These aren't even hints anymore: Biden signals Warren will be his VP

Daily Kos Staff

Wednesday May 20, 2020 · 8:35 AM PDT

2020/05/20 · 08:35

DES MOINES, IOWA - JANUARY 14: Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) speaks as former Vice President Joe Biden listens during the Democratic presidential primary debate at Drake University on January 14, 2020 in Des Moines, Iowa. Six candidates out of the field qualified for the first Democratic presidential primary debate of 2020, hosted by CNN and the Des Moines Register. (Photo by Scott Olson/Getty Images) — The power ticket.

I’ve been reading tea leaves on presumptive Democratic nominee Joe Biden’s veep-stakes, and for the longest time, it’s been looking like Massachusetts Sen. Elizabeth Warren has had the inside track. While rumors claim that Sens. Amy Klobuchar of Minnesota and Kamala Harris of California are still top contenders, it is Warren who seems to be getting the love from Biden, his team, and former President Barack Obama. (Click on that link above if you want examples.)

But last night, we saw the clearest sign that Biden is auditioning Warren for the job—if he hasn’t decided on her already.

Check out this Twitter thread posted by Biden.

During todayÃ¢ÂÂs Senate Banking Committee hearing, Secretary @StevenMnuchin1 refused to require corporations benefiting from $500 billion in CARES Act funds to keep workers on their payrolls. @EWarren asked him several times, each time he ducked and refused.
— Joe Biden (@JoeBiden) May 20, 2020

That's exactly why @EWarren and I have called for more oversight. We need more conditions on corporations to ensure relief goes to their workers, not their CEOs. No $500 billion slush fund. No blank checks. The Trump Administration is prioritizing big corporations over workers.
— Joe Biden (@JoeBiden) May 20, 2020

Fundamentally, this is about whose side the government is on and whether it is accountable to the American people. This is a case I will continue to make, and if elected president will deliver on. https://t.co/x19ZeMOz4v
— Joe Biden (@JoeBiden) May 20, 2020

I mean, come on!

Three tweets, all mentioning Warren, one of them saying “Warren and I,” the last one with the prominent headshots of both, and we’re supposed to think that he hasn’t made up his mind?

He certainly doesn’t have anything of this sort with either Klobuchar or Harris. And if this were simply a cynical (or real!) ploy for supporters of Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders, he could easily do all this with Sanders himself. (The two already did a joint event.)

No—this is next-level, and all of it points in one direction.

The surprise now wouldn’t be that Warren is his pick; it would be if he went in a different direction.

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