Democrats reveal who Kamala Harris should select as her VP... and why 'chemistry' is key

Democrats are pushing for their favourite colleagues and friends to beryllium considered for Vice President Kamala Harris's moving mate.

Harris is reportedly getting adjacent to choosing a VP and could beryllium retired connected nan run way pinch her second-in-command by her broadside arsenic soon arsenic adjacent week.

After quickly obtaining nan Democratic party's afloat support pursuing President Joe Biden's monumental reelection exit conscionable complete a week ago, she started vetting imaginable No. 2 options.

The apical contenders thought to beryllium successful nan moving include Kentucky Governor Andy Beshear, Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro, Arizona Sen. Mark Kelly, Michigan Sen. Gary Peters, Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz and Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg. 

Despite their differences, they're each achromatic and male, and supply different advantages for Harris's run successful respective must-win states for Democrats.

Beshear, Shapiro and Walz bring high-level executive acquisition to nan domiciled and person immense sanction nickname successful their captious states of Kentucky, Pennsylvania, and Minnesota. 

Kelly is simply a well-known erstwhile astronaut from Arizona who has Senate acquisition nether his loop aft being elected successful 2020.

Democrats request to triumph those states if they person immoderate dream of securing nan White House and down-ballot races. 

The determination connected who will subordinate Harris connected nan summons is expected successful nan coming days arsenic she plans connected campaigning pinch her moving mate adjacent week, sources revealed to Reuters on Tuesday. 

Now, Democrats are revealing to DailyMail.com who they want to spot astatine nan apical of nan summons pinch Kamala. 

'Both Kelly and Peters, some would beryllium great,' Virginia Democrat Sen. Tim Kaine - who was erstwhile selected himself arsenic Hillary Clinton's VP prime successful 2016 - told DailyMail.com. 

Kaine continued saying Harris has a multitude of awesome options but that she will person to hone successful connected nan 1 who she feels 'the chemistry with' and who tin 'secure support successful battleground states.'

'First of all, it's her decision, but I evidently person a favorite,' Pennsylvania Democrat Sen. Bob Casey told DailyMail.com. 'Both our governor, and bully friend, Governor Josh Shapiro.' 

His colleague, Illinois Democrat Sen. Tammy Duckworth, however, had a different idea. 

'So evidently my Governor J.B. Pritzker would beryllium great,' she said. 'He turned astir our state.'

Though Illinois Gov. Pritzker was her first choice, Duckworth besides floated different name.

'I besides deliberation Tim Walz would beryllium really good,' she revealed to DailyMail.com, adding nan 2 spent clip successful nan House together and that Walz, for illustration herself, is simply a veteran, which she says 'would beryllium really adjuvant to a caller commander-in-chief.'

The senators who are connected nan shortlist themselves did not disclose who they judge Harris should select.

'That's a bully question,' Arizona Sen. Mark Kelly told DailyMail.com, 1 of astir talked astir Democrats successful nan moving mate race. 'I deliberation location are a batch of really bully options retired there, for illustration many.'

Sen. Gary Peters, D-Mich., who is besides suspected to beryllium successful nan VP mix, likewise gave DailyMail.com a non-answer.

'She's sewage a batch of awesome folks to prime from,' he said. 'She'll spell done her process and I'm assured whoever she likes will beryllium a awesome Vice President.'

When pressed astir whether he wants nan occupation aft reports indicated that he was being looked astatine by Harris arsenic a imaginable moving mate, he again brushed disconnected nan inquiry. 

'We person to respect her process. She's sewage a batch of group to beryllium looking at. We'll fto her look astatine folks and make nan correct decision.'

Montana Democrat Sen. John Tester, who is successful a bruising reelection run and is threatened to beryllium bogged down by his affiliation pinch nan Biden administration, stayed retired of nan VP speculation.

'Now that's a telephone for personification too me,' Tester said of Harris's VP pick. 

Democrat Colorado Sen. John Hickenlooper said: 'Governor [Jared] Polis successful Colorado, I mean [Commerce Sec.] Gina Raimondo, [Transportation Sec.] Pete Buttigieg, there's are a batch of talent retired there.'

'But I'm a large instrumentality of Mark Kelly,' he conceded. 'I deliberation he's nan closest point to a nationalist leader we have.' 

The Colorado legislator said Kelly's clip successful nan subject and serving arsenic an astronaut separate him from different contenders. 

Hickenlooper added that Kelly reminds him of erstwhile President Dwight D. Eisenhower, who famously led nan U.S. done WWII, saying he has 'become good known for making everyone astir [him] better.'

Connecticut Democrat Sen. Chris Murphy told DailyMail.com he would not situation effort to power Harris's prime for VP. 

'It would beryllium nan worst imaginable point for maine to springiness proposal to Kamala Harris. She should prime who she thinks is nan champion fresh for her and nan champion imaginable leader of nan country.'

Massachusetts Democrat Sen. Elizabeth Warren simply said nan vice president should 'pick whoever she wants.' 

One Michigan House Democrat, Rep. Shri Thanedar, threw his support down Peters, saying he will support nan legislator aft Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer was dropped from consideration.

'Supporting Sen. Gary Peters for VP,' Thanedar posted connected X Monday. 'If not Gretchen, past Gary will beryllium nan champion alternative.'

On nan different broadside of nan aisle, Republican Sen. Josh Hawley besides weighed in, saying he liked his Arizona workfellow for nan spot. 

'I'm very impressed pinch Senator Kelly. I tin understand why she'd vet him. I dream she doesn't take him, let's put it that way,' he told Reporters Tuesday.

'He's really sharp,' Hawley continued. 'And I deliberation he evidently has a honorable grounds of serving this state successful aggregate different ways.' 

Texas Republican Sen. John Cornyn besides did not propose a moving mate for Harris, 'I'm conscionable waiting and watching,' he told DailyMail.com.