• With 98 days left to America’s most important election, two Democrat nominees have pulled out of the race for America's second in command.
  •  North Carolina Governor Roy Cooper and Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer, said they were not in the running on Monday.
  • With the decision expected to come within a week, Democrats are banking on Harris to pick the best candidate, possibly a white male from one of the swing states.
With 98 days left to America’s most important election, pressure has been mounting on Democratic Party ticket bearer, and incumbent Vice President, Kamala Harris, to pick a running mate as two nominees pulled out of the race.

The two top democrats, North Carolina Governor Roy Cooper and Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer, said they were not in the running on Monday, July 29. Whitmer expressed her commitment to serve as Governor through 2026, while Cooper said it wasn’t the right time for a national ticket.

“I strongly support Vice President Harris’ campaign for President. I know she’s going to win and I was honored to be considered for this role. This just wasn’t the right time for North Carolina and for me to potentially be on a national ticket,” Governor Roy Cooper said on X.

According to insider reports, Kamala has been taking a break from campaigning to have private conversations with nominees. She is expected to pick a white male, preferably from a swing state, as her running mate.

The Democrats are banking on Harris to pick the best candidate, given JD Vance’s recent slamming over remarks he made about childless people. Many have called Trump’s pick for V.P. a ‘dissapointment’ and a ‘disaster’, with polls showing him having the lowest favourability rating of any vice presidential nominee since the 1980’s.

With the decision expected to come within a week, those on Kamala’s list include Governor Josh Shapiro of Pennsylvania, which is a big swing state, Kentucky Governor Andy Beshear, U.S Senator Mark Kelly of Arizona, Minnesota Governor Tim Walz and Transport Secretary Pete Buttigieg who many have called ‘the perfect candidate’ given his eloquence and history as the first Senate-confirmed openly LGBTQ department head.