Kamala Harris emerges as early vice presidential favorite for Joe Biden: report

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Sen. Kamala Harris is in top contention to be Joe Biden’s vice presidential pick, Politico reports, as Biden aides, surrogates and major donors see her as the best fit at the start of the selection process.

Politico writes Harris, a California Democrat, was written off as a possible pick for Biden last year after a debate performance where she seemed to suggest he was racially insensitive. Biden and others close to him now view Harris’ debate knockdown as part of the rough and tumble of presidential campaigning, the report says.

Politico writes that Biden’s campaign has formally started vetting a group of prospects that includes roughly a dozen women. The report says more than two dozen Democrats, including advisers, allies and donors aligned with Biden, returned to Harris as an early front-runner. Sen. Elizabeth Warren of Massachusetts was also seen as rising above the pack, Politico says.

Other names in the Politico report include Sens. Amy Klobuchar of Minnesota and Catherine Cortez Masto of Nevada and Florida Rep. Val Demings.