A vice presidential candidate will be chosen by Joe Biden any day now. The top six finalists are Kamala Harris, Susan Rice, Karen Bass, Elizabeth Warren, Tammy Duckworth and Val Demings. We discuss the historic significance of this year's vice presidential selection process. We also dive into factors Biden is likely weighing before making his decision, and the maddening critique of some Black women contenders as being “too ambitious.” And lastly, Steve, who is friends with four of the people Biden has considered, offers his prediction—who he thinks the winner of the 2020 Veepstakes will be!

References:

Democracy in Color - The White List https://democracyincolor.com/signhr40

Potential VP Picks

Stacey Abrams - @staceyabrams

Karen Bass - @RepKarenBass

Val Demings - @RepValDemings

Tammy Duckworth - @SenDuckworth

Kamala Harris - @KamalaHarris

Susan Rice - @AmbassadorRice

Elizabeth Warren - @SenWarren

Book

Richard Ben Cramer // What It Takes: The Way to the White House https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/380057.What_It_Takes

Scholarship

Cecil Rhodes Scholarship https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cecil_Rhodes

Organization

Venceremos Brigade - Website https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Venceremos_Brigade

Audio Clip

C-SPAN - John McCain Speech 2008 Republican Convention https://www.c-span.org/video/?280812-2/open-phones