Joe Biden names aides who will help him pick would-be vice-president

&Tab;&Tab;<div class&equals;"wpcnt">&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;<div class&equals;"wpa">&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;<span class&equals;"wpa-about">Advertisements<&sol;span>&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;<div class&equals;"u top&lowbar;amp">&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;<amp-ad width&equals;"300" height&equals;"265"&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab; type&equals;"pubmine"&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab; data-siteid&equals;"111265417"&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab; data-section&equals;"2">&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab;<&sol;amp-ad>&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;<&sol;div>&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;<&sol;div>&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab;<&sol;div><p>Joe Biden has named four people to head his vice presidential vetting team&comma; starting the search for his running mate in earnest&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Former Connecticut senator Chris Dodd&comma; Delaware Representative Lisa Blunt Rochester&comma; Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti and Apple executive and longtime Biden aide Cynthia Hogan will serve as co-chairmen and women on the committee&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>They will work with a vetting teams led by former White House counsel Bob Bauer&comma; campaign general counsel Dana Remus and former homeland security adviser Lisa Monaco to evaluate Mr Biden’s options and collect information on each candidate to help him make his decision&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><i>&OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;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&comma;”<&sol;i> Biden campaign manager Jen O’Malley Dillon said in a statement&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><i>&OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;These four co-chairs reflect the strength and diversity of our party&comma; and will provide tremendous insight and expertise to what will be a rigorous selection and vetting process&period;”<&sol;i><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Mr Biden&comma; a former vice president himself&comma; has committed to picking a woman and has told donors his team is thinking about naming his running mate far in advance of the August Democratic convention&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Mr Biden has offered some hints about his thinking&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>He frequently says he is looking for someone who’s<i> &OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;simpatico with where I want to take the country&period;”<&sol;i><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>He has also said he can easily name 12 to 15 women who meet his criteria but would likely seriously consider from six to 11 candidates&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Mr Biden has given no indication of whether he will look to the Senate&comma; where he spent six terms&comma; to governors or elsewhere&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Those believed to be potential picks include some of Biden’s former primary opponents&comma; such as senators Kamala Harris of California and Elizabeth Warren of Massachusetts&comma; as well as some women outside Washington&comma; including Michigan governor Gretchen Whitmer and former Georgia gubernatorial candidate Stacey Abrams&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;<div style&equals;"padding-bottom&colon;15px&semi;" class&equals;"wordads-tag" data-slot-type&equals;"belowpost">&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;<div id&equals;"atatags-dynamic-belowpost-68e30ece76e7d">&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;<script type&equals;"text&sol;javascript">&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;window&period;getAdSnippetCallback &equals; function &lpar;&rpar; &lbrace;&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;if &lpar; false &equals;&equals;&equals; &lpar; window&period;isWatlV1 &quest;&quest; false &rpar; &rpar; &lbrace;&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&sol;&sol; Use Aditude scripts&period;&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;window&period;tudeMappings &equals; window&period;tudeMappings &vert;&vert; &lbrack;&rsqb;&semi;&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;window&period;tudeMappings&period;push&lpar; &lbrace;&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;divId&colon; 'atatags-dynamic-belowpost-68e30ece76e7d'&comma;&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;format&colon; 'belowpost'&comma;&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&rcub; &rpar;&semi;&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&rcub;&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&rcub;&NewLine;&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;if &lpar; document&period;readyState &equals;&equals;&equals; 'loading' &rpar; &lbrace;&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;document&period;addEventListener&lpar; 'DOMContentLoaded'&comma; window&period;getAdSnippetCallback &rpar;&semi;&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&rcub; else &lbrace;&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;window&period;getAdSnippetCallback&lpar;&rpar;&semi;&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&rcub;&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;<&sol;script>&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;<&sol;div>&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;<&sol;div>


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