As the Democratic field narrows, who should be on the shortlist for V.P.?

Hint: it’s not who Joe Biden’s talking about

Stacey Abrams. By The Circus — YouTube, Wikipedia.

Former Vice President Joe Biden shocked Democratic activists everywhere when he revealed he would consider a Republican to be his running mate. The statement unleashed a firestorm on Twitter, even though New York Times columnist David Leonhardt argued that the comment was just an easy way for Biden to show his openness to people of both political parties.

In reality, Biden has mentioned a laundry list of people he would consider as his running mate. The latest is reportedly Beto O’Rourke, although my guess is that this rumor was floated by Beto himself. He seems intent on doing anything to avoid running for Senate again.