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By Darragh Roche
US News Reporter
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Vice President Kamala Harris' list of potential running mates has narrowed and includes one U.S. senator and several prominent Democratic governors, according to a new report.
The Wall Street Journal reported on Monday that potential vice presidential candidates had been asked to provide vetting materials to the Harris campaign, citing an unnamed source familiar with the matter.
A survey of delegates conducted by the Associated Press has found that the vice president has enough support to secure the nomination at the Democratic National Convention to be held in Chicago in August.
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There has already been significant speculation about Harris' choice of running mate after President Joe Biden left the presidential race on Sunday and endorsed the vice president.
The Wall Street Journal reported that the Harris campaign sought vetting materials from Senator Mark Kelly of Arizona, Governor Roy Cooper of North Carolina, Governor Josh Shapiro of Pennsylvania, Governor Gretchen Whitmer of Michigan, Governor J.B. Pritzker of Illinois, and Governor Tim Walz of Minnesota.
Newsweek has reached out to the potential vice presidential picks via email for comment.
All of the Democrats named in The Wall Street Journal's article have endorsed Harris and several represent swing states. Michigan, Minnesota and Pennsylvania were key to Biden's 2020 win.
Michigan and Pennsylvania voted narrowly for former President Donald Trump in 2016 and were crucial to his victory.
Biden also won Arizona by a narrow margin in 2020 following Trump's win there four years earlier. It remains to be seen if Harris will opt for a running mate from a swing state.
Governor Andy Beshear of Kentucky, who has also been considered a potential running mate for Harris, has reportedly not been asked for vetting materials. He too has endorsed Harris.
"Harris' campaign has requested vetting materials from potential VPs, including Cooper (NC), Kelly (AZ), Shapiro (PA), Whitmer (MI), Walz (MN) + Pritzker (IL), according to a person familiar. Beshear told CNN he hasn't been asked to submit info at this point," The Wall Street Journal's White House reporter Ken Thomas wrote on X, formerly Twitter.
However, Tina Sfondeles, chief political reporter at the Chicago Sun-Times, responded to Thomas: "Can confirm from Pritzker camp that he is not being vetted - at least not right now. No materials have been requested."
Whoever becomes the Democratic Party's vice presidential nominee is likely to face the Republican vice presidential nominee, Senator J.D. Vance of Ohio, in a head-to-head debate before the November election.
Vance recently traded barbs with Governor Beshear about the senator's connection to his state. Vance was born in Middletown, Ohio, but has family roots from eastern Kentucky.
In addition to the public support from potential running mates, Harris has quickly picked up endorsements from other prominent Democrats, including former Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi, former President Bill Clinton, and former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton.
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