Joe Biden named a committee on Thursday to begin vetting candidates for vice president – bringing his 2020 campaign one step closer to naming a running mate.
The presumptive Democratic presidential nominee’s longtime friend, former Sen. Chris Dodd, Cynthia Hogan, who served as his counsel in the Obama administration, Rep. Lisa Blunt Rochester of Delaware and Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti will serve as national campaign co-chairs, his campaign announced in a statement Thursday.
“Selecting a vice presidential candidate is one of the most important decisions in a presidential campaign and no one knows this more than Joe Biden,” campaign manager Jen O’Malley Dillon said in a statement. “These four co-chairs reflect the strength and diversity of our party, and will provide tremendous insight and expertise to what will be a rigorous selection and vetting process.”
Biden has said he intends to pick a woman as his running mate and plans to do so before the Democratic National Convention in August.
Among those expected to be on the list are former primary presidential rivals Sens. Kamala Harris of California, Elizabeth Warren of Massachusetts and Amy Klobuchar of Minnesota, Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer and former Georgia gubernatorial candidate Stacey Abrams.
But a Politico/Morning Consult poll released earlier this month found that a majority of registered voters think Biden should select someone with legislative or executive experience over picking a woman or person of color.
The survey found 66 percent opt for a vice president with executive experience and 67 percent want someone with legislative experience, while 29 percent want him to choose someone based on gender and 22 percent based on race.
With Post wires