Democrats Want Biden to Pick Elizabeth Warren for VP

By Paul Bedard

Massachusetts Sen. Elizabeth Warren, an anti-Wall Street liberal on the 2020 presidential campaign trail, is the “clear choice” as Joe Biden’s pick for vice president, according to a new survey.

Men, women, and all age groups favor Warren over Sen. Kamala Harris and others, said the Economist/YouGov poll. Of Democratic primary voters, 27% want Warren, who dropped out of the primaries March 5 after a string of defeats.

The survey analysis said, "One woman emerges as a clear choice: Massachusetts Senator Elizabeth Warren. Warren draws the most spontaneous mentions when Democratic voters are asked to volunteer a choice for vice president, and she is also at the top of the list when Democratic voters are asked to choose among the four women most frequently mentioned as vice-presidential candidates and Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders."

The survey marks a voter change of sorts. Others have put Harris in the lead.
What’s more, 80% of Democrats back the former vice president’s pledge to pick a woman if he wins the Democratic nomination, as expected.

The survey said that among Democratic primary voters: