Abortion rights also played a key role in the Kentucky gubernatorial election, which also took place on Nov. 7, 2023.
Incumbent Gov. Andy Beshear (D), who supports abortion rights, won the election by a margin of 5.1%.
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Reading the #tealeaves While we all await the Announcement of the #veepstakes #kamalaharris will select someone simpatico that she trusts. This may elevate TWO young men to possible Vice Presidential candidate. They are Pete #buttigeig and Andy #Beshear. She does not need to interview them as she knows them well and she probably has spoken to them already and reoeatedly.
Looking at it strictly personality wise I would think Tim #Walz she will feel very comfortable & confident with her as well. So I expect one of these 3 to be the selection. All 3 of which work for me. All play the typical attack dog of the opponent well.
I think she should rule out political calculus and pick a partner. (Unlike Trump who had a #chamelon picked for him.
I rule out #shapiro and #prtizker for their controversial unnuanced positiins re Israel. I think their selection would be divisive and alienate parts ofvher broad coalition.
#Kelly at least for me, just doesn't fit, although he has good attributes.
@LALegault because Shapiro is the traditional, conventional, Bidenesque choice. Walz, Buttigeig or Beshear would be less traftional and base expanders. Shapiro's net negative is great--no matter how many want him. He is divisive. If she picks Buttigeig --she proves "FREEDOM" to ♥️ who you love. I had a Republican friend tell me she loves Buttigeig. The peiple who wouldn't vote for #LGBTQ+ Would be unlikely to vite for #Kamala anyway. Everyone loves #walz so that is a net win too. And if she wants to give someone the opportunity thst Biden gave her you go with #Beshear or #buttigieg any of those 3 are on brand. Its the young people, People of color, #LGBTQ+ community that has carried #Kamala so far. She's unlikely to forget that.
I will be crushed if I am wrong...but right now I have faith.
No one knows who the #VP pick is going to be yet. It might be #Shapiro, but it might not.
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Ms. Harris is seeking to select a running mate on a highly compressed timeline,
aiming to make her choice by Aug. 7
— a little more than two weeks after she entered the race to replace President Biden on the Democratic ticket.
Besides Mr. Cooper, those known to be under serious consideration include Gov. Josh #Shapiro of Pennsylvania, Gov. Tim #Walz of Minnesota, Gov. Andy #Beshear of Kentucky, Senator Mark #Kelly of Arizona and the transportation secretary, Pete #Buttigieg.
The remaining leading candidates are all white men. All except Mr. Buttigieg have a history of electoral success in politically divided states.
Mr. Beshear was elected twice in deep-red Kentucky,
Mr. Walz represented a conservative House district before being elected governor,
Mr. Shapiro won his attorney general race in 2016 when Mr. Trump carried Pennsylvania and
Mr. Kelly has won Arizona twice in the last four years.
Mr. Shapiro on Monday campaigned for Ms. Harris in the Philadelphia suburbs with Gov. Gretchen #Whitmer of Michigan, who may have been a vice-presidential contender had she not taken herself out of the running last week.
Two people with knowledge of the vice-presidential vetting process said
the list had been narrowed to five,
though the Harris campaign has vetted a dozen potential running mates.
They spoke on the condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to discuss the private deliberations.
The only other vice-presidential contender known to have withdrawn from the process is Adm. William H. #McRaven, the former commander of the United States Special Operations Command, who publicly took himself out of consideration last week.
Ms. Harris’s vetting process began last week and is expected to run through this weekend.
She has yet to meet in person with any of the potential running mates.
The initial candidate interviews with members of her campaign staff have begun over video calls.
Several of those contenders have been campaigning publicly
— and thus auditioning
— for Ms. Harris in recent days.
Mr. Buttigieg appeared on Fox News over the weekend and is set to appear on “The Daily Show” with Jon Stewart on Monday night.
Mr. Walz has been a regular on CNN, MSNBC and Fox News
— and even had a profile in the magazine Runner’s World.
Mr. Beshear campaigned in Georgia.
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