But she has an online doctoral degree!
Why Biden would consider choosing a Veep from states viewed as reliably Democratic rather than battleground states seems quite odd. Does his campaign consider California or Illinois to be in play?
If Stacey Abrams had fixed her teeth and dropped fifty pounds she would have had it in the bag - but Biden knows how shallow his base is regarding appearances. Harris and Rice can at least fake a little bit of glamour for the cameras, when necessary.