REVEALED: Kamala Harris vets her top VP picks... but one favorite is left OFF of her shortlist

It took Vice President Kamala Harris little than 2 afloat days aft President Biden dropped retired of nan statesmanlike title to fastener successful capable delegates to go nan presumptive Democratic statesmanlike nominee. 

But now nan Democratic statesmanlike summons needs a vice statesmanlike campaigner pinch conscionable weeks earlier delegates must formally ballot for nan nominations and conscionable complete 1 100 days until nan election. 

The names of a number of apical Democratic governors, lawmakers and different statement leaders person each been floated arsenic imaginable moving mates.

Harris has requested materials from aggregate imaginable candidates including Arizona Senator Mark Kelly, North Carolina Governor Roy Cooper, Pennsylvania Governor Josh Shapiro, Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer, Illinois Gov politician J.B. Pritzker and Minnesota Governor Tim Walz, nan Wall Street Journal reported Monday.

Noticeably absent from nan database were respective different salient names that person been thrown retired location complete nan past 32 hours including Kentucky Governor Andy Beshear and Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg. 

It is not yet clear whether further imaginable candidates will beryllium asked for worldly moving forward. 

Here's what those who are reportedly being vetted person been saying astir nan title and taking nan number 2 spot connected nan Democratic ticket: 

Governor Josh Shapiro

Pennsylvania Governor Josh Shapiro's sanction often comes up arsenic a Democrat pinch a agleam governmental early and imaginable sights connected nan White House. 

The 51-year-old battleground authorities politician was 1 of nan first Democratic leaders to push backmost connected replacing Biden pursuing his stumbling statement performance, but it is not clear whether he would subordinate a Harris ticket. 

In a connection connected Sunday, Shapiro endorsed Vice President Harris for nan nomination. 

'I've known Kamala Harris for astir tow decades - we've some been prosecutors, we've some stood up for nan norm of law, we've some fought for nan group and delivered results,' he wrote.

'Kamala Harris is simply a patriot worthy of our support and she will proceed to activity for generations of Americans who came earlier america to cleanable our union, protect our democracy, and beforehand existent freedom,' he said successful a statement. 'She has served nan state honorably arsenic Vice President and she is fresh to beryllium President,' he continued.

The Keystone authorities politician said nan champion way guardant for nan Democratic Party is to 'quickly merge down Vice President Harris and refocus connected winning nan presidency.'

He vowed he would do everything he an to thief elite Harris arsenic nan adjacent president. 

Governor Roy Cooper

North Carolina Governor Roy Cooper won his authorities successful 2 elections moreover arsenic Trump won nan authorities successful nan statesmanlike race. Now he is word constricted and preparing to time off office. He endorsed Harris connected Sunday. 

Bringing him connected to nan Democratic statesmanlike summons could put North Carolina person into play for Democrats. He has besides often appeared pinch some Biden and Harris connected nan run trail. 

Cooper, 67, praised Biden passing transformative authorities that will use nan economy, families, and nan state for generations. 

'I'm profoundly grateful to telephone President Joe Biden my friend, and I deliberation him shape nan bottommost of my bosom for his work to our awesome nation,' he concluded. 

In a abstracted station connected X, Cooper backed Harris. 

'Kamala Harris should beryllium nan adjacent President,' Cooper wrote. 'I’ve known [Harris] going backmost to our days arsenic AGs, and she has what it takes to conclusion Donald Trump and lead our state thoughtfully and pinch integrity. I look guardant to campaigning for her arsenic we activity to triumph NC up and down nan ticket.'

Cooper said to Harris connected Sunday. He said they said astir winning nan election.  

When asked astir joining nan summons connected MSNBC's Morning Joe, Cooper said connected Monday that nan speech needs to stay focused connected Harris. He said nan speech astir vice statesmanlike picks needs to hap later.

'I want to make judge Kamala Harris wins,' he said. Cooper based on Harris astatine nan apical of nan summons changes nan move successful North Carolina.  

Governor Gretchen Whitmer

Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer has often been referred to arsenic 1 of nan imaginable early leaders of nan Democratic party. She besides hails from a battleground authorities and served arsenic a co-chair for nan Biden campaign.    

She said her occupation successful nan predetermination will stay doing everything she tin to elite Democrats and extremity Trump. 

T he 52-year-old politician successful her 2nd word praised Biden aft his exit from nan title penning his 'remarkable activity to little medicine supplier costs, hole nan damn roads, bring proviso chains home, reside ambiance change, and guarantee America’s world activity complete decades will spell down successful history.' 

'My occupation successful this predetermination will stay nan same: doing everything I tin to elite Democrats and extremity Donald Trump, a convicted felon whose schedule of raising families’ costs, banning abortion nationwide, and abusing nan powerfulness of nan White House to settee his ain scores is wholly incorrect for Michigan,' she concluded.

Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer backed Harris connected Monday pinch a connection that nan vice president has her afloat support.

'In Vice President Harris, Michigan voters person a statesmanlike campaigner they tin count connected to attraction connected lowering their costs, restoring their freedoms, bringing jobs and proviso chains backmost location from overseas, and building an system that useful for moving people,' Whitmer wrote.

'She's a erstwhile prosecutor, a champion for reproductive freedom, and I cognize that she's sewage Michigan's back,' Whitmer continued.

When asked nevertheless whether she would subordinate nan ticket, Whitmer told a section Michigan newsman she was not going anywhere.  

Senator Mark Kelly

Arizona Senator Mark Kelly's sanction has besides been thrown successful nan operation arsenic a imaginable moving mate. 

The 60-year-old legislator and retired astronaut from nan important battleground authorities praised President Biden upon his exit from nan title and threw his support down Harris.   

'I couldn’t beryllium much assured that Vice President Kamala Harris is nan correct personification to conclusion Donald Trump and lead our state into nan future,' he wrote connected X. 'She has my support for nan nomination, and Gabby and I will do everything we tin to elite her President of nan United States.'

Kelly called Biden 'one of nan astir consequential presidents successful history' and praised him arsenic 'someone who puts what he believes is champion for his state supra each else.'

Governor Tim Walz

Minnesota Governor Tim Walz represents a authorities that has been leaning bluish but Republicans had been eyeing arsenic 1 that they could perchance flip travel November. 

The 60-year-old politician has been hitting nan airwaves to advocator for Harris since Biden dropped retired of nan title aft endorsing her for president connected Monday.

'I’ve known Vice President Kamala Harris for years and I’ve seen her fortify nationalist security, protect reproductive rights, and walk historical legislation. As a charismatic moving against a convicted felon, nary 1 is amended qualified to merge our statement and return connected Donald Trump,' he wrote connected X. 

Governor J.B. Pritzker 

Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker has often been suggested arsenic a Democratic leader pinch higher governmental aspirations. 

The 59-year-old billionaire endorsed Harris connected Monday successful a statement. In it, Pritzker wrote that he was genuinely amazed that Biden had stepped aside. He called it a 'selfless decision.'

'Vice President Harris has proven astatine each constituent successful her that she person nan skills, spot and characteristic to lead this state and nan imagination to amended nan lives of each Americans,' he wrote.

Pritzker praised Harris arsenic nan astir qualified and tin personification to beryllium nan adjacent president and vowed to thief her get elected.

He besides noted his clip moving for Hillary Clinton's run earlier being elected politician and said he believes it is past clip nan United States elects a female president. 

However, erstwhile asked astir being vetted connected Tuesday, nan politician told MSNBC's Morning Joe he had not received vice statesmanlike vetting material. He said he loves being nan politician of Illinois.