Elizabeth Warren, Kamala Harris, and Susan Rice top veep picks for Biden as search narrows
by Naomi Lim, Political Reporter |
| June 12, 2020 05:39 PM
Elizabeth Warren is among the top three choices for Joe Biden's running mate, according to his selection committee.
Aides to Biden, the two-term vice president and now the presumptive 2020 Democratic presidential nominee, are seriously considering the Massachusetts senator and former White House hopeful, the Associated Press reported Friday.
Warren's name has floated to the top of the short list, along with California Sen. Kamala Harris and Obama-era national security adviser Susan Rice, as his vetting team enters the process's second stage.
Pundits believe Warren could energize more liberal Democrats compared to Biden, but she's a septuagenarian like him and wouldn't add diversity to the ticket. She and Harris are battled-tested thanks to the primary. Harris has the added advantage of being well-versed in criminal justice issues, which are currently roiling the country. Rice, an ex-United Nations ambassador, is a foreign affairs expert. However, she may be politically damaged by her leadership during the deadly 2012 attack on the U.S. diplomatic mission and CIA annex in Benghazi, Libya.
Other contenders include Florida Rep. Val Demings, Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms, and New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham, according to the Associated Press. The trio are minority women who could satisfy calls for a person of color on the ballot. Biden has already promised to pick a woman as his No. 2.
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