Pete Buttigieg leaves door open on being VP option for Harris - Rachel Maddow - MSNBC

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Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg, acting in his personal capacity, talks with Rachel Maddow about his support and enthusiasm for the presidential candidacy of Kamala Harris and whether he would be open to being her running mate. - Aired on 07/22/2024.[/b

[mucifer]

1. He's my choice.

[OAITW r.2.0]

2. I'd love it.

Dude is smart, articulate, and understands local politics.

[ms liberty]

3. He and Elizabeth Warren top my dream list, but

I expect it to be Josh Shapiro, Roy Cooper or Mark Kelly.

[pat_k]

4. He'd be great, but I think Roy Cooper is more likely.

Other names being floated -- like Kelly, Beshear, Shapiro, Whitmer -- all hold offices that would be at risk of going Republican if open. Roy Cooper is term limited, so he can't run again.

But yes, I think Buttigieg would be a fantastic choice. Best communicator of the names being floated. I fear he won't make the cut because the conventional thinking is that he would be a "first" too many.

[ratchiweenie]

5. I just said almost those very words to my spouse. I love the guy but there is no way in hell we are gonna get some of

those conservadems to vote for the first woman and the first gay.