Governors know how to behave.
Whitmer out of the Veepstakes - and endorses Kamala.
"I am not leaving Michigan. I am proud to be the governor of Michigan. I have been consistent ... I am not going anywhere."
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Have now endorsed Harris:
-Whitmer
-Newsom
-Buttigieg
-Shapiro
-Kelly
-Pritzker
-Beshear
-Polis
-Moore
-Cooper
The sitting governors have pretty much taken a step back in the veepstakes.
None will ever rank as highly as Buttigieg and Kelly in national name recognition other than maybe Newsom and Whitmer.
Pete puts gay marriage on the table, Kelly puts gun control out there.
Both planks in the Democratic platform, but also hot buttons for voters. See Beto.
Interesting times. Still. Dammit.
Oh, I forgot to cover what this means.
It means that EVERY name mentioned as a potential top of the ticket over Harris has endorsed.
Every single one. There is no open convention since they would need to convince 300 delegates to contest.
It's over for the fantasy teams of GOP adjacent white guys and actual Republicans for a "unity ticket".
And no, no one wants Manchin. He can't beat a bulldog.