Opinion: Kamala’s VP Picks Should Compete—Like My Grandfather Did for FDR

Wallace, an attorney and co-chair of the Wallace Global Fund, was the 2018 Democratic nominee in Pennsylvania’s First Congressional District.

It’s been a long time since either party had a convention that actually decided on candidates, and many Democrats worry about the potential chaos. Now that President Biden has stepped aside and Vice President Harris seems to have the nomination wrapped up, shouldn’t we just let her pick her Veep and lock it in well before the convention?

Will it be Gov. Josh Shapiro of Pennsylvania, Sen. Mark Kelly of Arizona or Govs. Roy Cooper of North Carolina, Tim Walz of Minnesota, or Andy Beshear of Kentucky? These, according to sources speaking to the New York Times, are top of the list for Kamala Harris’ possible Veep picks—even if the list “remains in flux.” Add to the mix (even if she says she is not interested) Gov. Gretchen Whitmer of Michigan and Secretary of Transportation and dynamic former presidential candidate Pete Buttigieg.

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