Democrats keep trying to offer explanations for why Kamala Harris didn’t choose Josh Shapiro as her running mate … and keep failing to convince people. The popular Pennsylvania governor seems poised to deliver the one state Democrats can’t afford to lose while expanding the potential appeal of the ticket elsewhere. Two narratives emerged yesterday in the damage control effort:
- The explanation leaking out from Team Kamala was that Shapiro was too ambitious for their comfort. That seems patently absurd coming from the Anointed nominee, whose ambitions have been on display since running for the US Senate. Ambition is hardly a disqualifier in politics.
- Shapiro’s team leaked that he was conflicted about accepting the role in the middle of his term as governor. That could be more believable if Shapiro hadn’t spent last week twisting himself into knots to distance himself from his…
