Political strategists on Kamala Harris' potential running mates

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Published 2024-08-02
Democratic strategist Joel Payne and Republican strategist Leslie Sanchez join CBS News to discuss Kamala Harris' upcoming choice for running mate and the importance of a VP pick in a presidential campaign.

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All Comments (21)
  • @janefreda7034
    Walz appeals to many voters that Kamala has yet to capture. He's also incredibly likeable and would keep the gen z and millennial excitement alive. A Harris/Walz ticket would be amazing.
  • @eddie9076
    Trump is wrong again. Of course the VP pick is important. I was all-in for John McCain on his bid for president against president Obama until he picked Sarah Palin as his running mate. I thought picking an unqualified VP was a testament to his judgement. Thus, I voted for Obama. Next to JD Vance, Palin was the worse VP pick ever.
  • @davidr2802
    "VPs don"t mean much." Kamala and her $300 million in 12 days says: "what?"
  • @suedavis3525
    Hope she doesn't pick Shapiro. He would be a liability.
  • @mxvortex2341
    Walz is the best option! He may not be from a swing state, but he's surrounded by them, and, just like JD, he has rural Midwestern roots. Unlike JD, he's an extremely likable, down-to-earth, working-class American with essentially no controversy. He's exactly what Kamala needs!
  • @jdmullen78
    I would be actively driven to donate and vote by a VP Buttigieg.
  • @Sereneis
    KAMALA WE ARE MAKING YOU OUR FIRST FEMALE PREZ!
  • @wildfire60
    The Democrats have such a deep bench of qualified and exceptional candidates that Kamala can hardly miss. Walz, Kelly, Shapiro, Buttigeig, Cooper, Beshear, Whitmer. You couldn't ask for a better field of candidates than that. She'll pick one, the pundits will tell us why that was the wrong choice and then she'll get on with it.
  • @MojosMadness
    It would be impossible for her to have a worse pick than JD Vance. JD Vance is the 3rd leg of the harris campaign.
  • JD Vance is proof that the VP Pick can have devastating negative impact on the campaign.
  • I am very definitely actively voting against JD Vance. No doubt about it. I will also be actively donating and working against him any way I can until the election.
  • @a.b.9562
    Kamala inspired me to vote in the last election !
  • @rayminthecat
    Butigieg is extremely talented speaker and would mop the floor with Vance OR Don Old in any debate.
  • @reaperdragon1
    If she picks Tim Walz i will be voting for the vp 😂
  • @1ACL
    Shapiro is a little bit dirty and compromised. Go with Walz because he is great at talking back to the maga line. Walz is very friendly and relatable and doesn't have any baggage.
  • @Vaushgg
    God Not Shapiro!! God Not Shapiro!! God Not Shapiro!!
  • @Hyde_Hill
    Number 1 VP pick Walz for me as he has strong Mid West and blue collar appeal with his down to earth style, won house seat in rural district Trump won by +15, veteran, strong on labor, excites younger and female voters with his policies. Strong speaker, coined the “weird” meme. Followed by Beshear and Pritzker. While Shapiro helps with Pen he might hurt Michigan and Wisconsin and parts of the base because of some of the perception against him and his charter school stance. Kelly if you want to go very centrist, which I don't think is the right move, and mediocre speaker. Mayor Pete I don’t think the country is ready for yet unfortunately as well as his McKinsey, Ivy League vibes for blue collar voters.
  • Mark Kelly! He’s strong on the border and international affairs. He brings a swing state and he was a freaking astronaut for gods sake!