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Biden’s VP List Narrows in Second Round of Vetting With Warren, Harris, Rice Top Contenders: Report

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The former vice president has vowed to pick a woman as his VP, and two senators and a former national security advisor are frontrunners.

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Former Vice President Joe Biden has begun a second round of vetting for potential vice presidents, the Associated Press reports. Among the top contenders are Kamala Harris (D-CA) and Elizabeth Warren (D-MA), both senators, and Susan Rice, national security advisor to former President Barack Obama. New Mexico Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham, Representative Val Demmings (D-FL), and Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms are also on the shortlist, according to the AP. Senator Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) has fallen out of favor, as The Daily Beast previous reported. Biden has promised to pick a woman as his vice presidential candidate.

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