Susan Rice 'Very Much in Mix' to Be Biden's VP
Former Obama administration National Security Adviser Susan Rice is far better than a longshot to be Joe Biden's presidential campaign running mate, despite the buzz for Sens. Kamala Harris, D-Calif., and Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass.
"I know she's very much in the mix," a source told The Hill of Rice's status in the decision expected to come by Aug. 1.
Rice has been a vocal critic of President Donald Trump and worked closely with Biden under former President Barack Obama.
"I know they have a good relationship — perhaps the best relationship of anyone on the list," a close Biden campaign source told The Hill. "They've known each other for years, they've worked alongside each other and she's been tested in a way that a lot of folks on the list just haven't been."
Biden has vowed to select a woman running mate, and has been particularly mindful of one of color even before recent racial tensions in America.
"Everyone automatically thinks of Kamala when they think he needs to pick a woman of color," an Obama administration source with ties to Biden and Rice told The Hill. "It's become conventional wisdom.
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