# Poll for Harris's VP pick for 2024 election **URL:** \ **Category:** Politics & Elections\ **Tags:** kamala-harris\ **Created:** [July 22, 2024, 9:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-for-harriss-vp-pick-for-2024-election/1004638 "2024-07-22T21:23:50Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![What\_Exit](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/what_exit/32/10652_2.png) [@What\_Exit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/What_Exit)\ **Post date:** [July 22, 2024, 9:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-for-harriss-vp-pick-for-2024-election/1004638/1 "2024-07-22T21:23:50Z")
I have 17 names from the [Harris VP choice as she is the nominee - #173](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/harris-vp-choice-if-she-is-the-nominee/1004552/173) thread. Who do you think she should pick to help her win the election? _Poll ([view on site](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-for-harriss-vp-pick-for-2024-election/1004638/1))_ ---
**Author:** ![Elmer\_J.Fudd](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/elmer_j.fudd/32/1211_2.png) [@Elmer\_J.Fudd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elmer_J.Fudd)\ **Post date:** [July 22, 2024, 9:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-for-harriss-vp-pick-for-2024-election/1004638/2 "2024-07-22T21:30:28Z")
Is this what polls on the site look like now? Or did the OP choose the pie chart option? My colorblindness makes it almost impossible to read the results. ---
**Author:** ![Procrustus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/procrustus/32/2994_2.png) [@Procrustus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Procrustus)\ **Post date:** [July 22, 2024, 9:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-for-harriss-vp-pick-for-2024-election/1004638/3 "2024-07-22T21:31:02Z")
Wow, it’s a great list of possibilities. I’d reject Bernie and Newsom, but any of the others would be fine. I voted for Kelley ---
**Author:** ![CairoCarol](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cairocarol/32/3825_2.png) [@CairoCarol](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CairoCarol)\ **Post date:** [July 22, 2024, 9:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-for-harriss-vp-pick-for-2024-election/1004638/4 "2024-07-22T21:35:23Z")
> [@Elmer\_J.Fudd](#): > > My colorblindness makes it almost impossible to read the results. I’m not colorblind and I still can’t read it. It looks like maybe Tim Ryan is getting the most votes so far? (I picked Mark Kelly.) ---
**Author:** ![Pardel-Lux](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pardel-lux/32/20182_2.png) [@Pardel-Lux](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pardel-Lux)\ **Post date:** [July 22, 2024, 9:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-for-harriss-vp-pick-for-2024-election/1004638/5 "2024-07-22T21:36:22Z")
I am not colourblind but I cannot make sense of the chart either. But whatever she chooses will be fine. Better than this Vance creep for sure. And it goes without saying that she is better than tanTrump. ---
**Author:** ![ParallelLines](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/parallellines/32/3575_2.png) [@ParallelLines](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ParallelLines)\ **Post date:** [July 22, 2024, 9:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-for-harriss-vp-pick-for-2024-election/1004638/6 "2024-07-22T21:36:34Z")
While it’s harder to read due to the similarity of colors, you can click the names in the legend to remove one or more of the picks, making it clearer to see the majority. But yeah, I’d have preferred a bar graph. That’s me. And of the choices listed, I picked Kelly, for three reasons listed in the blurb, others noted in the parent thread, and because I’ve heard him speak in person (prior to his election though) and found him to a convincing speaker. ---
**Author:** ![Elmer\_J.Fudd](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/elmer_j.fudd/32/1211_2.png) [@Elmer\_J.Fudd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elmer_J.Fudd)\ **Post date:** [July 22, 2024, 9:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-for-harriss-vp-pick-for-2024-election/1004638/7 "2024-07-22T21:39:18Z")
I picked Kelly (one e). Maybe with Gabby Giffords’ husband on the ticket, Trump will shut up about “taking a bullet for democracy”…but I doubt it. ---
**Author:** ![Hari\_Seldon](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hari_seldon/32/5173_2.png) [@Hari\_Seldon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hari_Seldon)\ **Post date:** [July 22, 2024, 9:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-for-harriss-vp-pick-for-2024-election/1004638/8 "2024-07-22T21:43:27Z")
As far as I can tell there is one vote each for four other candidates and all the rest for Mark Kelly (don’t know how many; the number is too far to the right and I cannot get to it). I also voted for Kelly, but I am amazed how overwhelming his support is. Unfortunately the SDMB is not representative of the population as a whole. Would that it were. ---
**Author:** ![Maserschmidt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/maserschmidt/32/18829_2.png) [@Maserschmidt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Maserschmidt)\ **Post date:** [July 22, 2024, 9:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-for-harriss-vp-pick-for-2024-election/1004638/9 "2024-07-22T21:46:56Z")
It’s not multiple choice, so I cycled between Whitmer, Beshear, and Kelly, all of whom I think would be reasonable, and eventually picked Whitmer (no particular reason). ---
**Author:** ![Elmer\_J.Fudd](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/elmer_j.fudd/32/1211_2.png) [@Elmer\_J.Fudd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elmer_J.Fudd)\ **Post date:** [July 22, 2024, 9:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-for-harriss-vp-pick-for-2024-election/1004638/10 "2024-07-22T21:55:25Z")
> [@Hari\_Seldon](#): > > Unfortunately the SDMB is not representative of the population as a whole. A lot of space nerds on this board. That doesn’t necessarily transfer over to the general public. Just ask President Glenn. ---
**Author:** ![pulykamell](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pulykamell/32/3166_2.png) [@pulykamell](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pulykamell)\ **Post date:** [July 22, 2024, 9:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-for-harriss-vp-pick-for-2024-election/1004638/11 "2024-07-22T21:57:20Z")
> [@ParallelLines](#): > > While it’s harder to read due to the similarity of colors, you can click the names in the legend to remove one or more of the picks, making it clearer to see the majority. If I just hover the cursor over a slice of the pie, it shows me what that slice represents. No idea if you can do the same by touching it on mobile. ---
**Author:** ![SuntanLotion](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/suntanlotion/32/16165_2.png) [@SuntanLotion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SuntanLotion)\ **Post date:** [July 22, 2024, 9:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-for-harriss-vp-pick-for-2024-election/1004638/12 "2024-07-22T21:58:24Z")
I like Warnock. ---
**Author:** ![Aspenglow](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aspenglow/32/76_2.png) [@Aspenglow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Aspenglow)\ **Post date:** [July 22, 2024, 10:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-for-harriss-vp-pick-for-2024-election/1004638/13 "2024-07-22T22:01:44Z")
I like him, too. But he’s a Democratic senator in a state where Democrats need to hold the seat, who would likely be replaced with a Republican if he were to give up his seat to be Veep. These considerations have to be taken into account when picking a VP for Harris – assuming she is the nominee. ---
**Author:** ![Paintcharge](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/paintcharge/32/7946_2.png) [@Paintcharge](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Paintcharge)\ **Post date:** [July 22, 2024, 10:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-for-harriss-vp-pick-for-2024-election/1004638/14 "2024-07-22T22:07:49Z")
I’d love to see Mayor Pete, but a black woman and a gay man won’t win. Similar problem with Warnock. ---
**Author:** ![DrDeth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b487fb/32.png) [@DrDeth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DrDeth)\ **Post date:** [July 22, 2024, 10:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-for-harriss-vp-pick-for-2024-election/1004638/15 "2024-07-22T22:10:32Z")
I voted Cooper but Kelly is my second choice. ---
**Author:** ![Measure\_for\_Measure](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/measure_for_measure/32/557_2.png) [@Measure\_for\_Measure](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Measure_for_Measure)\ **Post date:** [July 22, 2024, 10:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-for-harriss-vp-pick-for-2024-election/1004638/16 "2024-07-22T22:17:32Z")
I have to laugh. Out of over a dozen contenders Mark Kelly the astronaut is in the lead here with something like 2/3 of the vote. _An astronaut. Really???_ Yup, really. He has my vote as well. Astronaut, man. Game over. ---
**Author:** ![ParallelLines](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/parallellines/32/3575_2.png) [@ParallelLines](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ParallelLines)\ **Post date:** [July 22, 2024, 10:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-for-harriss-vp-pick-for-2024-election/1004638/17 "2024-07-22T22:46:07Z")
> [@Paintcharge](#): > > I’d love to see Mayor Pete, but a black woman and a gay man won’t win. Similar problem with Warnock. In the parent thread, I also mentioned but ruled out Jared Polis of Colorado, due to similarly being risky with the bigots out there, as well as a risk as a Jew in very divided times over Israel. For that matter, he’s been making maybe-but-who-knows comments about running for President himself as soon as 2028, so there’s that. ---
**Author:** ![What\_Exit](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/what_exit/32/10652_2.png) [@What\_Exit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/What_Exit)\ **Post date:** [July 22, 2024, 10:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-for-harriss-vp-pick-for-2024-election/1004638/18 "2024-07-22T22:48:52Z")
Apologies on the poll, I clearly picked the wrong setting, but this was the easiest way to load 17 options. ---
**Author:** ![Baker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/bb73d2/32.png) [@Baker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baker)\ **Post date:** [July 22, 2024, 10:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-for-harriss-vp-pick-for-2024-election/1004638/19 "2024-07-22T22:52:50Z")
I’d pick Whitmer, for an all female ticket. ---
**Author:** ![Love\_Rhombus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/love_rhombus/32/10694_2.png) [@Love\_Rhombus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Love_Rhombus)\ **Post date:** [July 22, 2024, 10:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-for-harriss-vp-pick-for-2024-election/1004638/20 "2024-07-22T22:52:52Z")
Kelly can easily boast of being the best-traveled of any of the candidates. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-for-harriss-vp-pick-for-2024-election/1004638.md?page=2)