Who could be Kamala Harris’s VP pick now Biden has dropped out the race?
The IndependentSign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Please enter a valid email address Please enter a valid email address SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Please try again later {{ /verifyErrors }} All eyes have been on Vice President Kamala Harris ever since President Joe Biden’s poor performance during the first presidential debate in Atlanta. Recent surveys have shown that Harris polls better than Biden among key demographic groups like young people and people of color — and so it’s unsurprising that, when Biden officially announced he was dropping out the race on Sunday, he also endorsed Harris. Roy Cooper U.S. President Joe Biden speaks at the Chavis community center with U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris and North Carolina Governor Roy Cooper on March 26, 2024 in Raleigh, North Carolina The Democratic Governor of North Carolina has three assets in his favor. A former attorney general, Shapiro has focused heavily on combating crime in Pennsylvania, which has at times rankled progressives in the way Harris’s record as a prosecutor has, but has also insulated him from the criticism that Democrats are soft on crime.