Who is the governor? Senator, what’s his name?
The leading candidates for Vice President Harris’ Democratic presidential running mate are Arizona Sen. Mark Kelly, Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro and Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz. If you’re unfamiliar with these names, you’re among the majority of Americans who don’t know or have never heard of the Democrat who could become the next vice president, according to an NPR/PBS News Marist poll.
The survey found that Kelly has the highest support rate among the three candidates for the No. 2 position in the White House, with an approval rate of 31% and an opposition rate of 18%, but 52% of respondents still said they were unsure or had never heard of him. .
Shapiro is considered the front-runner in the vice presidential race, with approval ratings of 25%-23% and disapproval ratings of 25%-23% since Harris will make her first appearance in Philadelphia with her running mate. Still, 53% of Americans are unsure.
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Arizona Democratic Sen. Mark Kelly is the favorite among Vice President Kamala Harris’ potential running mates, but most Americans still don’t know who he is. (Kent West Village/Getty Images)
As for Walz, the progressive favorite is by far the least known of the three, with 71% of survey respondents saying they were unsure or had never heard of him.
At the same time, Harris’s favorability rating has also improved. The ratio of favorable to unfavorable ratings now stands at 46-48%, compared with 40-44% in the previous Marist survey.
Fifty-three percent of respondents have a negative view of the Republican candidate, former President Trump, while 44% have a positive view of the Republican candidate. Trump’s unfavorable score has increased by four points since the last Marist poll, which was conducted in the wake of the Republican National Convention and the Butler assassination in Pennsylvania.
The survey, which polled 1,613 adults between Thursday and Sunday, has a margin of error of +/- 3.3 percentage points. Respondents were contacted in English and Spanish via mobile phones, landlines, or online research panels.
Kamala Harris holds rally in Pennsylvania to introduce running mate after clinching Democratic nomination
Pennsylvania Governor Josh Shapiro attends the Wawa Welcome America Celebrating Freedom Ceremony on July 4, 2023 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Shapiro is reportedly the frontrunner for the Democratic vice presidential nomination. (Gilbert Carrasquillo/GC Images)
Harris is scheduled to announce her choice at a rally in Philadelphia on Tuesday night.
This will be Harris’ first visit to Pennsylvania as a Democratic presidential candidate since winning the nomination on Monday. This visit is also her seventh visit to the Commonwealth this year and her 17th visit since being sworn in as Vice President in 2021.
Kelly, Shapiro and Walz emerged as finalists for the vice presidential job in a scaled-down review process after President Joe Biden shocked the country by withdrawing from the 2024 race and endorsing Harris to succeed him.
Democratic sources confirmed to Fox News that Harris held face-to-face interviews with her potential running mates in Washington, D.C., over the weekend. Others under consideration include the governor. Andy Beshear of Kentucky and JB Pritzker of Illinois, as well as Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg.
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Minnesota Governor Tim Walz speaks at a press conference following the fatal shootings of two police officers and a first responder in Burnsville, Minnesota, on Sunday, February 18, 2024. Running mate.
Before meeting with the contenders, Harris was briefed by a review panel led by former Attorney General Eric Holder.
The rollout of the announcement is unclear but will likely come via a video introduction, similar to how Biden announced Harris as his running mate four years ago. But the Harris campaign’s plans could be derailed Monday or Tuesday by media leaks.
After the Philadelphia rally, Harris and her soon-to-be-named running mate will embark on an ambitious, jam-packed tour of swing states that will take them through Pennsylvania, Wisconsin, Michigan, North Carolina, Georgia, Arizona and Nevada States, these seven battlegrounds could decide the outcome of the presidential election.
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Last week, the vice president held his first major rally since succeeding Biden as Democratic leader at the Georgia Convention Center in Atlanta, attracting more than 10,000 people.
Fox News confirmed that Harris will be spotlighted by Republican vice presidential candidate J.D. Vance during her tour. The Ohio senator will serve as the Trump campaign’s attack dog as it tries to persuade voters in key battleground states to turn against Harris.
Fox News Digital’s Paul Steinhauser and Landon Mion contributed to this report.
