Democratic North Carolina Governor Roy Cooper announced that he was withdrawing his name from consideration for the vice presidential slot on the Party’s ticket, CBS News reports. A longshot consideration, Cooper would have helped to placate the underlying misogyny and racism of some moderates who would not consider a mixed-race woman for the highest office in government.
“I strongly support Vice President Harris’ campaign for President. I know she is going to win and I was honored to be considered for this role,” Cooper released in a statement. “This just wasn’t the right time for North Carolina and for me to potentially be on a national ticket. As I’ve said from the beginning, she has an outstanding list of people from which to choose, and we’ll all work to make sure she wins.”
Harris is likely to name her VP within the next ten days, prior to the start of the Democratic National Convention on August 19th. Among the widely discussed names: Pennsylvania Governor Josh Shapiro, Kentucky Governor Andy Beshear, and Arizona Senator Mark Kelly.