Kamala Harris campaigns for US elections after Biden withdraws, live

With President Joe Biden’s endorsement coming from a number of prominent Democrats, Kamala Harris has become the favorite to replace him as the party’s presidential nominee.

Harris immediately received endorsements from several Democratic Party leaders and inherited the Biden campaign’s war chest.

Now, conversations are moving quickly about who will be Harris’s running mate.

Here are some possible candidates:

Josh Shapiro: Pennsylvania Governor Josh Shapiro was elected in a landslide victory in 2022, defeating a far-right state senator who rejected the results of the 2020 election, becoming the third Jewish governor elected in the crucial swing state.

Roy Cooper: North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper leads a state that is a key battleground state in 2024. He was first elected in 2016 by just over 10,000 votes. He won re-election in 2020 and will be term-limited and barred from running for a third term. He endorsed Harris on Sunday, saying she “has the ability to defeat Donald Trump and lead our country thoughtfully and with integrity.”

Mark Kelly: Arizona Senator Mark Kelly represents the state that Biden won by just 10,457 votes in 2020 and has national recognition as a former astronaut and the husband of former Representative Gabby Giffords.

Andy Beshear: Kentucky Governor Andy Beshear has been floated as a potential vice presidential candidate. He won re-election to a second term last November in the deep-red state, which Trump won by nearly 25 points in 2020. He is the most elected Democrat in the Bluegrass State and has made abortion a key issue in his campaign.

JB Pritzker: Hyatt Richter’s successor, Illinois Governor JB Pritzker, was first elected in 2018 and won re-election by more than 10 percentage points in 2022. Pritzker, who endorsed Harris on Monday, has addressed many of the issues that will dominate the 2024 presidential race, from gun control to reproductive rights.

Pete Buttigieg: Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg described himself as a centrist during his 2020 campaign for the Democratic presidential nomination, drawing on his time as mayor of South Bend, Indiana, and his service in the war in Afghanistan. His presidential run was historic: He also became the first Senate-confirmed LGBTQ Cabinet secretary in history.

Gretchen Whitmer: Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, who won re-election in the crucial swing state in 2022 by about 10 percentage points, was viewed by Democrats as a leading candidate to replace Biden at the top of the ticket, though she endorsed Harris on Monday morning and appeared to take herself out of consideration in comments to local reporters.

Gavin Newsom: California Gov. Gavin Newsom was the subject of 2024 presidential speculation last year when he notably debated then-Republican candidate Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis on Fox News and visited several Republican-led states. He endorsed Harris on Sunday.