Vice President Kamala Harris is narrowing down her search for a running mate in the 2024 presidential election, and a team led by former Attorney General Eric Holder is reportedly vetting potential candidates.
The list includes a number of Democratic governors of swing states, sources told the Associated Press. This includes Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro, North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper, and Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz. Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear, who won two terms in a state that Trump carried by 26 points in the 2020 presidential election, is also reportedly on the list, as is Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker.
Arizona Sen. Mark Kelly, who represents a crucial swing state that Biden won by only about 10,000 votes, is also reportedly being vetted.
The list also included California Gov. Gavin Newsom and Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, but both governors took themselves out of the running, sources told NBC News.
Several Biden staffers are also under consideration, including Transportation Sec. Pete Buttigieg, the former mayor of South Bend, Indiana, and Commerce Sec. Gina Raimondo, who previously served as governor of Rhode Island.
Another name being floated is retired four-star Admiral William McRaven, who previously oversaw the raid that killed Osama bin Laden in 2011. Sources previously confirmed at least one candidate on the list was not currently in government.
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