NYT: North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper Exits Veepstakes

The New York Times reports:

Gov. Roy Cooper of North Carolina, who has been seen as a leading contender to become Vice President Kamala Harris’s running mate, has informed her team that he has withdrawn from the vice-presidential sweepstakes, according to two people briefed on the matter.

Mr. Cooper, who previously served as chairman of the Democratic Governors Association, was believed to be among the half-dozen top candidates to join Ms. Harris on the Democratic ticket.

It was not immediately clear why he had taken himself out of consideration. A spokesman for the Harris campaign declined to comment, as did a spokesman for Mr. Cooper.

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NEWS w/ @reidepstein: Gov. Roy Cooper of NC has withdrawn from Vice President Kamala Harris’s running mate sweepstakes https://t.co/ceV5Bnuvpe

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