The presumptive Democratic nominee is unlikely to have a running mate announcement before next week.
WILMINGTON, Del. — Joe Biden spent the past weekend out of the public eye, changing scenery with a trip to his Rehoboth Beach getaway as he prepares to narrow his vice presidential short list ahead of one-on-one meetings with the finalists expected this week.
Sources close to the selection process and others with knowledge of its deliberations tell NBC News that Biden planned this weekend to drill down on vetting materials with the goal of narrowing the list down to “three or four” candidates. But several factors stand in the way of a public announcement, which aides say is unlikely to come this week.
Heading into the weekend, the consensus among key Democrats was that Sen. Kamala Harris, D-Calif., Rep. Karen Bass, D-Calif., and former national security adviser Susan Rice were most likely to make the final cut, with Rep. Val Demings, D-Fla., and Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., also still in consideration.
Rice has perhaps the most valuable commodity in the field: a long personal relationship and experience working in the trenches in the West Wing. For Biden, who has long said he would need to delegate significant policy areas to his vice president, Rice more than anyone has an obvious portfolio ready to assume responsibility on foreign policy.
But concerns remain about whether Harris’ future political plans might complicate her working relationship in the West Wing with Biden. The campaign is also aware that some activists have concerns about Harris' record on criminal justice reform — already a liability in Biden’s record for some voters.
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