Assuming Biden wins the election, who do you think Kamala would select as her VP?

[Heebie Jeebie]

I'm rethinking this, and I've decided that Michael Bennet is Harris's best choice.  He's the right age, has the right experience, and picking him doesn't risk a Senate seat.  He's not the most electrifying option, but he might be the most reassuring for skeptical swing voters.

Bennet or bust, Kamala.  Bennet or bust.

Wasn’t this basically the same logic behind Kaine?

Pass.

1.  Kaine was a good pick.  Probably the best pick Clinton could make.
2.  If you'd prefer, think of it as Obama picking Biden in 2008, or Clinton picking Gore in 1992. 

[Del Tachi]

As an incumbent VP in 2024, Harris won't need to make an "experience" pick.  Depending on how (un)popular Biden is, she'll probably be pressured to pick someone from outside the administration/D.C.

Electorally, she'd probably want a Midwestern governor/senator.  But the 2022 midterms could be pretty bad for Dems in MI, PA, WI, etc.  Many of the likeliest Senate picks from the Midwest are fellow women (Klobuchar, Duckworth, Baldwin, etc.)  Tim Walz, who may be the only Midwest Democrat to survive a 2022 onslaught, doesn't seem like a great pick.

The other options are vanilla, White guy governors:  Roy Cooper, Jared Polis, and McAuliffe.  I'm thinking Beshear gets blanched in a Biden election, but maybe he forgoes reelection to angle for a 2024 run?  JBE is term-limited in 2023, but I don't see him being picked as likely either.

Point being, I'm not seeing many good choices for Kamala 

[Anzeigenhauptmeister]

Could Harris also pick a fellow Californian?
I know that electors of the Electoral College mustn't vote for for a presidential candidate and a vice-presidential candidate from the same state. But is the president allowed to fill the vacancy in the office of the vice president with a citizen from the same state as his?

[Heebie Jeebie]

As ever, 2024 should be all about the swing states with concurrent Senate races:. AZ, FL, ME, MI, MN, NV, PA, TX, and WI.   Who would be the best messenger in those states?  If Beshear can win a second term in Kentucky, I'd go with him. Otherwise, I'd pick Bennet.

[Mister Mets]

I'm rethinking this, and I've decided that Michael Bennet is Harris's best choice.  He's the right age, has the right experience, and picking him doesn't risk a Senate seat.  He's not the most electrifying option, but he might be the most reassuring for skeptical swing voters.

Bennet or bust, Kamala.  Bennet or bust.

Wasn’t this basically the same logic behind Kaine?

Pass.

1.  Kaine was a good pick.  Probably the best pick Clinton could make.
2.  If you'd prefer, think of it as Obama picking Biden in 2008, or Clinton picking Gore in 1992. 

A Kaine type is a different pick for Kamala Harris, who is seen as a more exciting candidate than Hillary.

Hillary might have benefitted from someone younger and more exciting (Beto, Booker, Castro.)

Harris will be in a slightly different boat.