Democratic leaders in Pennsylvania are rallying around their governor, Josh Shapiro, as a compelling contender to be Kamala Harris’ running mate.
Pennsylvania is a must-win state for Harris, and Shapiro has shown he can win there: He beat Republican Doug Mastriano by 15 percentage points in the 2022 governor’s race, and as the Democrats’ candidate for attorney general, he outperformed Joe Biden in Pennsylvania in 2020.
That’s the pitch Democratic leaders in the state are making both publicly and privately.