Joe Biden has made no secret that he wants a woman as his running mate.
The former two-term vice president has made the announcement repeatedly in televised debates, at fundraisers and in interviews.
His open approach to finding a running mate is opposite to what many presidential candidates before him have done — keep quiet on possible choices.
Maybe he likes discussing the role because it is one he is familiar with. He knows what it takes to do the job. On the campaign trail, he has shared with voters and donors what characteristics he is looking for in his running mate. He has said he wants someone he can trust, who can take on large projects and who isn’t a yes-woman, NBC reports.
And while he has narrowed the candidate pool down to women, he hasn’t made any indication at who his front-runners may be.
“He truly hasn’t narrowed down his thinking on this,” one top Biden adviser told NBC. “He genuinely intends to go through this process,” the adviser added, saying he will “go with his gut. That’s who he is and how he operates.”
Names in the mix include Massachusetts Sen. Elizabeth Warren, Minnesota Sen. Amy Klobuchar, Georgia House Democratic Leader Stacey Abrams, New Hampshire Sens. Jeanne Shaheen and Maggie Hassan, and former Deputy U.S. Attorney General Sally Yates, California Sen. Kamala Harris and Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, according to NBC.
With active campaigning on hold due to the coronavirus outbreak, Biden has used the down time to ask other Democrats for their input.
He said he asked former President Barack Obama for advice. He told donors that Obama suggested looking for someone who has experience in areas he is lacking.
Biden is set to announce the team that will oversee the process of choosing a running mate by the end of the month.
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