Scoop: Biden advisers debate Stacey Abrams as out-of-the-gate VP choice (via Axios)
Close advisers to former Vice President Joe Biden are debating the idea of packaging his presidential campaign announcement with a pledge to choose Stacey Abrams as his vice president.
Why it matters: The popular Georgia Democrat, who at age 45 is 31 years younger than Biden, would bring diversity and excitement to the ticket — showing voters, in the words of a close source, that Biden"isn't just another old white guy." But the decision poses considerable risk, and some advisers are flatly opposed. Some have pointed out that in a Democratic debate, he could be asked why no one on the stage would be a worthy running mate.Biden's position on the issue couldn't be learned — we were just told about the advisers' debate.
Biden has discussed selecting a running mate early, a move that one senior Democrat said could hurt him by feeding"an air of inevitability,"Abrams met Biden in Washington last week to discuss her next political steps, the Atlanta Journal-Constitution
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