The reasons are actually well considered, even as there are consensus picks. It could even be “that woman”. WaPo’s Aaron Blake ranks the players.
The next big question in the race — beyond when and how Biden will be formally nominated amid a pandemic, of course — is who is going to fill out the ticket as Biden’s vice presidential running mate. The pick carries unusual importance, especially given Biden, who will turn 78 shortly after Election Day, would be the oldest president ever elected by far.
We already know one thing about that pick: It will be a woman, as Biden pledged in a recent debate.
11. Susan E. Rice
10. Michelle Lujan Grisham
6. Catherine Cortez Masto
3. Gretchen Whitmer: If Biden wants a running mate who hails from one of the three key states that Trump carried narrowly in 2016 — Michigan, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin — the Michigan governor makes the most sense. She’s also notably been among Trump’s most vocal critics during the coronavirus outbreak. Trump at one point even said he told Vice President Pence not to call Whitmer because of her criticism. That’s not to say she’s doing this for any reason other than she’s concerned about the federal response in her state, but this could be a key argument for the Biden campaign in the general election, and she’s been out front on it.
1. Kamala D. Harris: There’s a reason Harris tops many of these lists: She’s perhaps the most logical choice. She’s the only black woman serving as either a governor or senator right now.