Inside Biden's unusual VP pick process: Tough questions, 11 finalists and many lawyers

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Source: Washington Post

All the women with a shot at becoming Joe Biden’s running mate first had to face the same, sometimes jarring questions in an initial interview: What would your agenda be? What do you think Donald Trump’s nickname for you would be?

It was the opening gantlet of an arduous voyage — interviews followed by interviews in some cases, a public scrutiny that surfaced old foes or embarrassing quotes in the media, and for the 11 finalists, a deep examination by an individualized panel of 12 to 15 lawyers that culminated in time with Biden himself.

The process was in many ways unlike any other vice-presidential search in memory — taking place under an unusual public glare fostered by Biden’s early declaration that he would consider only women for the job, a decision that brought on fierce lobbying to further narrow the field by race. Hundreds of prominent Black activists, lawmakers and opinion leaders called on Biden to choose a Black woman, effectively putting him in a political bind as he mulled his most consequential decision as a presidential candidate.

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Interviews with people briefed on the Biden vice-presidential selection effort described a process Tuesday that was extensive and laborious, with no certainty of outcome, even though Biden eventually landed on the former primary rival many had predicted from the start.



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[bucolic_frolic]

1. Integrity. /nt

[vlyons]

2. That's what competence looks like!

Biden proved himself to be a man who LISTENS and doesn't hold grudges.

[VWolf]

3. "What do you think Donald Trump's nickname for you would be?"

I would have had fun with that question LOL

Seriously, though, excellent vetting process.

[beachbumbob]

4. I am chuckling as in the end it was always going to be Harris

everything else was going thru the motions

[musclecar6]

5. Well

We have two extremes running now. One A fucking know it all Who doesn’t know his ass from a hole in the ground along with the world’s biggest kiss ass who is always on his hands and knees around his majesty and on the other side we have a natural leader who listens to people takes good advice before making well thought out decisions and a spectacular partner on the team who will be heavily involved in all kinds of important decisions going forward and can take over without a doubt if needed to pilot the country.

Gee, I can see this is a difficult choice ( for a moron ) on election day.

[JI7]

6. I think he was always leaning toward Harris

but it's still important to go through the vetting process and consider other people .

[PatSeg]

8. I agree

There were many excellent choices, but I thought Harris was the obvious one. I'm glad he went through the vetting process with the others, it gave so many women much deserved attention. Some of them will probably show up in his administration. I said yesterday that I have a feeling that Biden's administration may end up having more women than any before him.

[IronLionZion]

7. During the primaries when many assumed she was off the VP list

was probably when she started being considered for VP. Because she can handle what the other side will dish out and give it back to them.

[Omaha Steve]

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