The sudden… expected departure of Joe Biden since the presidential elections of November 5 and the emergence of Kamala Harris as the head of the Democrats and contender for the oval office, shape a new political scene in the USA.

Already, the current vice president of the United States is under fire from Republicans, with Donald Trump’s running mate, JD Vans, launching his arrows aimed at damaging the prestige of the new opponent, saying that Joe Biden was the worst president and that over the years, Kamala Harris has been by his side, so she has a share of responsibility for the overall image.

In the American political scene, the presence of a strong vice president next to the presidential candidate, strengthens the percentages and is capable of shaping the balance. Her next move, then Kamala Harris, will be to choose the appropriate candidate for vice president. And the choice is anything but simple, as the current vice president of the USA will have the one strengthened after the failure of the assassination attempt against Donald Trump.

But it is not only Trump as such that Kamala Harris has to face. She will have to overcome both the internal skepticism in her face – it is characteristic that powerful Democratic agents did not immediately rush to support her – and the lead that Trump seems to have taken in the polls. In other words, Kamala Harris will have to convince both the voters and the Democratic congressmen and senators, who do not see in her face the dynamics of a US president.

The right choice of the vice-presidential candidate is, therefore, considered critical, as it can turn the tide – either positively or negatively – on the facts.

Who are emerging as front-runners for vice-presidential candidates alongside Kamala Harris?

1) Josh Shapiro: The governor of Pennsylvania managed to increase the performance of the Democrats to very high levels in the 2022 elections, in a State that Trump had won in the 2016 elections. collapse of the Philadelphia freeway bridge, which was credited to an entire political capital.

2) Andy Bishir: The governor of Kentucky is the personification of stability. He won in 2019 and was re-elected in 2023, with his main motto being support for public education and reproductive rights. The 46-year-old Democrat’s popularity in Kentucky is seen as crucial, in a state where Trump also has a strong hold.

3) Mark Kelly: The Arizona senator and former astronaut enjoys pan-American acceptance. Trump leads Biden in the polls in Arizona, and the presence of a vice presidential candidate from there is considered an advantage.

4) Gretchen Whitmer: The Michigan governor is extremely popular with the average Democratic candidate, and her statement that she wants to see a Generation X president in the presidential race won her even more points.

5) Gavin Newsom: The governor of California is a rising star and already his name is heard strongly as one of the candidates for the presidency in the 2028 elections.

6) Roy Cooper: The North Carolina governor has beaten Trump twice, in 2016 and 2020, and has proven he has a way to the top.

7) Peter Buttige: The Minister of Transport has made no secret of his political ambitions, however, stating that he will do everything to help Kamala Harris be elected president.

8) JB Pritzker: The Illinois governor has a characteristic comfort with confronting Donald Trump publicly. A billionaire businessman himself, he shows no fear of the Republican nominee. He was also quick to immediately endorse the candidacy of Kamala Harris.

Other names that have already been floated, but as outsiders, for Kamala Harris’ running mate are Maryland Gov. Wes Moore, Sens. Amy Klobuchar and Cory Booker, and Georgia Sen. Raphael Warnock.