North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper removes himself from Harris VP consideration

The governor’s decision to pull his name from consideration as Harris’ running mate is only the latest sign that the search has entered a new phase, two people familiar with the matter said.

Cooper, the oldest candidate under consideration, had the longest standing relationship with Harris. But his age was thought to be at odds with Harris’ push for a vigorous, younger ticket, the sources said.

Oh God. Please don't let it be Secretary Pete. Pushing one boulder up a hill is hard enough.

Mark Robinson is batshit crazy and Cooper must serve out his term if his departure means Robertson would inherit the governorship.

Good. He’s too old.

He’s too old. He’s probably not really in the running.

Is Robinson the guy that said "some people ought to be killed"?

[quote] But his age was thought to be at odds with Harris’ push for a vigorous, younger ticket, the sources said.

This bodes well for Beshear, the youngest on the VP list.

byeeeeeee!!!

Oh, gosh. He seems super great

Not necessarily, r7. Shapiro and Buttigieg are also quite young.

shapiro is 51, buttigieg is like 41

If she doesn’t choose someone who will help her lock in one or more swing states, she’s crazy.

The Holy Bible reads: “and a child shall lead them…” Do any of the contenders have a newborn 👶, a known zygote?

[quote]expressed concern about going through the veepstakes process at age 67.

What does this even mean? 67 isnt that old to have the process be that taxing. Or are there skeletons to hide in all those 67 years?

It’s going to be Mark kelly or Shapiro.

Please not Shapiro, the repubs will super charge the Gaza goons.

Down to Kelley or Mcraven.

Gary Peters is the new front runner.

Rumor has it Sean Penn spent the weekend with the 2nd couple.

R19 threesome? And you beigh-not be lying neevah.

Penn has too much of a temper.

McCraven told a Washington Post columnist he removed his name from consideration.

My wife has devoted her life to service. She's ready.

I am not going to accept the appointment of VP under Harris. I just will not do it.

Pete. I'll keep saying it.

[quote]It’s going to be Mark kelly or Shapiro.

I admit I'm kind of surprised Shapiro is still a finalist given the sexual harassment coverup controversy, not to mention the possibility he would turn off younger voters whom Harris (and the Dems as a whole) very much needs. But even Jon Favreau said on MSNBC tonight that Shapiro is one of his top picks, so perhaps Harris's team sees internal polling that picking him wouldn't hurt her that badly after all? Just wondering.

David Hogg already said that his coalition will NOT be voting for Shapiro.

I hope Kamala's team is listening, because picking him could be a critical mistake.

Oh yes, I’m quite sure Sean Penn is being very carefully evaluated.

I doubt Cooper has any skeletons.

He would not be "mean," not in his nature.

His wife and girls probably don't want him to get shot.

R27 He is such a stunt queen. Can someone answer me this? Does surviving a mass shooting make one holier than thou? I’d still fuck him senseless.

R3, he doesn’t have to resign as Governor to run as VP. The whole, “he has to protect NC from Mark Robinson” argument is false and debunked by all of the local NC news outlets.

His wife and daughters either told him they didn’t want him to run, or he’s been given Attorney General, which he would like more than VP anyway.

R27, how much influence does David Hogg really have? 99% of Americans have probably never heard of him.

R32 - With David Hogg, maybe the issue is not so much how much influence he has as an individual; maybe it's about what people like him (young progressives) think.

It’s been a funny week seeing a 60 year old woman called a baby, young, fresh, vital, beautiful, energized at the same time that Olympics commentators talk about 40 year old LeBron and any athlete over 30 like they’re ready for Shady Pines!

Gary Peters is 65. But can he bring Michigan onboard?

I still think the charismatic Tim Walz is the one. Even The Guardian is promoting him. Love his "weird" comment which seems to be catching on. Just saw Rick Wilson of Lincoln Project emphasizing how "weird" the Trump/Vance duo are.

I think it's going to be Kelly.

Here's Rick's screed if you're interested (Instagram post)

Mark Kelly is supposedly good on the border - not sure what that means but it could be a weak point for Kamala which he might shore up. Plus help with Arizona's EVs

Sounds like the 17 year old guy who killed two children and critically injured a few more near Liverpool, England, is the son of Rwandan immigrants. Being England, it was a stabbing and not a shooting like it would have been here.

I don't know if that story will get traction over here, but Kelly might matter on the immigrant front.

And the children were age 6 to 12 and were at a Taylor Swift themed dance class.

ahhh, he probably feels the need to campaign for Stein in NC too.

R39, isn't Mark Kelly a big supporter of transing kids? Andy Beshear defends it too. If you want to look to the UK for how issues could play out in the US, then the High Court's declaration yesterday that the ban on puberty blockers is lawful might not be a plus for those two.

Scuttlebutt is, Harris VP top two are now Mark Kelly (AZ) and Tim Walz (MN). Either one would be great.