'The most practical thing is, do no harm' one Democrat said.
"The most practical thing is, do no harm" one Democrat said.Al Drago/Bloomberg, Lev Radin/Pacific Press/LightRocket, Stephen Maturen/ Getty
But it's unclear exactly how much a running mate helps the candidate at the top of the ticket -- and the downside of picking someone not ready for the bright lights of a national campaign are severe, possibly making the lack of negatives superior to any possible positives a contender brings. "Who's the governor of which state? Who's the senator from, what state? What do they bring? There's all this public record about the other factors that you would include. But the vetting … is where you really have to do the deep dive to make sure that somebody meets the other criteria, but that can at best bring value, at worst, be neutral, because you sure don't want someone to bring the ticket down," he added.
Democrats insist they're happy with their choices, arguing that any of the top-tier candidates would be positive additions to Harris' ticket. US Vice President and 2024 Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris smiles as she takes the podium to speak at a campaign rally in Atlanta, Georgia, July 30, 2024.Typically, running mates haven't moved the electoral needle significantly in a positive way, and many have enjoyed a burst of attention after their announcements before becoming largely minor factors in recent heavyweight presidential bouts.
2008 Presidential Election: Republican Vice Presidential candidate Governor Sarah Palin of Alaska speaks to supporters at an outdoor campaign rally in Weirs Beach, Laconia, New Hampshire.Her pick as his running mate has since been credited in part with McCain's loss to Barack Obama -- and Democrats are wary of a similar result, with the source familiar with the Harris campaign's thinking saying a similar stumble would be "problematic.
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