Harris reportedly clicked better with Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz.
Attendees listen as Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer accompanied by Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro speaks during campaign event for Democratic presidential candidate Vice President Kamala Harris in Ambler, Pa., Monday, July 29, 2024. during their Sunday meeting despite not knowing one another prior to his name being floated as a possible contender.
After their meeting on Sunday, Shapiro called Harris’ team and made clear that he was “struggling with the decision to leave his current job as governor of Pennsylvania, in order to seek the vice presidency,” according to a person familiar with the selection process.Walz led Minnesota through the COVID-19 pandemic — including lockdowns, school shutdowns and business closures. He also led the state through the unrest that followed the police killing of George Floyd in Minneapolis in 2020.
Walz, a former high school football coach, found ways to work with the divided Minnesota Legislature during his first year as governor in 2019, but his relations with the Senate GOP majority deteriorated over how he used emergency powers to impose pandemic restrictions without legislative approval.
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