Harris to announce running mate in time for Philly rally next week

US Vice President Kamala Harris is planning to hold a rally with her yet-to-be-named vice presidential choice in Philadelphia on Tuesday next week, according to two sources familiar with the planning.

The move indicates that Pennsylvania Governor Josh Shapiro is a frontrunner to be Harris’s running mate, the sources say. The campaign said earlier on Tuesday that she had not made a pick.

If Shapiro gets the nod, he will become just the second Jewish person to appear on a major party’s presidential ticket in US history, after Joe Lieberman ran alongside Al Gore in 2000. Another oft-mentioned contender, Arizona Senator Mark Kelly, has a Jewish spouse.

Harris is expected to announce her pick in time for Democratic delegates to ratify her decision in a virtual nominating vote that could conclude by August 7.