As Joe Biden nears the announcement of his vice presidential choice, the top contenders and their advocates are making final appeals.
The campaign hasn’t finalized a date for naming a running mate, but three people who spoke on condition of anonymity to discuss the plans said a public announcement likely wouldn’t happen before the week of Aug. 10. That’s one week before Democrats will hold their convention to officially nominate Biden as their presidential nominee.
Biden has pledged to select a woman — just the third woman to be in the No. 2 spot on a major party national ticket — and he’s said several women of color are on his list.
Meet 11 of the women Biden’s team is vetting as his potential VP pick:
