Kamala Harris vetting about a dozen possible VP candidates
Approximately a dozen individuals are being vetted as possible running mates for Vice President Kamala Harris, according to a source familiar with the process.
That number is larger than previously reported, and is an indication that the campaign is casting a wide net at the start of this process and isn’t winnowing the list yet.
Multiple sources tell CBS News that the list of candidates includes several governors: Josh Shapiro of Pennsylvania, Roy Cooper of North Carolina, Andy Beshear of Kentucky, Tim Walz of Minnesota, J.B. Pritzker of Illinois and Gretchen Whitmer of Michigan.
Ohio deadline requiring nominees to be certified by 90 days before Election Day to obtain ballot access.
“The process is designed to select the presidential nominee and to allow the presidential nominee to choose the vice presidential nominee in advance of the Aug. 7 Ohio certification deadline,” said DNC director of party affairs and delegate selection Veronica Martinez.
Harris is the likely Democratic nominee, having been endorsed by an overwhelming majority of Democratic delegates.
Several of Harris’ potential VP candidates have denied receiving material requests for vetting, or have demurred on the question of whether they’d take the job if it were offered.
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Source: cbsnews.com