Florida Democrats recoil at Karen Bass VP float

[brooklynite]

62. NYT: "Karen Bass, Leading Voice in Policing Debate, Is Under Consideration for V.P."

Representative Karen Bass of California, the chairwoman of the Congressional Black Caucus, is under consideration to be Joseph R. Biden Jr.’s running mate and has spoken with his vice-presidential search team, people familiar with the vetting process said.

Ms. Bass, 66, joined the process somewhat later than some of the other prominent figures being reviewed by Mr. Biden and his advisers. Her emergence as a contender was first reported by CBS News.

A five-term member of the House who served before that as the speaker of the California State Assembly, Ms. Bass has been a prominent voice in the congressional debate about the future of policing. In a television appearance on Tuesday, she declined to comment on the vice-presidential selection process and said she was focused on the intensifying legislative work on a federal policing law.

It is not clear exactly how far Ms. Bass has moved in the process so far, or whether her contact with the search team has yet included the multiple rounds of lengthy interviews and requests for documents that a few other candidates have faced. Spokesmen for Ms. Bass and the Biden campaign declined to comment on her status in the search.

Whether the goal is to keep your cards close to the vest or not, reporters find out things.