# Harris VP choice as she is the official presidential nominee of the Democratic Party for 2024 **URL:** \ **Category:** Politics & Elections\ **Tags:** kamala-harris\ **Created:** [July 21, 2024, 7:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/harris-vp-choice-as-she-is-the-official-presidential-nominee-of-the-democratic-party-for-2024/1004552 "2024-07-21T19:06:41Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 242
**Author:** ![Happy\_Lendervedder](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/happy_lendervedder/32/8488_2.png) [@Happy\_Lendervedder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Happy_Lendervedder)\ **Post date:** [July 22, 2024, 9:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/harris-vp-choice-as-she-is-the-official-presidential-nominee-of-the-democratic-party-for-2024/1004552/242 "2024-07-22T21:15:01Z")
I posted this poll back on July 2. Interesting how Mayor Pete was the top pick for Kamala’s running mate back then (from the 15 people who voted). > [@IF it is obvious that Biden should step aside, who should take his place?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-it-is-obvious-that-biden-should-step-aside-who-should-take-his-place/1003462/102): > > Ok, so for the sake of argument, let’s say Kamala gets the promotion. As part of the political brokering that goes into the ol’ switcheroo, the DNC powers-that-be give her and her team some guidelines for picking a running mate: white male, comes from a red-to-reddish state, has served at the state or federal level (either elected to Congress or served in a cabinet-level position), and is 65 or younger. Also has to have some level of name recognition (can’t just be a random white congressman fro… --- _[View the full topic](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/harris-vp-choice-as-she-is-the-official-presidential-nominee-of-the-democratic-party-for-2024/1004552)._