The Party is going to have to be extremely practical. And unfortunately that means excluding some excellent choices.
Pete Buttigieg "Too gay for the USA" He'd be my choice but it's too 'iffy' for now if the Party wants to get disaffected conservatives & independents
Gretchen Whitmer - Michigan No chance of having 2 women on the ticket, we're in uncharted territory (female and 'non-white') as it is
Josh Shapiro - Pennsylvania A good 'maybe' to get the swing vote. We've never had a Jewish VP. The US Midwest still has a hard enough time with a Catholic, so will his religion be an issue?
Gavin Newsom - California Potential problem with the electoral college + I don't think he'd accept the offer. He's looking to 2028 and doesn't want to be VP under the incumbent.
Roy Cooper - North Carolina Who? No real 'name recognition' + he's in his late '60s (I know that's not old) and I think we're looking for 'the torch being passed to a new generation' thing.
Andy Beshear - Kentucky Well spoken, has 'name recognition' and is would be a 'moderate' choice. Plus he's a white male. I hate to have to think that way, but there it is.
Ha! I feel like a racetrack handicapper.
So my odds would be on "Beshear by a length at 2 to1, Shapiro's and Cooper's equal odds at 5/1".