Joe Biden's vetting process provided a sizable boost to the national profiles of nearly a dozen Democratic women
Biden chose California Sen. Kamala Harris as his vice presidential pick Tuesday, but he also spent the day calling a number of women to inform them they were not the pick. During those conversations and throughout the vetting process, Biden spoke to the women he considered about other roles they could play if he was elected in November, including, in some cases, potential Cabinet positions, Democrats familiar with the process said.
Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer is a national co-chair of Biden's campaign and met with him in person for a final interview. As the popular, 48-year-old governor of a large swing state, Whitmer is already firmly on the national radar. Read MoreAnd Susan Rice, the veteran diplomat and former Obama national security adviser, was always likely to be a leading contender for a top foreign policy role. But others have seen their profiles rise as a result of Biden's vetting process.
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