CNN Opinion | Susan Rice is the VP Biden needs

(CNN)  Joe Biden has a high-class problem. He has a short list of highly qualified women, who would all serve as excellent running mates.

But there is a strong case to be made for Susan Rice. For full disclosure, I have known Rice for more than a decade, going back to the first Obama campaign and the early days of the Obama White House. And four years ago, I would have bet my life savings against the odds that she would be on Joe Biden’s shortlist of running mates in 2020. I also would have felt comfort in knowing Hillary Clinton would be campaigning for her second term at this point. I can admit to being wrong.  —more—