Democratic vice presidential candidate Sen. Tim Kaine (D-VA) (R) speaks to voters as his wife Anne Holton (L) looks on during a campaign event August 1, 2016 in Richmond, Virginia. (Alex Wong/Getty Images)
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WikiLeaks email shows Clinton campaign floated possible VP picks in a very strange way
October 18, 2016
Here's how they chose the number two person.
Hillary Clinton campaign chairman John Podesta categorized a number of possible vice presidential picks by "food groups" in an email to office staff earlier this year.
Center for American Progress co-founder and Hillary Clinton campaign chairman John Podesta (Getty Images)
Among the thousands of Podesta emails made public by WikiLeaks was a message from Podesta sent on March 17, 2016.
"Cheryl [Mills] and I met with Jim Hamilton on Friday to discuss lawyers who can help do the research and vetting that I outlined in the VP vet memo we discussed," Podesta explained in the email.
"Cheryl, Robby, Jake, Huma, Jennifer and I also did a first cut of people to consider for VP. I have organized names in rough food groups," he continued.
Below are the "food groups" of possible vice presidential candidates proposed by Clinton's campaign manager. The names include current members of Congress, current and former presidential Cabinet members, governors and even Fortune 500 CEOs.
Virginia Sen. Tim Kaine, who Clinton eventually picked as her running mate, is on the list, along with Clinton's Democratic primary opponent, Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders — although he appears to be in a "food group" all to himself.
Javier BecerraJulian Castro
Eric Garcetti
Tom Perez
Ken Salazar
Tammy Baldwin
Kirsten Gillibrand
Amy Klobuchar
Claire McKaskill
Jeanne Shaheen
Debbie Stabenow
Elizabeth Warren
Michael Bennet
Sherrod Brown
Martin Heinreich
Tim Kaine
Terry McAuliffe
Chris Murphy
Tom Vilsack
Steve Benjamin
Corey Booker
Andrew Gillum
Eric Holder
Deval Patrick
Kasim Reed
Anthony Foxx
John Allen
Bill McCraven
Mike Mullen
Mary Barra
Michael Bloomberg
Ursula Burns
Tim Cook
Bill Gates
Melinda Gates
Muhtar Kent
Judith Rodin
Howard Schultz
Bernie Sanders
(H/T: Townhall)
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