A vice presidential candidate should help the presidential candidate in several ways. The VPOTUS candidate should bump the odds of taking a swing state that could tip the Electoral College odds; he or she might bring some foreign policy experience to a presidential candidate whose experience is mostly domestic. A moderate VP candidate may smooth some of the edges of a presidential candidate who is closer to the edges, as well.
There have been few presidential candidates in the history of the republic closer to the fringe than Kamala Harris. So it’s interesting to see her VP choice appearing to settle on three white dudes: Senator Mark Kelly (D-AZ), Governor Josh Shapiro (D-PA), and Governor Tim Walz (D-MN).
Kevin Munoz, a spokesperson for the Harris campaign, said she “directed her team to begin the process of vetting potential running mates” but declined to elaborate on the…
