Joe Biden’s choice to drop his bid in the 2024 presidential election on Sunday reverberated across the nation—and the world. But speculation about who would replace him as the leader of the Democratic party was quickly stifled by Biden's immediate endorsement of Kamala Harris, his vice president.
While Harris will still need to formally clinch the nomination at the Democratic National Convention in August, the biggest focus since Biden’s surprise announcement has been about who she would pick as her running mate on November’s ticket. The possibilities are plentiful, but there’s a shortlist of strong contenders who range from a former astronaut to a billionaire. Nearly all of them have one thing in common, though: being a white man from a swing state.
