List of serious candidates was longer than many believed, insiders say.
With the pandemic making travel and in-person meetings unsafe, the group resorted to convening over video links, which stoked concerns about hacks and leaks. According to a senior campaign official, the group resolved not to write anything down. “It was all done orally,” the official said.
After the protests broke out nationwide, the mix of candidates changed: Black women gained prominence. Earlier contenders who’d made the cut were called back to discuss racial justice.Harris was always a front-runner. She was ready on Day One, tested in the rigors of a national campaign, a skilled orator.
Meanwhile, media speculation intensified, some of it wildly off-base. Under the radar, two relatively obscure governors made it farther than was known. Biden, having been through this process himself 12 years ago, was concerned about the runners-up. “He was very clear there is not going to be one winner and a group of losers,” the campaign official said. Biden personally called each one before his decision became known; some may yet find a prominent place in a Biden administration, should he be elected.Not everyone escaped unscathed.
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