11 names, 120 hours of interviews: Inside the grueling VP search that led Joe Biden to Kamala Harris
WASHINGTON — Joe Biden sat in front of a laptop computer at his home office in Wilmington, Del. It was around 2:45 p.m Tuesday, and after a months-long search, he was about to reveal one of his biggest campaign decisions to the woman who would make history. Earlier in the day, Biden called all the women who were finalists in his search for a vice presidential running mate, including Sen. Tammy Duckworth and Rep. Val Demings. He talked about his decision and ultimately informed them he had chosen someone else. On the former vice president's desk was a framed phone of the classic cartoon,"Hagar the Horrible." In one frame, Hagar, a disheveled viking, says," Why me?!" In the next, the gods above reply, "Why not?" The tenuous and drama-filled process that left politicos and voters alike on the edge of their seats was over. He'd made his decision. He called Sen. Kamala Harris , D-Calif., on Zoom. "You ready to go to work?" Biden asked