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The Veep’s Veepstakes
The white dudes on Kamala’s shortlist include Senator Mark Kelly, Governor Josh Shapiro, and Governor Tim Walz. (Illustration by The Free Press, images via Getty)
Kamala Harris’s shortlist consists of a former astronaut, a Jewish orator, and a sensible veteran. Which white male will she pick?
By Peter Savodnik
07.31.24 — U.S. Politics
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The veep is about to announce her veep, and the question is: Which white man will it be? The assumption being that Kamala Harris, a black woman…

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Peter Savodnik
Peter Savodnik is senior editor at The Free Press. Previously, he wrote for Vanity Fair as well as GQ, Harper’s Magazine, The Atlantic, The Guardian, Wired, and other publications, reporting from the former Soviet Union, the Middle East, South Asia, and across the United States. His book, The Interloper: Lee Harvey Oswald Inside the Soviet Union, was published in 2013.
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