Biden Asks Klobuchar to Undergo Vetting for VP: ‘I Literally Cannot Imagine a Less Inspiring Ticket’

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Biden Asks Klobuchar to Undergo Vetting for VP: ‘I Literally Cannot Imagine a Less Inspiring Ticket’

Presumptive Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden has asked Minnesota Sen. Amy Klobuchar to undergo vetting so she can be considered as a potential vice presidential running mate.

CBS News reports: The request for information from potential running mates like Klobuchar “is underway,” a senior Biden campaign aide tells CBS News. If a potential contender consents, she should be poised to undergo a rigorous multi-week review of her public and private life and work by a hand-picked group of Biden confidantes, who will review tax returns, public speeches, voting records, past personal relationships and potentially scandalous details from her past. While several are expected to consent to a vetting, at least one potential contender has bowed out. Senator Jeanne Shaheen, Democrat of New Hampshire, who is running for reelection this year, declined Biden’s invitation to be considered, according to a person familiar with her decision. But Senator Maggie Hassan, the other New Hampshire senator, has agreed to be vetted, according to local news reports.

While Kamala Harris and Stacey Abrams have dominated public speculation, one influential Democrat told Vanity Fair this week that Klobuchar remains in contention.

“The theory is she would help him in the Midwest and in swing states, because Klobuchar doesn’t scare off moderates like Liz Warren does,” the Democrat said. “Joe would also be betting that blacks are so energized to get rid of Trump that he could get through not picking Harris or Abrams, because he’ll have Barack Obama hitting the field for him. That’s one calculus. I don’t know that I agree.”

More from the Hill: If Biden were to choose Klobuchar as his running mate, he would add a fellow moderate to the Democratic ticket – a move that may help win over some independents and centrists, but one that would almost certainly anger liberals, who are pushing Biden to choose a progressive as his running mate. Norman Solomon, a longtime activist who is advising the progressive political action committee Once Again PAC, said that it would be a mistake for Biden to choose Klobuchar as his running mate, arguing that it would upend his efforts to unite the Democratic Party. “Someone like Klobuchar is anathema to broadening the ticket,” Solomon said in a recent interview. “If Biden is serious about unity then he’s got to pitch a tent big enough to include progressives.”

A few reactions below.

I literally could not imagine a less inspiring ticket than Biden/Klobuchar. Of course, the cable pundits will LOVE it. t.co/FfpRFrwPd8

— Walker Bragman (@WalkerBragman) May 21, 2020

Adding Amy Klobuchar to a Biden ticket is like pouring soy milk on cottage cheese and calling it a sundae.

— ashley fairbanks (@ziibiing) May 21, 2020

This would be such a bad choice I don’t even know where to begin. And it’s not because I don’t think Klobuchar isn’t a decent candidate on her own. This is just… really, really not reading the entire house, let alone the room. t.co/B69JayqZCU

— Amber Tamblyn (@ambertamblyn) May 21, 2020

I am sure Joe Biden doesn’t care, but I will publicly & forcefully oppose Amy Klobuchar as Vice President.

She literally framed a young Black boy for a murder he did not commit. Myon Burrell is still in prison because of her.

This is spit in our face.t.co/ojogsdgRCR

— Shaun King (@shaunking) May 21, 2020

Joe Biden said there are about a dozen people on his running mate shortlist. That means they’re all being vetted. So when you see a headline about Klobuchar or whoever else being vetted, it merely means they’re on a shortlist of a dozen people – literally nothing more than that.

— Palmer Report (@PalmerReport) May 21, 2020

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