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By James Bickerton
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The odds on Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg being the Democratic Party's 2024 vice presidential candidate have improved with one leading bookmaker over the past 24 hours, following media reports that the campaign team of Vice President Kamala Harris, the presumptive Democratic presidential nominee, is considering him for the role.
On Wednesday, William Hill offered odds of 14/1 (6.7 percent) on Buttigieg running as the Democrats' vice presidential pick, but this improved to 4/1 (20 percent) as of 5 a.m. ET on Thursday.
President Joe Biden announced on Sunday that he was dropping out of the presidential race and endorsed Harris as the Democratic Party's nominee. Harris quickly established herself as the front-runner to replace Biden at the top of the party's ticket, securing enough delegate support to clinch the nomination—which has sparked intense speculation about her running mate.
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On Wednesday, MSNBC producer Kyle Griffin wrote on X, formerly Twitter, that the Harris campaign was considering Buttigieg as a running mate. NBC News previously reported that the campaign had asked for vetting materials from five potential candidates: Pennsylvania Governor Josh Shapiro, Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer, Minnesota Governor Tim Walz, North Carolina Governor Roy Cooper and Arizona Senator Mark Kelly.
On Thursday, Kelly remained the firm William Hill favorite to be the Democrats' vice presidential nominee, with an 11/8 (42.1 percent) chance—though this was a deterioration from 10/11 (52.4 percent) on Wednesday.
Over the same period, Shapiro went from 5/2 (28.6 percent) to 2/1 (33.3 percent), while Cooper went from 4/1 (20 percent) to 5/1(16.7 percent).
Kentucky Governor Andy Beshear, who is also reportedly under consideration for the role, went from 10/1 (9.1 percent) to 8/1 (11.1 percent).
Newsweek emailed Harris via a spokesperson and Buttigieg via his department's press office for comment outside usual office hours.
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Buttigieg endorsed Harris for the presidency almost immediately after Biden announced he was stepping aside. In a post on X, he said: "Kamala Harris is now the right person to take up the torch, defeat Donald Trump, and succeed Joe Biden as President.
"I have seen her extraordinary leadership firsthand, working closely with her during the 2020 campaign and then in the historically effective Biden-Harris administration. I will do all that I can to help her win this election to lead America forward as our next President."
After interviewing 251 of the more than 3,000 Democratic National Convention delegates set to decide the party's 2024 presidential nominee, The New York Times found that Shapiro was the most popular candidate to be vice president.
Of those surveyed, 70 were undecided, but 40 chose Shapiro as their first choice. After him, Kelly and Beshear were the top choices for 28 and 23 delegates, respectively.
On Monday, The Wall Street Journal reported that Harris' team had requested vetting materials from Kelly, Cooper, Shapiro, Whitmer, Walz and Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker.
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