Dramatic twist in Kamala Harris' veepstakes as top contender CANCELS major events and VP ramps up vetting of TWO candidates on her running mate shortlist

Vice President Kamala Harris's hunt for a moving mate is barreling ahead, arsenic it was revealed her squad has met pinch a brace of starring candidates from her short database pinch an announcement conscionable days away.

Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro and Arizona Sen. Mark Kelly person some met pinch members of Harris' hunt team, it was reported Thursday, aft some men person been connected Harris' short database for days.

Each offers imaginable assets to nan candidate, who is fighting disconnected GOP attacks connected near helping positions making love to her clip arsenic California AG and her ill-fated tally for president successful 2020.

The Harris run has announced a week afloat of run appearances starting Tuesday successful Philadelphia, which would put her connected Shapiro's location turf, successful a authorities that is important to nan Democratic 'blue wall.'

Notably, Shapiro has demonstrated an expertise to triumph statewide and outperform Joe Biden in occidental Pennsylvania. He ran up large margins successful suburban and exurban areas astir Philadelphia successful his 2022 win, beating Republican Doug Mastriano by 15 points statewide. 

There was different imaginable hint Thursday erstwhile Shapiro abruptly cancelled a planned travel to rake successful campaing rate successful nan Hamptons this weekend. 

His squad offered nary hint that nan cancellation had thing to do pinch nan VP action process.  

'The Governor’s travel was planned respective weeks agone and included respective fundraisers for his ain run committee,' spokesperson Manuel Bonder told DailyMail.com.

'His schedule has changed and he is nary longer walking to nan Hamptons this weekend,' Bonder added.

Politico reported that nan brace of meetings don't needfully mean that nan 2 candidates person precocious complete others connected Harris' short list.  (Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz is another).

Bloomberg reported that nan meetings did not see Harris herself. She has spent clip pinch each imaginable moving mate while walking nan country, including done aggregate Pennsylvania visits.

Kelly, meanwhile, brings his ain marque of individual authorities – having been hailed arsenic a nationalist hero for his subject work and clip arsenic an astronaut, positive holding separator credentials that will thief pinch 1 of Harris' top vulnerabilities. 

Each has nan expertise to thief Harris successful a cardinal authorities that was portion of Biden's winning coalition.

Of nan two, Pennsylvania is considered crucial, and carries 19 electoral votes.

Arizona has 11 electoral votes. The authorities is besides much Republican leaning. Only 2 Democrats person won it since 1952: Bill Clinton and Biden. Donald Trump's lead location averages astir 4 points aft Harris snagged nan lead successful a Bloomber/Morning Consult poll. 

(Trump holds a 3-point lead successful Pennsylvania successful nan RealClearPolitics average.)