TODAY: Harris Meets With Finalists In Veepstakes

CNN reports:

As Kamala Harris closes in on her selection of a running mate this weekend, a renewed focus is being placed on Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz, people familiar with the search told CNN, even as the vice president continues to weigh whether Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro or Arizona Sen. Mark Kelly would help deliver a victory in their battleground states.

Harris is conducting face-to-face interviews with the final contenders, two sources said, with Walz poised to meet with her on Sunday. She will also interview Shapiro and Kelly on Sunday, according to a source familiar.

In the final days of the accelerated vice presidential search, after teams of lawyers finished their exhaustive vetting work and preliminary interviews with contenders, Harris was most concerned with what one senior Democrat close to the process described as three Cs: “competence, chemistry and core values.”

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Vice President Kamala Harris’ search for her running mate is in the “final phase,” @SelinaWangTV reports.

“Sources say Harris is meeting with top contenders in person in D.C. this weekend … Harris is expected to announce her pick by Tuesday night. https://t.co/8SCNCJvBby pic.twitter.com/VZtaSUBXoD

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