With Vice-Preident Kamala Harris (D), now the leading Candidate to succeed President Biden as the presumptive Democratic Presidential Nominee, possible Vice-Presodent Contenders, to be on the Ticket.
Andy Beshear - The Kentucky Governor since 2019, secured His reputation as a rising Party Star by beating Trump-endorsed Candidates in a Republican Stronghold. A Lawyer by Trade, Beshear Won Election as State Attorney General in 2015. He then Unseated Trump-backed Republican Gov. Matt Bevin in 2019.
Beshear displayed a Disciplined, Tenacious style, in Winning Re-Election last year by Defeating then Attorney General Daniel Cameron. The Governor has urged Democrats to follow His Winning Formula by focusing on the Everyday Concerns of Americans, from Good-Paying Jobs to Quality Education and Health Care.
Beshear, 46, supports Abortion Rights, but in Kentucky, he has tailored His Message to push back against what He calls an Extreme Ban that lacks Exceptions for Rape and Incest Victims.
He won widespread Praise for His Empathy and Attention to Detail in Guiding the Bluegrass State through the COVID-19 Pandemic, and Leading the Response to Tornadoes and Flooding that caused Massive Damage. He honed His Speaking Skills by holding Regular News Conferences that often last an hour or so.
Beshear has presided over Record Economic Growth in Kentucky, and He typically begins His Briefings by Promoting the State’s latest Economic Wins. He frequently mentions His Christian Faith and how it Guides His Policymaking.
Roy Cooper - The North Carolina Governor, has Won Six Statewide General Elections over Two decades in a State where Republicans routinely prevail in similar Federal Races, and also Control the Llegislature.
Cooper, 67, has received Strong Job-Approval Ratings as Governor, benefiting from a booming State Economy, for which His Administration and Lawmakers take Credit. He also portrays Himself as a Fighter for Public Education and Abortion Rights.
While Cooper finally persuaded GOP Legislators last year, to expand Medicaid under the Affordable Care Act, other efforts have been Thwarted by a General Assembly with Veto-Proof Majorities that has eroded His Formal Powers.
A Native of small-town Nash County, about 50 miles (80 kilometers) East of Raleigh, Cooper was Head of the Young Democrats at the University of North Carolina, where He obtained both His Undergraduate and Law Degrees. “Coop,” as he was known to Friends, came home and worked at His Father’s Law Firm.
Cooper upset the Democratic Incumbent in a 1986 State House Primary Race, and was Elected to the General Assembly. He served 14 years there and later became the Senate Majority Leader.
Cooper was Elected Attorney General in 2000, a position He held for 16 years. Cooper Unseated another Incumbent in 2016, Gov. Pat McCrory (R) by roughly 10,000 Votes.
His time as Governor also was marked by Restricting Business and School Activity during the COVID-19 Pandemic. He Won Re-Election in 2020 by 4.5 Percentage Points, even as Trump Won the State’s Electoral Votes. Cooper and His Wife, Kristin, have Three Grown Daughters.
Mark Kelly - The Arizona Senator leveraged His Career as an Astronaut, to build a Brand as a Moderate, in a State that long supported Republicans.
In His Two Campaigns, the First in 2020 to finish the Term of the late Sen. John McCain (R) and the Second Two years later for a Full Term. Kelly has earned more Votes than any other Democrat on the Ballot. He outpolled Biden, who narrowly won Arizona, by 2 percentage points in 2020.
Kelly’s First turn in the National Political Spotlight came through Tragedy. His Wife, then-U.S. Rep. Gabrielle Giffords, was Shot in the head while Meeting with Constituents outside a Grocery Store in Tucson. The Shooting left Six People Dead, and spawned an early reckoning with Political Violence and Partisan Rancor.
Giffords’ Survival made Her a National Inspiration but snuffed-out a Promising Political Career of Hher own. She and Kelly went on to found a Gun-Control Advocacy Group, and Giffords has been a powerful Surrogate as Kelly has taken Her Place in Politics.
In the Senate, Kelly has focused on National Security and the Military, as well as the Drought plaguing the U.S. West. He was instrumental in Crafting the CHIPS and Science Act, a Bill signed by Biden to boost U.S. Semiconductor Manufacturing.
Kelly was a Navy Test Pilot and flew 39 Combat Missions during the Gulf War before joining NASA, where He flew Three Missions on the Space Shuttle. Originally from New Jersey, He settled with Giffords in Tucson, after Retiring from NASA and the Navy.
Unlike Arizona Sen. Kyrsten Sinema, who was Elected as a Democrat Two years before Kelly, but later left the Party to become an Independent, Kelly has managed to Retain the Support of the Party’s Grassroots base without alienating Independent voters.
Josh Shapiro - Shapiro is halfway through His Second year as Pennsylvania's Governor, after easily Winning His last Election by trouncing a Far-Right, Trump-endorsed Candidate.
Shapiro, 51, has been a Surrogate for Biden, backing the President in appearances on Cable Networks, and has years of experience making Trump the Focus of His Attacks, First as State Attorney General and now as Governor.
He has Won Three Statewide Races: Two as Attorney General, One as Governor, with a tightly Scripted, Disciplined Campaign Style, offering Voters something of a Lower-Key alternative to the State’s Brash Political Star, Sen. John Fetterman (D).
As Governor, Shapiro has begun to Shed a buttoned-down Public Demeanor and become more Confident and Plain-Spoken. In One recent MSNBC Appearance, He said Trump should “Quit Whining” and Stop “sh— talking America.”
Shapiro, who is Jewish, has aggressively confronted what He viewed as Antisemitism cropping up from Pro-Palestinian Demonstrations, and has Professed Solidarity with Israel, in its drive to Eliminate Hamas.
He is a Staunch Proponent of Abortion Rights in Pennsylvania, and routinely Promotes His Victories in Court against Trump, including Beating-Back Challenges to the 2020 Election Results.
He also has positioned Himself as a Moderate on Energy Issues, in the Nation’s No. 2 Natural Gas State and plays-up the need for Bipartisanship in the Politically divided State Government.
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