Hello from Washington, Sorter. I'm Chuck Todd and this is the Chuck Todd cast.

Today in the show, it's time to talk some deep stakes. While people take pot shots at Joe

Biden's basement campaign, we know his team is visibly betting potential by his presidential

running mates. One thing we know about Biden's potential running mate, he said he's committed

to choosing a woman. We've gotten a few ideas about who the campaign is talking to. So join

me today about the potential vice presidential not as Stephanie Shriop. She's the president

of Emily's list, an influential political action committee that raises money for women

democratic candidates in races up and down the ballot. Stephanie, welcome back to the Todd

cast. I think I've I've wrote you in before I podcast. This is an unusual campaign for Emily's

list because normally you you would endorse somebody for a position like this. You wouldn't

you've endorsed the president, you know, whole campaign has been unusual. Right. Yes. I look,

you have a good problem here. You've got a lot of candidates you have enjoyed in previous

races that are being vetted here. What role do you want to play in all this? The truth is,

like this is an election. I mean, call it these stakes, but it's not an election to be the

nominee for the vice presidential. You know, basically who can become buddy buddy with one

guy? It is like it is a choice of one person. And he is going to have to make political calculations,

governing calculations. Who do you have rapport with? I have never been a presidential nominee. I

cannot imagine how difficult this particular decision is. And so, you know, for us, what what we

know at Emily's list is he's got a great, great group of women to choose from. Depending on

politics, need of governing experience and rapport, right, which is a huge piece of this. And

you know, the one that I can least comment on because I think that is such a personal

relationship between the president and the vice president. You know, so we're we're here to be

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