When President Joe Biden announced his resignation from the Democratic presidential candidacy this Sunday, attention immediately focused on who will replace him. Biden supported his vice president, Kamala Harris, but the decision falls to the delegates of the national convention held in August in Chicago (Illinois), in which several scenarios could occur: Harris could unify the party, in which case she would need a running mate; or another Democrat could seek the nomination in an open process.
So far only Harris has expressed his desire to run, and he has not said anything publicly about who his running mate might be. However, these are some of the main names that Democrats have considered as possible candidates or contenders to occupy Harris' vice presidency: Kentucky Governor Andy Beshear, Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg, North Carolina Governor Roy Cooper, Arizona Senator Mark Kelly, Maryland Governor Wes Moore, California Governor Gavin Newsom, Illinois Governor JB Pritzker, Pennsylvania Governor Josh Shapiro, Georgia Senator Raphael Warnock, and Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer.
Biden's decision comes after the attack against Donald Trump and his failed performance in the previous presidential debate, which unleashed a series of requests for the current president to desist from his candidacy, claims that increased with a succession of failures that raised alarms even from contributors to the Democratic campaign.
