How Gretchen Whitmer would help Joe Biden as his running mate

By Joseph Simonson

Published April 1, 2020 8:50pm ET

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How Gretchen Whitmer would help Joe Biden as his running mate — FILE- In this Nov. 7, 2018, file photo, Michigan Gov.-elect Gretchen Whitmer hosts a post-election news conference in Detroit. Whitmerâs decisive victory was powered not just by places Democrats typically carry in a successful statewide campaign, strongholds like Detroit and suburban bellwethers such as Oakland and Macomb counties. | (Carlos Osorio/AP)

Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer may have been a late endorser of Joe Biden’s presidential bid, but she has emerged as a top candidate for his running mate.

The former vice president on Tuesday told MSNBC host Brian Williams that the Michigan governor is one of his top choices, even as he has yet to wrap up the Democratic nomination against Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders. Whitmer, 48, “made [the vice-presidential list] in my mind two months ago,” said Biden, 77.

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