On Sunday, President Joe Biden announced he was stepping out of the 2024 presidential race and endorsing Vice President Kamala Harris.
But who should serve as her vice president?
Brad Bannon, a Democratic strategist, told KNX News he believes she should go with a young Democratic governor. Namely, Kentucky Governor Andy Beshear.
“By having someone like Brashear on the ticket, that [would] make it a lot easier to rejuvenate Democratic support among younger voters,” he said.
When asked if Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg, who’s name has also been thrown around, would be a viable candidate, Bannon said yes.
“He's vibrant and I think it would be incumbent on Vice President Harris to bring someone to the ticket like Mayor Pete or Governor Beshear,” he said. “And I think that would help the Democratic ticket with young voters and I think it would rejuvenate the Democratic generational support.”
Bannon added that while he believes Harris has a couple contenders in mind for the VP role, she needs to make a quick decision.
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“The sooner Harris does this…and they're both on the campaign trail, the better chance the Democrats have to beat Donald Trump and they still do have a chance to beat him because the polls are close,” he said. “I think you'll see in the first wave of polls after this announcement a tightening of the race between the Republican nominee and the new Democratic nominee Vice President Harris. This is a competitive race. So the earlier they get all this done up and running and up on the road, the better the chances of a Democratic victory in November.”
He added he believes the decision should be made before the DNC kicks off in Chicago on Aug. 19.
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