Joe Biden really wants Elizabeth Warren to be the next VP

Joe Biden wants Elizabeth Warren as a VP.

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published 12 May 2016

Though Vice President Joe Biden has (for now) given up his presidential dreams, he's hoping his pick for VP still has a shot. According to Politico, Biden is pushing Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) as Hillary Clinton's best choice for a running mate and his replacement come 2017. Biden thinks Warren's tough attitude toward big banks and support for re-imposing Wall Street regulations would be a good way to balance out the criticism Clinton is facing over her paid speeches to the banking firm Goldman Sachs.

Biden ultimately ruled out a presidential run because of his son's untimely death, but an official tells Politico that Warren was Biden's "only real choice" when he was still toying with the idea of launching a bid for the nomination. He even went so far as to ask the freshman senator if she'd consider the job, and Politico reports that though Warren's response may have been "noncommittal," she was certainly "not displeased."

"Elizabeth Warren is really a great leader, and someone who is dynamic and articulate," Ted Kaufman, a friend and confidante to Biden who sat in on his early strategy sessions, said. "If you listen to what she says, it's on point, it's factual, it's thoughtful. I think she would add a lot to Hillary's ticket, to every ticket. The most important thing is governing. Warren is someone you'd like to have by your side when you're making these tough decisions."