Welcome to the latest edition of Voices of Reason where we’ll recap exclusive news and data featured in our most recent podcast.
This segment dives into Pennsylvania Governor Shapiro’s 2024 bid for Vice President, with bestselling author John Allen, who shares insights you don’t want to miss.
Big Names Make News
Bestselling author John Allen explains that while most candidates selected for the 2024 V.P. slot entered interviews with Kamala Harris’s team “promising what they’re going to do to support the ticket and how loyal they can be,” Gov. Shapiro, mindful that it could be seen as bold, still chose to approach it as a negotiation, stating, “if you are going to pick me and I was going to accept, here are the things I think would be part of my portfolio.” [Watch ([link removed]) ]
Bestselling author John Allen elaborates that Gov. Shapiro couldn’t “say no to being interviewed for the vice presidential job,” but notes that “he might not want to get picked because there’s a reasonable chance that the ticket loses,” suggesting that Shapiro was strategically distancing himself from the opportunity, likely to avoid the risk of harming his own political future if Harris’ campaign lost. [Watch ([link removed]) ]
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Numbers You Need to Know
Public Opinion
* After Biden withdrew from the 2024 Election, June-July national polls showed Gov. Shapiro with a -1.3 net favorability and 36.7% name ID recognition as a VP candidate. [ABCNews ([link removed]) ]
* Cody Balmer, 38, who breached Gov. Shapiro’s residence and evaded state troopers in under 1 minute, was charged on April 13, 2025, with attempted homicide, aggravated arson, terrorism, and multiple other crimes. [CNN ([link removed]) ]
Voter Interests
* Gov. Shapiro and the Department of Community and Economic Development (DCED) announced a $64 million investment in 11 projects through the first round of the PA SITES program to develop shovel-ready industrial sites across Pennsylvania, aimed at attracting businesses and creating jobs. [CommonWealth ([link removed]) ]
* New internal records suggest that the aide’s email account, linked to a top Shapiro cabinet official, Mike Vereb's sexual harassment scandal, settled for $295,000, was deleted under suspicious and possibly selective circumstances, rather than as part of any routine records policy. [B+L ([link removed]) ]
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Shocking Truths Behind Governor Shapiro's Candidacy for V.P.
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