Who will be Kamala Harris’s running-mate?
She is reportedly down to six candidates
Editor’s note: This story was updated on August 2nd.
KAMALA HARRIS, the presumptive Democratic nominee, is running a sped-up campaign. With less than four months until the election, she will announce her vice-presidential pick within days: she has scheduled a rally with her running-mate on August 6th in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. A VP can enhance a ticket—and, in theory, help bring support from voters that the candidate herself might not squarely appeal to—but rarely tips the scales. Ms Harris is reportedly interviewing these six people for the job.
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