The Memo: Activists press Biden on VP choice
By Niall Stanage - 05/21/20 06:46 PM EDT
Joe Biden’s search for a running mate is heating up — and so too is the pressure on the presumptive Democratic nominee from activists who want to see their ideology and identity reflected in his pick.
Biden has committed to selecting a woman as his running mate — a promise that, if kept, will deliver only the third female vice-presidential candidate in the history of the two major parties.
On Thursday, it emerged that Sen. Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.) had been asked to submit to vetting by the Biden team, while Rep. Val Demings (D-Fla.) also said she is on the shortlist.
Other candidates believed to be under consideration include Sens. Kamala Harris (D-Calif.) and Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) — both of whom, like Klobuchar, ran against Biden for the Democratic nomination.
Other names to watch include Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer (D), New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham (D), Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto (D-Nev.), former Georgia gubernatorial candidate Stacey Abrams (D) and former U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Susan Rice.
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