{"id":2315923,"date":"2024-07-30T10:21:02","date_gmt":"2024-07-30T14:21:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/top-vp-contender-withdraws-from-kamala-harris-shortlist\/"},"modified":"2024-07-30T10:23:14","modified_gmt":"2024-07-30T14:23:14","slug":"top-vp-contender-withdraws-from-kamala-harris-shortlist","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/top-vp-contender-withdraws-from-kamala-harris-shortlist\/","title":{"rendered":"Top VP Contender Withdraws from Kamala Harris&#8217; Shortlist"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">16<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Ftop-vp-contender-withdraws-from-kamala-harris-shortlist%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2315923&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>North \u2064Carolina Governor Roy Cooper has \u2064officially withdrawn from consideration as a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/joe-biden-knows-he-messed-up-on-fracking-at-debate-and-is-now-doing-damage-control-the-daily-wire\/\" title=\"Joe Biden Knows He Messed Up On Fracking At Debate And Is Now Doing Damage Control | The Daily Wire\">vice presidential candidate<\/a> \u200cfor the Democratic ticket\u200c led by Vice President Kamala \u2062Harris. In a post on social \u2062media, Cooper stated that the timing was not suitable for him\u200b or the state of North Carolina. Cooper recognized that North Carolina \u2064is \u200ca crucial state in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/what-is-going-on-minnesota-and-wisconsin-both-had-89-90-turnout-something-that-is-highly-unlikely\/\" title=\"What is Going On? Minnesota and Wisconsin BOTH had 89%-90% Turnout -- Something That Is Highly Unlikely\">presidential elections<\/a>\u200c and believed he could have been an\u2064 asset to Harris, particularly against former President Donald Trump, \u200dwho\u2063 has previously \u2062won the state. However, he cited concerns about the potential for his absence from the state during \u2064campaigning to create problems for the \u2063current\u2063 administration under Lt.\u2062 Governor\u200c Mark Robinson. As Cooper\u200c is \u2063term-limited and not seeking reelection, he felt it \u2063best to focus on \u2064state \u200dmatters rather than \u200dthe <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/donald-trump-the-bidens-got-rich-while-americans-got-robbed\/\" title=\"Donald Trump: &#039;The Bidens Got Rich While Americans Got Robbed&#039;\">vice presidency<\/a>. Reports suggest that other\u200d candidates are being considered to fill the vice \u2062presidential spot, including several governors and other prominent officials. The Democratic National Convention is set to begin on \u2062August 19, where Harris is expected to announce her running mate soon.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<section>\n<p>North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper has pulled out of consideration as a vice presidential candidate on the Democratic presidential ticket led by Vide President Kamala Harris.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;This just wasn&rsquo;t the right time for North Carolina and for me to potentially be on a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/ted-cruz-plots-a-2024-bid-even-as-he-waits-on-trump\/\" title=\"Ted Cruz plots a 2024 bid even as he waits on Trump\">national ticket<\/a>,&rdquo; Cooper <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/RoyCooperNC\/status\/1818080476273201442\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">posted to X<\/a>.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"zxx\"><a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/vBmxvUhuFu\">pic.twitter.com\/vBmxvUhuFu<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Roy Cooper (@RoyCooperNC) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RoyCooperNC\/status\/1818080476273201442?\">July 30, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><br \/> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/trump-gets-heros-greeting-nascar-race-swing-state-north-carolina\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">North Carolina<\/a> is considered a state that is in play in the presidential election, which meant Cooper could have helped Harris win that state over former President Donald Trump, who won the state in 2016 and 2020, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.axios.com\/2024\/07\/30\/harris-roy-cooper-vice-president-2024-election\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Axios <\/a>noted.<\/p>\n<p>Cooper faces term limits as governor and is not on the ballot this fall.<\/p>\n<p>  <script> \t\t\t\tif( ! getCookie( 'ff_subbed' ) ) if( typeof FFADS.replace_ict !='undefined' ) if( FFADS.replace_ict ) eval( FFADS.replace_ict ); \t\t\t<\/script> <\/p>\n<p>According to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2024\/07\/29\/us\/politics\/roy-cooper-kamala-harris-vp.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The New York Times<\/a>, Cooper had privately taken himself out of consideration last Monday, one day after President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/watch-biden-says-speaker-mike-johnson-dead-arrival-gop-leader-vows-kill-scotus-reform\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Joe Biden<\/a> ended his campaign for re-election.<\/p>\n<p>Citing sources it did not name, the Times report said Cooper feared that if he was out of the state for extended periods while campaigning, Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson, who is seeking to be elected governor, might try to use the absences as a way to take executive authority in the state.<\/p>\n<p>The report said Cooper said if such an event took place it would be a distraction he wanted to avoid.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Should Kamala Harris choose a running-mate designed to flip a battleground state? Probably not. The evidence for a veep mattering in any state is weak. Harris should pick someone qualified to serve who reinforces her message. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/0C8zWlKZjM\">https:\/\/t.co\/0C8zWlKZjM<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Intelligencer (@intelligencer) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intelligencer\/status\/1818273091987931605?\">July 30, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>The Times report listed Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro, Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz, Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear, Sen. Mark Kelly of Arizona, and Transportation Secretary <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/let-finish-pete-buttigieg-torched-cnbc-host-live-air-defends-bidens-handling-border-crisis\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Pete Buttigieg<\/a> as comprising the shortlist of potential picks.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/politics\/obama-strategist-shouts-out-one-candidate-harris-running-mate\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Fox News<\/a> added Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo and Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker as possible picks as well.<\/p>\n<p>One name that made a number of early lists &mdash; Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer &ndash; is no longer in contention.<\/p>\n<p>Whitmer said Monday she is &ldquo;not a part of the vetting&rdquo; process, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/gretchen-whitmer-vice-presidential-pick-vetting\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">CBS<\/a>.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">VP Kamala Harris is going to announce her running mate &ldquo;probably, in the next 6, 7 days,&rdquo; campaign co-chair <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/GovWhitmer?\">@GovWhitmer<\/a> tells CBS Mornings.<\/p>\n<p>She adds that she believes Harris&rsquo; running mate does not need to be a White man in order for her to win. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/qcj6TcLdJz\">https:\/\/t.co\/qcj6TcLdJz<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/GV4GsZ5drf\">pic.twitter.com\/GV4GsZ5drf<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; CBS Mornings (@CBSMornings) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CBSMornings\/status\/1817895628015382882?\">July 29, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I have communicated with everyone, including the people of Michigan, that I&rsquo;m going to stay as governor until the end of my term at the end of 2026,&rdquo; Whitmer said Monday.<\/p>\n<p>Whitmer said she expects Harris to make her selection in the next few days.<\/p>\n<p>The Democratic National Convention will begins Aug. 19.<\/p>\n<div style=\"position: relative;\">\n<div class=\"ff-fancy-header-container\">  <\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-submit-correction inner-content\">\n<div class=\"correction-form\">\n<form style=\"display: none;\">\n<div class=\"sc-name-field\"> <label>* Name<\/label> <br \/> <input type=\"text\" name=\"name\" required> <\/div>\n<div class=\"sc--field\"> <label>* <\/label> <br \/> <input type=\"text\" name=\"\" required> <\/div>\n<p> <label>* Message<\/label> <br \/> <textarea name=\"message\" required><\/textarea>  <\/p>\n<div class=\"required-message\" style=\"display: none; padding-bottom: 15px;\">* All fields are required.<\/div>\n<p> <input type=\"submit\" value=\"Submit\" onclick=\"event.preventDefault(); firefly_sc();\">  <\/p>\n<div class=\"firefly-sc-confirm\" style=\"display: none;\">Success!<\/div>\n<\/p><\/form>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> <script> \t\t\tfunction firefly_sc() { \t\t\t\tif( typeof window.captchaPublicKey==typeof undefined ){ \t\t\t\t\tconsole.error('window.captchaPublicKey is not defined'); \t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\tgrecaptcha.execute( window.captchaPublicKey, { action: 'submit_correction' } ).then( function( token ) { \t\t\t\t\tvar opts={ \t\t\t\t\t\taction:    'firefly_sc_submit', \t\t\t\t\t\tname:      document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"name\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\t:     document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tmessage:   document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"message\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tpost_id:   firefly_post_id, \t\t\t\t\t\tcap_token: token \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\tvar inputs=[ 'name', '', 'message' ];  \t\t\t\t\tfor( var i=0; i <inputs.length; i++ ) if( ! 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He stated on X, &#8220;This just wasn\u2019t the right time for North Carolina and for me to potentially be on a national ticket.&#8221; North Carolina is viewed as a competitive state in the presidential race, which could have made Cooper an asset in helping Harris secure it against former President Donald Trump, who won there in both 2016 and 2020. Cooper is facing term limits as governor and will not be running this fall.<\/p>\n<p>According to The New York Times, Cooper had privately decided to step back from consideration last Monday, shortly after President Joe Biden announced he would not seek re-election. Sources cited by the Times indicated that Cooper was concerned about being away from North Carolina during campaigning; he feared that Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson, who is running for governor, might exploit his absence to assert executive power in his stead. This potential scenario was something Cooper wanted to avoid.<\/p>\n<p>The Times also mentioned several other candidates being considered for Harris&#8217;s running mate: Pennsylvania Governor Josh Shapiro, Minnesota Governor Tim Walz, Kentucky Governor Andy Beshear, Arizona Senator Mark Kelly, and Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg. Fox News added Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo and Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker as possible options too. Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer had been mentioned earlier but has since stated she is not part of the vetting process.<\/p>\n<p>Whitmer confirmed her commitment to serving out her term until its conclusion at the end of 2026 and anticipates that Harris will announce her choice soon; she expects this announcement within a week or so ahead of the Democratic National Convention starting August 19th<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2315924,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/k-harr.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[32431,32438,32603,36633],"class_list":["post-2315923","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-2024-election","tag-kamala-harris","tag-political-news","tag-vp-contender"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/k-harr.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2315923","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2315923"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2315923\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2315924"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2315923"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2315923"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2315923"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}