Who are the women probably on Joe Biden's shortlist for vice president?

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

In Sunday’s Democratic presidential debate, former vice president Joe Biden said he’d pick a woman as his running mate if he is the Democrats’ nominee. (Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) said he’s considering it but wouldn’t commit the way Biden did.)

We’ve known for some time that Biden was leaning toward a woman. He has said he’d prefer a running mate “of color and/or a different gender.” His other criteria: Someone he can trust. So, if he does win the nomination, who would be on his shortlist and why? Here are some educated guesses.

The shortlist

Sen. Kamala D. Harris (D-Calif.): Yes, the former presidential candidate memorably landed a punch on Biden in one of the first Democratic presidential debates, about busing during school desegregation. But Harris is also a well-known senator and before that was attorney general of her state, and she has endorsed Biden. “She’s qualified to be president; I’d consider her for anything she’d be interested in,” Biden said in January. The potential downside to picking Harris: California isn’t really a state Biden needs to campaign much in to win a general election against President Trump.

Sen. Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.): She’s another former 2020 candidate, who, unlike Harris, stayed in the race long enough to get votes. She came in third in the New Hampshire primaries in February. And she comes from a state that Hillary Clinton won in 2016 by only a point and a half. Also, Klobuchar dropped out of the race earlier this month and immediately endorsed Biden, contributing to the momentum that propelled him into the lead over Sanders.

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[NurseJackie]

1. Those would be my best guesses as well.

Thanks for this post!

[Baltimike]

2. I'm for Kamala, but what if it were Hillary?

my mind would be blown.

[Frustratedlady]

3. I read last Friday or over the weekend that Joe had been reading up on Warren's bankruptcy bill...

It didn't say why, but I wondered if he was considering her for VP...or, he may have been reviewing it to remind himself of why he didn't agree with her. I think there was a problem with their thinking on opposite sides about part of it.

I would think Harris for A.G. and Klobuchar for V.P.

[left-of-center2012]

4. Why do articles always mention (mostly) the same names?

Are there only approximately 5 worthy women in the whole country
capable of being V.P.?

I think Biden will choose a very capable woman,
one whose name isn't on everyone's lips,
and one who will make us all proud.

[Skya Rhen]

6. I agree - far more qualified women out there.

[FailureToCommunicate]

7. Well, this article mentions twelve. But yes, there are many more out there certainly.

https://www3.pictures.zimbio.com/gi/Kamala+Harris+Catherine+Cortez+Masto+Sen+Kamala+LW8J9Ke9oqtl.jpg

[McKim]

5. Klobuchar would be Biden's Kaine

Choosing Klobuchar would be a mistake. This would be like Hillary choosing Kaine, more of the same old, same old. We need Warren, Abrams or Harris for VP. Please give us another flavor besides vanilla! Klobuchar would be great as a cabinet member. She is highly competent but just wrong in optics for a Biden VP.

[raging moderate]

8. Val Demings would be a great vice president.

She was superb during the impeachment hearings.

[Tetrachloride]

9. The list has a facade and a trial balloon.

1. Let the people get used to the names.

2. Some names fade to lower ranking for various reasons.

3. The remaining names are the heart of the list.

My view of the top 3 in order

1. Kamala Harris
2. Catherine Cortez Masto
3. Amy Klobuchar