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Understand today's news with Jen Psaki

Saturday, July 27, 2024

By Jen Psaki

There's no question the Kamala Harris campaign is off to an incredible start. She's broken fundraising records, already earned nearly every key endorsement from Democratic leadership and launched a fantastic new ad to set the tone.

Her next major task? Picking a vice presidential candidate.

There are a lot of names being thrown around as potential running mates, with pundits debating whether she should pick a midwestern governor or border state Democrat to help her campaign in key battleground states.

But beyond all of the whiteboard strategizing, Harris has to ask herself a series of questions: Who does she want to be the first in the room and the last to leave for every major political discussion of her presidency? Who does she want to call from the Oval Office when stuck with a thorny issue? And with just a few months until Election Day, who has their own following, their own ability to fundraise, and their own ability to draw crowds for events?

There is no time for on-the-job training. Whoever Harris picks has to be ready to champion the Democratic ticket from Day Ane. Remember, Donald Trump picked someone who looked great on paper. But as soon as Sen. JD Vance opened his mouth on the campaign trail, things started to go downhill.

Read more exclusive insights from Jen Psaki here. And tune into "Inside with Jen Psaki" Mondays at 8 p.m. ET, and Sundays at 12 p.m. ET on MSNBC.

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This weekend on MSNBC

SATURDAY

MSNBC's "The Weekend" at 8am ET: Gov. J.B. Pritzker (D-Ill.)… New York Attorney General Letitia James
MSNBC's "PoliticsNation" at 5pm ET: Sen. Cory Booker (D-N.J.)… Sen. Jon Ossoff (D-Ga.)… GLAAD CEO Sarah Kate Ellis… Benjamin Crump

SUNDAY

MSNBC's "The Weekend" at 8am ET: DNC Chair Jaime Harrison … DSCC Chair Gary Peters (D-Mich.) … DCCC Chair Suzan DelBene (D-Wash.)… Asst. Democratic Leader Rep. Joe Neguse (D-Colo.)
MSNBC presents "The Deciders" hosted by Chris Jansing at 4pm ET: Steve Kornacki
MSNBC presents a special primetime hour hosted by Ari Melber: Fmr. Sen. Barbara Boxer… Fmr. Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa… Doug Brinkley

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