By Trevor Hunnicutt
(Reuters) – The vetting process is underway to help presumptive Democratic U.S. presidential nominee Joe Biden pick his running mate for the Nov. 3 election.
Senator Kamala Harris
A number of advisers have pressed Biden’s campaign to pick Harris, 55, because the daughter of Jamaican and Indian immigrants could help excite black voters, a key Democratic constituency.
Senator Amy Klobuchar
The 60-year-old senator from Minnesota could help Biden appeal to moderate and working-class white voters in potential Midwestern battlegrounds like her home state.
Though Abrams has limited executive experience, Biden advisers think the black voting rights advocate could deliver Georgia, a state Democratic presidential candidates have not won in nearly three decades.
Senator Catherine Cortez Masto
Cortez Masto, 56, a senator from potential battleground state Nevada, succeeded Democratic Senator Harry Reid, a party power broker who has encouraged Biden to consider her, according to people familiar with the matter.
