[[{“value”:”North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper has withdrawn from any work to be Kamala Harris ‘ vice presidential candidate.
” I strongly support Kamala Harris ‘ campaign for President. I’m confident that she will prevail, and I was honored to be chosen for this position. For North Carolina and for me to potentially be on a national ticket, this just was n’t the right time. As I’ve said from the beginning, she has an excellent list of people from which to choose, and we’ll all work to make sure she wins”, Cooper said.
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— Roy Cooper ( @RoyCooperNC ) July 30, 2024
By August 7th, Harris is expected to choose her running mate.
Apparently, she has reduced the list of potential running mates to three.
According to Bloomberg, the list includes” three elected officials with global appeal”.
Sen. Mark Kelly (D-AZ )
Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro
Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz
” Gov. According to The New York Times, Roy Cooper of North Carolina is alleged to have withdrawn from the race to join Kamala Harris as the running mate.
Breaking News: Gov. According to reports, Roy Cooper of North Carolina allegedly snubbed himself as Kamala Harris ‘ running mate. https ://t.co/kcgrpOxLag
— The New York Times ( @nytimes ) July 29, 2024
From The New York Times:
Gov. According to two people who were given a brief on the situation, Roy Cooper of North Carolina, who has been viewed as a front-runner to replace Kamala Harris as vice president, has informed her team that he has withdrawn from the vice-presidential sweepstakes.
Mr. Cooper, who formerly served as chairman of the Democratic Governors Association, was believed to be among the half-dozen major candidates to join Ms. Harris on the Democratic ticket.
Why he had taken himself out of consideration was not immediately apparent. A spokesman for the Harris campaign declined to comment, as did a spokesman for Mr. Cooper.
Mr. Cooper and Ms. Harris have two decades of relationship experience, both of which included state attorneys general campaigns. He has half won governor’s races in North Carolina, a battleground state, even as Donald J. Trump carried the state at the national level. Mr. Cooper is unable to seek a second term.
Gov. Roy Cooper (D-N. C. ) has withdrawn from Vice President Kamala Harris’s running mate sweepstakes – NYT
— NewsWire ( @NewsWire_US) July 29, 2024
THOUGHTS?? North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper opts out of Harris Vice President vetting https ://t.co/7lN5BoIU2P pic. twitter.com/hsnk4qXo8q
— WPDE ABC15 ( @wpdeabc15 ) July 30, 2024
Per NBC News:
Cooper was asked to provide information for the vetting process, but a source with knowledge of the situation later told NBC News. His team has no doubts about its interpretation of the law, which states that as long as the governor is also in communication, the lieutenant governor cannot take over as long as the governor is not in office. However, his team has made no ground on this claim, according to the source.
Cooper reportedly opted not to run for the Senate in 2026, according to a source close to Harris ‘ search for a running mate. Cooper, 67, allegedly told Harris aides that he did not want to be considered and that he not made any campaign announcements about becoming vice president.
According to a report from NBC News, interviews with some Political insiders identified Cooper with Arizona governor Mark Kelly. Josh Shapiro of Pennsylvania, as major contenders to join Harris on the Democratic ticket.
Another governors, including Kentucky’s Andy Beshear and Minnesota’s Tim Walz, and Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg are among those who have even been floated as potential running mates.”}]] [[{“value”:”
North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper has withdrawn himself from consideration as Kamala Harris’s vice-presidential pick.
“I strongly endorse Kamala Harris for President.” I’m sure she will win, and I am honored to have been considered for this role. It was not the right time to be on a national ticket for North Carolina or for me. Cooper said, “I’ve said it from the start, she has a great list of people to choose from, and we will all work to ensure she wins.”
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Roy Cooper (@RoyCooperNC), July 30, 2024
Harris is expected select her running mate before August 7th.
She has reportedly narrowed down her list of potential running mates to three candidates.
Bloomberg reports that the list includes “three members of Congress with national appeal.”
Sen. Mark Kelly, D-AZ
Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro
Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz
“Gov. The New York Times reported that Roy Cooper, the governor of North Carolina, had withdrawn from the race to be Kamala Harris’ running mate.
Breaking News: Governor. Roy Cooper, the governor of North Carolina, is reportedly no longer interested in being Kamala Harris’ running mate. https://t.co/kcgrpOxLag
The New York Times July 29, 2024
The New York Times
Gov. According to two people who have been briefed on this matter, Roy Cooper, a North Carolina resident who was seen as a top contender to be Vice President Kamala Harris’ running mate, informed her team he had withdrawn from the vice presidential sweepstakes.
Mr. Cooper was among the top half-dozen candidates who were expected to join Ms. Harris in the Democratic ticket.
It was not immediately apparent why he had removed himself from consideration. A spokesman from the Harris campaign, as well as a spokesman from Mr. Cooper, declined to comment.
Mr. Cooper and Ms. Harris have been friends since their time as state attorneys general. They also recently campaigned together. He has won two governor’s elections in North Carolina, which is a battleground, while Donald J. Trump won the state on the presidential level. Mr. Cooper cannot run for a third term.
Gov. Roy Cooper (D-N.C.), has withdrawn from Vice-President Kamala Harris’s running mate sweepstakes. – NYT
NewsWire (@NewsWire_US), July 29, 2024
THOUGHTS?? North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper opts out of Harris Vice President vetting https://t.co/7lN5BoIU2P pic.twitter.com/hsnk4qXo8q
WPDE ABC15 July 30, 2024 (@wpdeabc15).
Per NBC News
A source familiar with this situation told NBC News Cooper was asked to submit information for the vetting procedure and refused to do so. According to the source, his team was aware that a state statute could allow the lieutenant to take over if the governor were to be absent. However, they have not changed their interpretation of the law.
A source involved in Harris’ search to find a running mate revealed that Cooper pulled himself out of consideration because he plans to run for Senate in 2026. The source said Cooper (67) never told the campaign he wanted to run for vice president, and told Harris’ aides he didn’t want to be considered.
NBC News reported that interviews conducted with Democratic insiders indicated that Cooper, along Sen. Mark Kelly of Arizona, and Gov. Josh Shapiro from Pennsylvania is one of the top contenders for Harris’s Democratic ticket.
Other governors such as Andy Beshear of Kentucky, Tim Walz of Minnesota, and Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg have also been mentioned as possible running mates.
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