Speculation has grown that former Obama national security adviser Susan Rice could be Joe Biden’s pick for running mate after the DNC announced their list of DNC speakers that include Kamala Harris but not Rice.
The unnamed Vice President is slotted to speak Wednesday, Harris is slotted to speak Thursday.
Who will Joe Biden pick as his running mate?
Speculation grows after list of DNC speakers shows Kamala Harris, but not Susan Rice https://t.co/YwxPLpTgKU
— KRON4 News (@kron4news) August 11, 2020
Rice has now eclipsed Harris in the betting market of PredictIt as the favorite in the Biden veepstakes.
The DNC’s speaker list is as follows.
Monday: Bernie Sanders, Andrew Cuomo, Gretchen Whitmer, John Kasich, Amy Klobuchar, Michelle Obama
Tuesday: Chuck Schumer, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, Bill Clinton, Jill Biden
Wednesday: Nancy Pelosi, Elizabeth Warren, Barack Obama, Hillary Clinton
Thursday: Joe Biden, Tammy Duckworth, Kamala Harris, Gavin Newsom, Cory Booker
Could Kamala Harris still be the VP pick and simply be moved from Thursday to Wednesday? Anything is certainly possible, but the DNC speakers list has fueled speculation Susan Rice could be the pick.
Shira Taro wrote:
Rumored Biden VP picks not noted in DNC’s tentative speaker list: Karen Bass, Val Demings, Susan Rice, Stacey Abrams
Possible VP picks on DNC schedule: Kamala Harris, Gretchen Whitmer, Elizabeth Warren, Tammy Duckworth, Tammy Baldwin, Keisha Lance Bottoms, Michelle Lujan Grisham
Rumored Biden VP picks not noted in DNC’s tentative speaker list: Karen Bass, Val Demings, Susan Rice, Stacey Abrams
Possible VP picks on DNC schedule: Kamala Harris, Gretchen Whitmer, Elizabeth Warren, Tammy Duckworth, Tammy Baldwin, Keisha Lance Bottoms, Michelle Lujan Grisham
— Shira Tarlo (@shiratarlo) August 11, 2020
One Twitter user wrote:
No, the Democratic National Convention speaker schedule doesn’t give away who Biden’s VP is. Biden surely hasn’t told the convention schedule maker, of all people, who his top secret running mate is. The schedule will be adjusted once the pick is made and announced.
No, the Democratic National Convention speaker schedule doesn't give away who Biden's VP is. Biden surely hasn't told the convention schedule maker, of all people, who his top secret running mate is. The schedule will be adjusted once the pick is made and announced.
— Palmer Report (@PalmerReport) August 11, 2020
.@morning_joe gets a first look at the headlining speakers for next week’s Democratic National Convention.https://t.co/yGYcgsV6sY
— MSNBC (@MSNBC) August 11, 2020