Because he was the candidate for VP... and was likely a powerful force on the issue regardless of the outcome of the 2024 election.
How did writing him off as a fascist, tech bro, unworthy of talking to work out for Dems?
It seems like it worked out pretty well for him and the Republicans.
*Please don't interpret any of this as support... I'm just sick of the attitudes of "Fuck all these people" and then having nothing to show for it when they end up in power.