In less than 24 hours, Democrats went from feeling hopeless to experiencing a renewed sense of hope as money poured in from grassroots donors, party leaders cheered Kamala Harris and a short list of veep candidates emerged to join a newly energized ticket.

The leading contenders are notably all white men reflecting a move to moderate the ticket knowing candidate Trump will cast Harris as a radical leftist with a crazy laugh. Three governors—Josh Shapiro of Pennsylvania, Roy Cooper of North Carolina, and Andy Beshear of Kentucky—and one senator, Mark Kelly of Arizona—top the list. Beshear and Cooper even appeared on Morning Joe fresh and early on Monday morning to audition.

Each is a proven leader with credentials he is ready to serve. Each would have to defend and commend the choice of Harris to lead the country, and each would be the point of the spear in rebutting whatever the Trump team throws at Harris.

“She has one mission and that’s just to win,” says a Democrat who worked for Biden.

It’s early going in the process, but Kelly is emerging as the one who checks most of the boxes. “He’s so down to earth for someone who’s been vetted four times to go into space,” says a Kelly booster, noting that, “He’s not an electric campaigner, but he’s what she needs—a........

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