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Voters have two preferred candidates to be Kamala Harris' vice presidential pick, according to exclusive polling for Newsweek, and one of them is already believed to be out of contention.
The Redfield & Wilton Strategies survey asked people who already plan to vote for Harris who should be her running mate, and Transport Secretary Pete Buttigieg and Arizona Senator Mark Kelly were the clear frontrunners, with 17 percent each.
But, despite Buttigieg polling well among voters, people close to the process believe he is not a top contender, CNN recently reported.
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Other candidates listed were Governor Josh Shapiro of Pennsylvania and Governor Andy Beshear of Kentucky, who received 11 percent and 7 percent respectively.
Beshear is also not believed to be a top contender in the process, according to CNN, making Kelly the most popular choice who has not reportedly been ruled out.
Roy Cooper, Gavin Newsom, and Gretchen Whitmer were also listed and all polled at six percent or less. Each of them has ruled themselves out of the race in recent weeks.
The largest number of respondents, 23 percent, said they didn't know who they would prefer. The poll of 1,750 eligible voters was conducted on 29 June and has a margin of error of +/- 2.34.
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Harris is expected to reveal her vice presidential pick at a rally in Philadelphia next Tuesday, which will kick off a run of rallies in several battleground states.
Newsweek has reached out to the Harris campaign for comment via email outside of regular working hours.
Harris became the Democratic Party's presumptive 2024 presidential nominee after President Joe Biden dropped out of the race on July 21, and has since had to condense what is normally a monthslong process to choose a vice president into a two-week search.
Her team has requested vetting materials from several potential candidates and she is believed to be planning to conduct interviews with finalists in the coming days, The New York Times reported.
According to CNN, the vetting team is being led by former attorney general Eric Holder, and is studying contenders' financial records, family histories, voting records, social media posts and more.
When asked by reporters on Tuesday if she had made her pick yet, Harris responded: "Not yet."
Some reports have suggested that Shapiro and Kelly are among the frontrunners, not least because they both come from battleground states.
Shapiro's Pennsylvania is particularly important, as Democrats view winning the state and securing its 19 electoral votes as critical to victory.
Delegates to the Democratic National Convention will meet virtually within the next weeks to confirm Harris as their nominee for president, along with her running mate. The DNC will be held in Chicago from August 19 to 22.
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