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Crunch time in ‘veepstakes’ as Kamala Harris prepares to choose running mate

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Candidates to be named before a joint rally in Philadelphia on Tuesday were widely reported to include four governors Josh Shapiro of Pennsylvania , Andy Beshear of Kentucky , Tim Walz of Minnesota and JB Pritzker of Illinois .

Mark Kelly is a former navy combat pilot and astronaut who was elected to the Senate in Arizona , a battleground state, and is married to Gabrielle Giffords , a former congresswoman who survived a shooting and now campaigns for gun control.

Walz is a popular progressive governor who has led the charge in calling Trump and his own running mate JD Vance “weird”.

Shapiro is 51 , 27 years younger than Trump and 12 years older than Vance .

Trump ’s running mate has been targeted for his extreme views on women and families.

At 78 , Trump is vulnerable to the same charge at 59 , Harris is 59 , Kelly and Walz are 60 .

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