, it's not a guarantee we could find another strong Democrat for it. Kelly is a unicorn in this state, he could have a career like McCain's and hold it for the rest of his life if he wants.

I do wish Shapiro had more governing experience, but my impression is he is a better speaker than Kelly which is helpful too.

But Kelly is pro 2A and also has complained about border issues lately. So I don't know. UGH.

[stuffandthings]

Aug 1, 2024 14:04:32 GMT -5 mcsangel2 said:

After reading a Yahoo article this morning, I'm realizing that of course she's picking Shapiro. Not just because it's PA (which she NEEDS), but specifically *because* of his strong pro-Israel stance.

She doesn't need to convince us to vote for her, we're already locked in. She needs to convince the Independents and moderates to vote for her.

Neither Shapiro or Kelly are 100% flawless choices, in the last couple of days I have been more concerned about that AZ Senate seat opening up in 2026, it's not a guarantee we could find another strong Democrat for it. Kelly is a unicorn in this state, he could have a career like McCain's and hold it for the rest of his life if he wants.

I do wish Shapiro had more governing experience, but my impression is he is a better speaker than Kelly which is helpful too.

But Kelly is pro 2A and also has complained about border issues lately. So I don't know. UGH.

See, I'm not convinced that a strong pro-Israel stance is something that will appeal to independents. It seems to me that it will alienate younger Dem/liberal voters while not really impressing many indies either. A lot of the friction inside the party that was tanking Biden's campaign came from younger voters who see him as enabling genocide. Harris has been stronger in condemning Israel's behavior lately so I think that's actually helping her win younger voters.

apnews.com/article/israel-palestinians-poll-biden-war-gaza-4159b28d313c6c37abdb7f14162bcdd1

[redheadbaker]

Jul 31, 2024 20:31:55 GMT -5 emilyj said:

erbear redheadbaker I got a link to sign up for the event a little while ago. I’m happy to pass it along if you’d like it!

I got in. :-)

I got an email, too, but it's not a ticket -- it's just to get an email when date/time is announced. Getting in will be first-come/first-serve. 

[wanderingback]

Aug 1, 2024 14:17:37 GMT -5 stuffandthings said:

Aug 1, 2024 14:04:32 GMT -5 mcsangel2 said:

After reading a Yahoo article this morning, I'm realizing that of course she's picking Shapiro. Not just because it's PA (which she NEEDS), but specifically *because* of his strong pro-Israel stance.

She doesn't need to convince us to vote for her, we're already locked in. She needs to convince the Independents and moderates to vote for her.

Neither Shapiro or Kelly are 100% flawless choices, in the last couple of days I have been more concerned about that AZ Senate seat opening up in 2026, it's not a guarantee we could find another strong Democrat for it. Kelly is a unicorn in this state, he could have a career like McCain's and hold it for the rest of his life if he wants.

I do wish Shapiro had more governing experience, but my impression is he is a better speaker than Kelly which is helpful too.

But Kelly is pro 2A and also has complained about border issues lately. So I don't know. UGH.

See, I'm not convinced that a strong pro-Israel stance is something that will appeal to independents. It seems to me that it will alienate younger Dem/liberal voters while not really impressing many indies either. A lot of the friction inside the party that was tanking Biden's campaign came from younger voters who see him as enabling genocide. Harris has been stronger in condemning Israel's behavior lately so I think that's actually helping her win younger voters.

apnews.com/article/israel-palestinians-poll-biden-war-gaza-4159b28d313c6c37abdb7f14162bcdd1

Yeah. This would seem to be not reading the room. The U.S. government is already "pro Israel" and maybe I’m out of touch/in a bubble, but it doesn’t seem like there are extensive calls for Biden or Harris to be more pro Israel.